| Category | What we need | Description of study and link to more information |
Cancer
(Oncology) | Brain tumor trials | Dogs with solitary brain tumors with MRI diagnosis of glioma for six month trial at the Veterinary Medical Center. Go to Canine Brain Tumor Clinical Trials. |
| | Follicular thyroid carcinoma | Dogs with invasive or non-invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma needed for study of gene expression. More... |
| | Samples from dogs with lymphoma, osteosarcoma, and hemangiosarcoma; various breeds | Costs of histopathology will be covered by Modiano lab (not costs of procedures however). See wish list. |
| | Animal Cancer Care and Research | Read about the ACCR |
| Cardiology | Dogs <= 3kg with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) | New device to close PDA in very small dogs. Only 3 more spots! More... |
| Dermatology / Allergies | Dogs with year-round atopic dermatitis (allergies) | Clinical trial of adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells as a treatment for atopic dermatitis. More... |
| | Havanese dogs | Genetic basis of sebaceous adenitis in dogs. More... |
| | Dogs with atopic dermatitis (allergies) | Enrollment closed. Double-blinded study of oral investigational veterinary product or placebo for 4 weeks. Read about the study. |
| Emergency / ICU | Dogs with acute hemorrhage or trauma presenting to the Emergency Room | New monitor of the body's oxygenation being studied . More... |
| | Dogs hospitalized for septic shock | Multi-center trial evaluating a possible new therapy. More... |
| | Dogs hospitalized with septic abdomen | Clinical study of new treatment for dogs undergoing surgery and continued ICU care. More... |
| Internal Medicine | Dogs with chronic kidney disease | Placebo-controlled clinical trial of oral dialysis therapy. More... |
| | Dogs with protein-losing chronic kidney disease | Placebo-controlled 2 month clinical trial of spironolactone. More... |
| | Dogs with lung findings on radiographs which could be blastomycosis | Samples needed to validate assay for blastomycosis. More... |
| | Healthy dogs for x-ray, blood and urine samples | Control dogs needed for study of calcium oxalate uroliths (stones). To see breeds, ages and sexes needed, see more... |
| Neurology | Dogs admitted to emergency due to seizures | Dogs which seizure in the VMC after being admitted can participate in a clinical trial of a new anti-seizure medication. More... |
| | Labrador retrievers with exercise-induced collapse | For Canine Neuromuscular testing for EIC, see the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. For information on on-going studies, contact Katie Minor at 612-624-5322. |
| Orthopedics / Surgery | Dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture | Non-surgical management of CCL rupture vs surgery. More... |
| | Purebred Newfoundlands, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Swiss Mountain Dogs, Great Pyrenees, Mastiffs, Rottweilers and Labrador Retrievers with or without CCLR | Study is collecting blood samples for DNA analysis. More... |
| | Purebred Great Danes with osteochondrosis | Study is collecting blood samples for DNA analysis. More... |
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