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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Conformis |
| Description |
A prospective, multi-center study to evaluate the ConforMIS iUni(TM) Unicompartmental knee resurfacing device |
| Investigator |
TBA |
| Discipline |
Orthopaedics |
| Target Disease |
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| Name |
DermACELL |
| Description |
DermACELL StudyACELL for treatment of chronic wounds in the lower extremities of the diabetic patient |
| Investigator |
Lane Yonehiro, M.D., Baptist Health Care |
| Discipline |
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| Target Disease |
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| 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 |
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| Name |
In–House Research |
| Description |
Prospective study to determine the incidence of simultaneous cervical neuropathies in patients who have undergone arthroscopic rotator cuff repair |
| Investigator |
Joseph Bellapianta, M.D. |
| Discipline |
Orthopaedics |
| Target Disease |
Post–surgical Rotator Cuff Repair |
| 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 |
In–House Research |
| Description |
Investigation of stretching with applied vibration for the non-surgical treatment of plantar fasciitis |
| Investigator |
Elizabeth Russell, Ph.D. |
| Discipline |
Biomechanics Research |
| Target Disease |
Plantar fasciitis |
| Name |
Hoffmann-La Roche |
| Description |
Clinical outcomes study comparing rates of cardiovascular events in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis |
| Investigator |
Rachel Holt Brown, M.D. |
| Discipline |
Rheumatology |
| Target Disease |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |