Fig. 2From: Clinical trial network for the promotion of clinical research for rare diseases in Japan: muscular dystrophy clinical trial networkPatient recruitment pathway. First, the client (researcher or pharmaceutical company) requests the patient recruitment to Muscular dystrophy clinical trial network (MDCTN) coordinating office. The coordinating office communicates with the patient registry and sends recruitment letters to registered patients who might the meet criteria. Through communications with patients and their local doctor, participants are able to enter the clinical trialBack to article page