Current Clinical Research
What are clinical trials?
Clinical trials are often conducted as part of the development of new medications, procedures, or therapies. This is the end-stage testing to determine the safety and degree of effectiveness for new drugs or treatments before FDA approval. Clinical trials are conducted with approval from the Clinical Research Committee, the Hospital Board, and the University of Georgia Research Foundation. Your pet will be monitored closely during the trial and receive excellent clinical care.
The University of Georgia works with various other research institutions and sponsors in conducting clinical research trials. The outcome of this important research benefits the entire veterinary community as safer, more effective treatments are developed as a result of new technology and ultimately made available to area veterinarians for the treatment of pets.
Why participate in clinical trials?
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.
Supporting clinical research
You also can help fund a study in which you are interested by donating money toward a particular researcher’s study budget through the University of Georgia Comparative Medical Fund. Please contact our giving office at 706.542.1807 or give2vet@uga.edu for information on how you can help.
Clinical Trials
Small Animals (cats and dogs)
| What we are looking for | Study description and further information |
|---|---|
| Cats with oral squamous cell tumors | Drug study to investigate new chemotherapy treatment more info |
| Cats with fibrosarcoma | Study to investigate adjunct treatment for fibrosarcoma more info |
| Cats and dogs undergoing rhinoscopy | Study to investigate use of topical gel to stop bleeding after rhinoscopy more info |
| Dogs with suspected heart disease | Study to investigate platelet activity in dogs with heart disease more info |
| Dogs with brain tumors | Study investigating treatment of canine brain tumors using convection enhanced delivery (CED) more info |
| Dogs with cluster seizures | Drug study to evaluate effectiveness of an at home therapy to reduce the severity and frequency of cluster seizures in dogs more info |
| Dogs undergoing surgery for acute spinal cord injury | Study to investigate effectiveness of cranberry extract in preventing urinary tract infections in dogs recovering from spinal cord injury more info |
| Dogs undergoing major intrathoracic or intra-abdominal surgery | Implantation of direct arterial blood pressure measuring device during surgery in dogs with hypotension more info |
| Dogs with cancer | Drug study to investigate new chemotherapy treatment more info |
| Dogs with cancer | Detection of tumor boundaries during surgical removal using hand-held device more info |
| Dogs with cancer | Study to determine safety and effectiveness of virus to treat cancer more info |
| Dogs with cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) | Drug study to investigate new chemotherapy treatment more info |
| Dogs with nasal tumors | Drug study to investigate new chemotherapy treatment more info |
| Dogs with cancer | Drug study to investigate new chemotherapy treatment more info |
| Dogs with cancer undergoing radiation therapy | Study to compare two anesthetic inhalants for dogs undergoing repeated anesthesia for radiation therpay more info |
| Dogs with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the lower urinary tract | Study to evaluate potential of MRI to monitor TCC more info |
| Dogs with laryngeal paralysis | Study evaluating treatment to reduce aspiration pneumonia during surgery for laryngeal paralysis more info |
| Healthy ferrets and ferrets with hypoglycemia | Study to validate blood tests used to determine blood glucose concentration more info |
Large Animals
| What we are looking for | Study description and further information |
|---|---|
| Adult horses with colic | Study to identify risk factors for development of organ failure in horses with colic more info |
| 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 |
| 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 relationship between bacteria in the bloodstream and uterine inflammation in dairy cattle 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 on May 24, 2013.
