"Common Data Elements (CDEs) are standardized questions used to collect information for data analysis and exchange for clinical research and clinical trials to ensure consistent data collection. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking feedback on CDEs that will shape the minimum core set of CDEs and streamline data collection through their Request for Information (RFI): Proposed Use of Common Data Elements (CDEs) for NIH-Funded Clinical Research and Trials. The following comments were developed by the Endocrine Society’s Research Affairs Core Committee and submitted via an online submission form."