Clinical Trials

 

Andrews Research & Education Institute: Clinical Trials

AREI provides the oversight, staff and support for the implementation of clinical studies that keep our physicians on the leading–edge of medicine.

These studies provide patients the latest technological advancements in pharmaceuticals and medical devices and aid both physicians and patients in making better informed treatment decisions. These studies impact the clinical outcomes for patients as our findings are shared with clinicians throughout the world.

Current Clinical Trials At Andrews Research & Education Institute


Name Aastrom
Description A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Ixmyelocel-T in Subjects with Critical Limb Ischemia and No Options for Revascularization
Investigator Layne Yonehiro, M.D.
Discipline Vascular
Target Disease Peripheral Artery Disease

Name AOFAS
Description Clinical and biomechanical outcomes following gastrocnemius recession vs. fasciotomy for plantar fasciitis
Investigator Erik Nilssen, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics
Target Disease Plantar fasciitis

Name AOSSM–Association of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Association
Description A national survey of youth baseball pitchers regarding pitching exposure and elbow and shoulder problems
Investigator Juliet M. DeCampos, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Target Disease Youth Baseball Pitchers in the Community and Surrounding Communities

Name AOSSM–Association of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Association
Description Association among pitching variables, elbow or shoulder injuries, and structural arm differences in youth baseball pitchers seen in the clinic
Investigator Juliet M. DeCampos, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Target Disease Youth Baseball Pitchers in the Community and Surrounding Communities

Name ArthroFlex
Description Use of ArthroFlex™ for Reconstruction of Massive or Recurrent Rotator Cuff Tears to determine if outcomes associated with ArthroFlex are equal to or better than traditional rotator cuff reconstruction of massive or recurrent tears.
Investigator Charles Roth, MD and Christopher O’Grady
Discipline Orthopaedic
Target Disease Male and Female 18 and older with Rotator Cuff Tears

Name BREG
Description Investigation of the subjective effects of the use of two non–invasive modalities in the treatment of symptomatic medial compartment OA of the knee
Investigator Roger V. Ostrander, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics
Target Disease Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Name CAIS
Description A Multicenter, Randomized, Pivotal Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Cartilage Autograft Implantation System (CAIS) for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee
Investigator Charles A. Roth, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics
Target Disease Cartilage Defects in the Knee

Name Calosyn
Description A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Intra-Articular (IA) Verapamil in the Treatment of Joint Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Investigator Joshua Hackel, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics
Target Disease Knee Osteoarthritis

Name Dynasplint
Description Outcomes Following Dynamic Splinting and/or Physical Therapy for Patients with Adhesive Capsulitis
Investigator Joshua Hackel, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics
Target Disease Frozen Shoulder

Name FIDIA
Description Multi–center, Parallel, Double–blind, Blinded Evaluator, Randomized, Placebo–controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of a New Viscoelastic Hydrogel (HYMOVIS™) in the TX of Knee Osteoarthritis with an Open–label Extension
Investigator Charles A. Roth, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics
Target Disease Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Name In–House Research
Description Prospective study for the incidence of phrenic nerve palsy during a posterior approach to the brachial plexus using ultrasound guidance when performing regional anesthesia prior to scheduled outpatient shoulder surgery
Investigator Gregory V. Hickman, M.D.
Discipline Anesthesia / Pre–surgical anesthesia
Target Disease Analgesia

Name Roche
Description A clinical outcomes study to evaluate the effects of IL-6 receptor blockade with tocilizumab (TCZ) in comparison with etanercept (ETA) on the rate of cardiovascular events in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Investigator Rachel Brown, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics
Target Disease Rheumatoid arthritis

Name Theramine
Description A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Trial to Determine the Status of Post Knee Chondroplasty Patients Administered Theramine versus Placebo in Addition to Post Surgery Analgesics
Investigator Gregory Hickman, M.D.
Discipline Orthopaedics
Target Disease Post Surgical Pain – Knee Chondroplasty
 
 
 
 
 

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