The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Current Clinical Research

The University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital is conducting several clinical trials for both small and large animals. Data collected from clinical trials can lead to safer, more effective treatments for many illnesses we see in our patients. Each clinical trial has been reviewed by the Clinical Research Committee and Hospital Board, which serve as the College's internal review boards.

Please check the list below to see if your pet qualifies for one of the trials listed. Further information can be found by following the link on the right side of the table. Please check back frequently for new clinical trials.

Small Animals (cats and dogs)

What we are looking for	Study description and further information
Cats of any sex or breed that are either healthy, have renal disease, or have tumors	Blood samples needed to determine DPD activity more info
Cats that are healthy	Blood samples needed for experimental controls in study involving cytauxzoonosis treatment more info
Brussels Griffon dogs age 2 years & older	MRI to investigate prevelance and genetics of Syringomyelia more info
Dogs with serious spinal cord injury	Drug study to investigate treatment of paralysis and deep pain loss more info
Dogs needing total hip replacements	Cartilage samples needed from dogs undergoing a total hip replacement more info
Dogs undergoing major intrathoracic or intr-abdominal surgery	Implantation of direct arterial blood pressure measuring device during surgery in dogs with hypotension more info
Dogs with bleeding disorders	Comparison of platelet treatment for thrombocytopenia more info
Dogs with septic shock	Use of hydrocortisone to treat hypotension in dogs with septic shock more info
Dogs with immune-medicated thrombocytopenia (IMT)	Blood samples needed for PCR study more info
Dogs with hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) or dogs needing cortisol measurements	Blood samples needed for study of HAC in dogs more info
Dogs of any sex or breed that are either healthy, have renal disease, or have tumors	Blood sample needed to determine DPD activity more info
Dogs that are healthy	Blood sample needed to determine kinetics of blood clot formation more info
Dogs with lung tumors	Drug study to investigate new chemotherapy treatment more info
Normal healthy dogs and dogs with gastro-esophageal reflux (GER)	Study evaluating the frequency of reflux episodes during surgery more info
Dogs undergoing abdominal surgery	Skin sample needed to develop cell lines to study aspects of cell behavior more info

Large Animals

What we are looking for	Study description and further information
Sick adult horses with inflammatory intestinal disease and sick foals with blood infection	Blood samples needed for study involving stress during critical illness more info
Llamas and alpacas of any age that are healthy, or llamas and aplacas of any age that are hospitalized at UGA VTH	Blood and fecal samples needed for study determining prevalence of Mycoplasma haemolamae parasite in the Southeast more info
Neonatal llamas and alpacas less than 4 weeks of age hospitalized at UGA VTH	Study measuring glucose levels in sick crias using continual glucose monitoring systems more info
Dairy cattle farms	Study investigating infertility in dairy cows due to inflammation of the reproductive tract more info

This page was last updated August 26, 2009.