A FREE PROGRAM OF THE GLOBAL PAD ASSOCIATION
Your legs have a story.
It could save someone else's.
Every day you live with PAD, you learn something the research world still doesn't know. The PAD Registry is where your story becomes part of the answer, turning what you've learned into knowledge that helps the person diagnosed after you. The Registry is designed to better understand today's PAD patient journey and connect you to studies and trials that can help create the change we all want to see in your care and that of others.Â
Turn your experience into purpose...research that helps the next
person facing PAD
Hear about studies and trials that fit you, matched to your journey
and what matters most to you
Join our community of fellow PAD Warriors jointly striving to improve
PAD care
100% free · Nonprofit · No obligation · You stay in control · Every study reviewed by an independent medical advisory board
More than 8 million Americans have PAD. Maybe even more than twice that number. Many are facing it without answers they need.
Peripheral artery disease narrows the arteries that carry blood to your legs. Left unchecked, it takes away your ability to walk, and then it puts the limb itself at risk. PAD is more common than most cancers, and in its advanced stages it can be deadlier than many of them. Yet so much about PAD and the patient journey is still unknown. Every patient seems to present differently, shaped by their own risk factors, other conditions, race, age, and more. And care itself varies based on geography, insurance, and which specialists are within reach.
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The registry aims to assist in closing care gaps through learnings from your journey as well as to connect you with researchers looking for your individual experience to participate in studies designed to improve care pathways.
"I didn't know a single PAD study existed until it was almost too late. Nobody should have to find out the way I did."
Why You May Want To Join The Registry
Do you want to help shape the future of PAD care and learn about research/trial opportunities that could improve your own?
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Hear about research that fits you
Clinical trials and studies matched to your diagnosis, your symptoms, and what you actually care about. When something relevant comes up, you're among the first to know.
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Help research the patient experience
Your PAD journey, told in your own words and followed over time. There is very little good research on what living with this disease is really like, and you're the person who can change that.
Joining is free, it never commits you to anything, and you can decide how you want to proceed.
The PAD Registry Evolves With You
Most databases take your information once and that's it. The PAD Patient Registry is a living, evolving record built to follow you along your journey, because PAD is progressive and therefore your story may change over time. Your Registry imprint should reflect that in order to better curate research and trial opportunities as well as to continue to paint the full picture of each individual's journey.Â
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We check in with you at regular intervals to update how you're doing, whether that's a new symptom, a new procedure, a change in how far you can walk, or a win worth celebrating. Every check-in keeps your research matches relevant, and it adds to something much bigger: the first real, long-term view of how people live with and fight peripheral artery disease.
Already Registered? Submit an Update!
New Medical Treatments
Have you had an angiogram, bypass, endarterectomy, or amputation? New medication?
Lifestyle Modification Changes
Are you walking further and faster, more or less? Have you quit smoking? Are you eating better? New program?
New Symptoms & Life Events
Do you have improved or worsening PAD symptoms? Heart attack? Stroke? New diagnosis?
Can You Spare 30 Minutes To Shape The Future of PAD Care?
Most sign-up forms take two minutes because they ask for almost nothing. Ours is longer on purpose. The more you can tell us about your diagnosis, your symptoms, your procedures, and how far you can walk before the pain stops you, the better we can match you to research, and the stronger the science becomes.
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There is no PAD dataset like this anywhere in the world, and you're helping to build it. Thirty minutes of your story could shorten someone else's diagnosis by years, or help save their leg.Â
Save and finish later
Answer only the questions you are comfortable with and fit your story
We never sell your identifiable or contact information
Withdraw and delete your data any time.
See what PAD trials are currently available
Curious what research is happening near you right now? Explore our interactive maps. You can look before you ever join, and no sign-up is required.
PAD Trial Finder Map
Every actively enrolling PAD clinical trials for advanced stage disease, shown by location.
PAD Life Trials Map
Lifestyle and quality-of-life research studies, shown by location.
Participate in PAD research now
Curious what research is happening near you right now? Explore our interactive maps. You can look before you ever join, and no sign-up is required.
Diet Study & Orientation
• Share your personal knowledge about artery-healthy eating habits.
• Learn to reduce inflammation and blood sugar from Dr. Michael Dansigner.
• Complete the course to earn your official PAD Diet Orientation Certificate.
Walking Study & Orientation
• Tell us what you know about using walking as a natural way to increase circulation.
• Watch our orientation video to learn from experts about building your own natural bypasses.
• Start a supervised exercise or structured walking program to use what you have learned.
• Get your PAD walking orientation and program certificate.
Nodthera Inflamation Screening
• Explore a new drug designed to lower PAD inflammation.
• Complete a screening for this clinical research study.
• Sign up for alerts when new study sites open nearby.
What You Should Know
✓ An independent advisory board reviews every study we list. It includes vascular surgeons, interventional specialists, and research scientists, so what reaches you meets real scientific and ethical standards.
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✓ We work with CPC Clinical Research, an academic research organization affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus,
which helps set our scientific standards.
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✓ We never sell information that identifies you, and we never
share it with your employer, your insurer, or advertisers.
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✓ Your name and contact details are removed before your
data is ever used for research.
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✓ We are not a medical provider. We don't give medical advice or
replace your doctor. Any decision about your care belongs to you and
your care team.
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✓ You stay in control. See what we hold, correct it, or delete it, any time.
What PAD Registry Patients Are Already Saying...
Check out some of the trends in PAD care that have been revealed through the PAD Registry so far.
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Frequently asked questions
Ready to add your voice?
Join the registry that's helping rewrite the future of PAD care.
Questions first? Call the Leg Saver Hotline: 833-PAD-LEGS (833-723-5347)
Running PAD research? Work with us.
The registry connects a motivated community of people living with PAD to the research that needs them. If you run PAD studies or trials, there are two ways to work with us.
Request participants
Looking for people to take part in your PAD study? Tell us about your research and who you need, and we'll help you reach the right participants.
List your trial
Have an actively enrolling PAD trial? Submit it to appear on our maps, after review by our independent advisory board. Listed trials are shared with patients in our network as well.
Every request and every trial is reviewed before anything goes live.