Study to evaluate novel treatment for dogs with oral melanoma
Title: A multicenter, placebo controlled field study evaluating a novel investigational veterinary product (IVP) in dogs with oral melanoma Investigators: Corey Saba, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology faculty) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information through the UGA Oncology service by calling the small animal referral coordinator at 706-542-5362. […]
Study to Evaluate Biomarkers in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease
Title: Evaluation of untargeted urinary metabolomic profiling, microRNA (miRNA), and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Investigators: Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN (Internal Medicine, Interventional Radiology, and Nutrition faculty) Chad Schmiedt, DVM, MS, DACVS (Soft Tissue Surgery faculty and Alison Bradbury Chair in […]
Study to investigate the effect of human-dog companionship on adolescent weight loss
Title: Examining the impact of a child-dog companionship on the efficacy of the BRAVO! adolescent weight loss program Investigators: Ellen Everett, DVM – Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine Sami Yli-Piipari, PhD, FSA – Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Education If interested, please contact Taewoo Kim at […]
Study to assess healthy aging in dogs: the Dog Aging Project and Test of Rapamycin in Aging Dogs (TRIAD study)
Title: Dog Aging Project: Test of Rapamycin in Aging Dogs (TRIAD study) Investigators: Mandy Coleman, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology faculty) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information by contacting the Clinical Trials Coordinator, Lisa Reno, at 706-296-7818 or lisar@uga.edu. Study description: The Dog Aging Project is a multi-center […]
Study to evaluate urinary calcium oxalate supersaturation in dogs with calcium oxalate stones
Title: Evaluation of urine calcium to urine creatinine ratios and urinary calcium oxalate relative supersaturation in dogs with calcium oxalate uroliths and 1 month after beginning a calcium oxalate preventative diet Investigators: Christianna Ziccardi, DVM (UGA Internal Medicine Resident) Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN (UGA Internal Medicine faculty) Bianca […]
Study to evaluate calcium oxalate supersaturation in stone-forming and non-stone forming cats
Title: Comparison of urinary calcium oxalate supersaturation, and calcium to creatinine and oxalate to creatinine ratios in calcium-oxalate stone-forming cats and non-stone forming cats. Investigators: Kristen Hamilton, DVM (UGA Internal Medicine resident) Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM, Nutrition; UGA Internal Medicine faculty) Bianca Lourenço, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM; UGA […]
Study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tigilanol tiglate in the treatment of grey horse melanomas
Title: Safety and potential efficacy of 20% v/v tigilanol tiglate (0.2 mg/cm3 lesion volume) in the treatment of grey horse melanomas Investigators: Corey Saba, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology faculty) Jarred Williams, DVM, DACVS-LA (Equine faculty) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information through the UGA Oncology service by […]
Study to evaluate the effectiveness of bone marrow concentrate for the control of osteoarthritis associated elbow pain in dogs
Title: A pilot, masked, randomized clinical field study to evaluate the effectiveness of joint injection with bone marrow concentrate (BMC) compared to placebo for the control of pain associated with elbow osteoarthritis in dogs. Investigators: Valentine Verpaalen, DVM, MS, DACVS (Surgery Faculty) If interested, please call the UGA Small Animal […]
Study to evaluate a hormone therapy for prevention of adrenal disease in ferrets
Title: Deslorelin implant as a preventative therapy for adrenal disease in the ferret Investigators: Joerg Mayer, DVM, MS, DABVP, DECZM, DACZM (Zoological Medicine faculty) If interested please contact our Clinical Trials Coordinator Lisa Reno via email (lisar@uga.edu) or phone at 706-296-7818. Study description: Adrenal disease is one of the primary […]
Study to evaluate advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in cats with diabetes mellitus
Title: Comparison of plasma and urine advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and biomarkers in cats with regulated diabetes mellitus and healthy cats: A pilot study Investigators: Jackie Gross, DVM (Internal Medicine resident) Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN (Internal Medicine faculty) Andrew Bugbee, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine faculty) If interested […]
Study to compare the effectiveness of an antimicrobial vs. probiotic for management of hepatic encephalopathy in dogs
Title: Utility of a probiotic for management of hepatic encephalopathy in dogs Investigators: Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN (UGA Internal Medicine faculty) Cara Martin, DVM (UGA Internal Medicine resident) Tracy Hill, DVM, DACVIM, PhD, DECVIM-CA (University of Minnesota, Internal Medicine) Genna Atiee, DVM, DACVIM (Texas A & M, Interventional […]
Study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tigilanol tiglate in the treatment of equine sarcoid tumors
Investigators: Corey Saba, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology faculty) Jarred Williams, DVM, DACVS-LA (Equine faculty) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information through the UGA Oncology service by calling the referral coordinator at 706-542-3221, or the Clinical Trials Coordinator Lisa Reno at 706-296-7818. Study description: The objectives of this […]
Observational study to evaluate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in cats with chronic kidney disease, systemic arterial hypertension, or both
Title: Characterization of the circulating renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cats with chronic kidney disease, systemic arterial hypertension, or both Investigators: Mandy Coleman, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology faculty) Bianca Lourenço, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (Internal medicine faculty) Carl Toborowsky, MS, MA, VMD (Cardiology resident) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information […]
Comparison of three vascular closure techniques in dogs undergoing cardiac catheterization
Comparison of Vascular Closure Techniques in Dogs Undergoing Percutaneous Transcatheter Intervention Investigators: Lauren Markovic, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology faculty) Amanda Coleman, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology faculty) Arianne Fabella, DVM (Cardiology resident) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information through the Clinical Trials Coordinator Lisa Reno at 706-296-7818 or the […]
Study to evaluate 3D printing of cardiac anatomy
3-Dimensional Cardiovascular Modeling to Enhance Training, Education and Pre-procedural Planning for Structural Heart Disease Investigators: Lauren Markovic, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) Mandy Coleman, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information through the Clinical Trials Coordinator Lisa Reno at 706-296-7818 or the UGA Cardiology service by […]
Study to evaluate overall response rate from treatment with a single oral chemotherapy agent
Phase II evaluation of single agent cyclophosphamide for feline lymphoma Investigators: Corey Saba, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology faculty) Travis Laver, PhD, VMD, DACVIM (Oncology faculty) Brittany Feldhaeusser, DVM (Oncology resident) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information through the UGA Oncology service by calling the oncology client care […]
Study to determine the molecular pathways of autoimmune skin disease using RNA sequencing
Transcriptome Profiling of Autoimmune Skin Disease Lesions using RNA Sequencing Investigators: Frane Banovic, DVM PhD Dipl ECVD (Dermatology faculty) If interested, please call the Small Animal Teaching Hospital at 706-542-3221 and ask to leave a message for Dr. Banovic or email fbanovic@uga.edu. Referring veterinarians may call the small animal referral […]
Study to determine the safety and effectiveness of TANOVEA™ for the treatment of cats with lymphoma
Study to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of TANOVEATM (Rabacfosadine for Injection) in Cats with Lymphoma Using a Dose Escalation Model Investigator: Corey Saba, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology faculty) If interested, please have your primary veterinarian request additional information through the UGA Oncology service by calling the small animal referral coordinator […]
