Find support, or help research
People near you who know what living with Ankylosing spondylitis is like, and ways you can help find better treatments.
Support groups in Brazil
- EncontrAREncontrAR (GRUPAR), Brazilian patient organisation and information portal for people with rheumatic diseases.All of Brazil
- Instituto Gruparj PetrópolisInstituto Gruparj Petrópolis, a group of arthritic and rheumatic patients from Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro.All of Brazil
Contact details come from each group's own page and are checked every 3 months.
Help research
You do not need to join a trial to help. Below are the programmes we found in Brazil and how to reach them. You contact them yourself: Frontlight does not collect or pass on your details.
Give blood or tissue for researchResearchers use stored samples to find what causes Ankylosing spondylitis.
Share your health dataA registry collects health data, without your name, so research teams can study many people at once.
Take part as a healthy volunteerStudies need people without Ankylosing spondylitis to compare with. Family and friends can help.