UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
VETERINARY CENTER FOR CLINICAL TRIALS
Clinical Trial Report
June 2019
New Trials
Urinary Tract Infections in Dogs
The purpose of this study is to confirm that a single dose of the antimicrobial, fosfomycin will be effective and well tolerated in dogs with a UTI compared to the current treatment.
Primary or Metastatic Carcinomas in Dogs
The purpose of this study is to look at a new imaging agent (68Ga-αvβ6-BP) when doing a PET scan on dogs with mammary, colon, head, neck, pancreas, or prostate carcinomas.
Featured Trials
Pituitary Tumors
Evaluating Removal Surgery in Cats
Anemia Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease
Assessing a New Treatment in Cats
Ocular Squamous
Cell Carcinoma
Understanding the
Genetics in Horses
Tendon &
Ligament Injuries
Assessing a Stem Cell
Therapy in Horses
Tendonitis & Desmitis
Assessing a Stem Cell
Therapy in Horses
Laminitis
Assessing a Stem Cell
Therapy in Horses
Aspergillus spp. Infections
Understanding the
Genetics in Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Vizslas and German Shepherds
Megaesophagus
Assessing a New Therapy for Dogs
Spina Bifida
Assessing a Stem Cell Therapy in English Bulldog Puppies

* Healthy English Bulldog puppies also needed for comparison of basic functions (no stem cell therapy)
Epilepsy
Looking at a New Device for Early Detection of Seizures in Dogs
Inflammatory
Brain Disease
Assessing a Stem Cell
Therapy in Dogs
Calcium Oxalate Bladder Stones
Evaluating New Diets for
Prevention in Dogs
Head and Neck Tumors
Improving Our Knowledge
of Tumors in Dogs
Prostate Cancer
Looking at a New Treatment and Assessing the Outcome Through Blood and Urine in Dogs
Prostate Cancer
Assessing a New Method of Identifying Bacterial Infections
in Male Dogs
Prostate Cancer
New Surgical Technique to Place Urethral Stents in Dogs
Advanced Stage Osteosarcoma
& Oral Melanoma
Evaluating a New
Immunotherapy for
Lung Metastases in Dogs
Oral Melanoma
Assessing a Treatment in Dogs
Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration
Understanding the Disease in Dogs

* Dogs with healthy retinas also needed for comparison
Retinal Degeneration
Understanding the Disease
in Greyhounds
Nasal Cancer
Evaluating a Novel
Treatment in Dogs
Nasal Cancer
Using a Combination of
Therapies for Treatment in Dogs
Trials Recently Completed or Finished Enrolling
Look What We've Done!
  • Exploring New Diagnostics for Fungal Disease in Cats and Dogs
  • Studying Fungal Pathogens on the Skin of Healthy Pet Lizards
  • Assessing a New Diagnostic Tool for Elbow Dysplasia in Dogs
  • Assessing colorectal masses in dogs
  • Prevent bloat (gastric dilation and volvulus) using laparoscopic gastropexy in dogs at risk for bloat
  • Comparison of Longitudinal Changes in Chromatic Pupillometry in Normal Dogs and Dogs with Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration or Optic Pathway Disease

THANK YOU!
Thank you for wanting to be a part of our clinical trials program. We greatly appreciate your desire to inform others about our trials, and/or refer cases to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) at UC Davis. The VCCT and our clinical trials wouldn't be here without you!
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