As well informed as many of us have become regarding NA through this Forum, we remain an incredibly small minority. It takes some searching to find this site, as well as Walt's or Dr. Eaton's. FACT: This site was instrumental in bringing NA to the US for the first time. Shall we all sit back and let things take their course, or take more proactive measures to stoke the NA fires? How? Quite simply, inasmuch as the Internet got us this far, lets use it to it's full potential.

I propose the creation of a single well designed page with links to all three major sites that will come up #1 or #2 on most search engines. Then, if you search on Dupuytren's, ***you will know about NA***

As we all know, the creation of the page is easy. It costs $$$$$ to have it correctly placed. However, we don't have much competition, so it shouldn't be too expensive. It could be titled: "Revolutionary European non-surgical treatment for Dups now available in the US" (or something better)

Eddie seems unable (or unwilling) to taker our $100 donations. So, how many of us would pony up to move this treatment along? Information is power. Lets be about impowering more people and push harder against what Eaton calls a "Strong Surgical Tradition" in the US.

Can we afford not to have a backup of this site goes dark?

What say you all?

George,

From available information it appears that Cordase Injections for Dupuytren' Contracture is two to four years away. Testing is still going on, and will until it receives FDA approval. This want be anytime soon but hopefully it will be effective treatment for DC when all the testing trials are completed and FDA approval gives the go-ahead.

E. Wix

To all who inquired:
Although we can understand the frustrations of Dupuytren's patients nationwide, the collagenase trials are subject to FDA regulatory guidelines and are a MASSIVE undertaking for the doctors involved (costing millions of $$). In past trials, this therapy has proven both safe and highly effective. The doctors involved with the trials are DEDICATED to seeing this useful therapy be approved by the FDA and are making EVERY EFFORT in that regard. When patient enrollment opens, I will post it on this board. We are making every effort to see that it is sooner, rather than later.

They have been enrolled already and are being done, but have not been completed. This is what takes time.

Phase III design requires trials at three or four different clinical sites around the country. They must *all* be completed. Not all of them have even been started, though at least one has. It's not the time. It's about the money. If BioS had a spare 5-10 million three years ago, this treatment would be available soon if not today.

On the bright side, this delay will allow for a window of time where NA can spread, as it is the only valid option to surgery. If Collagen were here now, NA would have a harder time gaining acceptance (bad enough as it is). With any luck we will eventually have 3 options.