UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
VETERINARY CENTER FOR CLINICAL TRIALS
Clinical Trial Report
November 2019
New Trials
Feeding Preferences in Cats
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether healthy, owned cats prefer to eat food that they must work for (in a “food puzzle”) when assessed in the home environment.
Congestive Heart Failure Secondary to Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of a new drug, Clevidipine, to reduce blood pressure in client-owned dogs admitted to hospital for congestive heart failure secondary to myxomatous mitral valve disease.

Patients should be brought directly to the UC Davis VMTH Emergency Room.
Featured Trials
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Assessing Genetic Impacts
on Drug Therapy in Cats
Diabetes
Assessing a Once-
Weekly Insulin for Cats
Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy
Understanding the
Genetics in Horses
Acute Kidney Injury
Evaluating Early Markers in the Blood and Urine of Horses
Recurrent Uveitis
Understanding the
Genetics in Horses
Ocular Squamous
Cell Carcinoma
Understanding the
Genetics in Horses
Bilateral Corneal Stromal Loss
Understanding the Genetics
 in Friesian Horses
Subvalvular
Aortic Stenosis
Understanding the
Genetics in Bullmastiffs
Atrial Fibrillation
Understanding the
Genetics in Irish Wolfhounds
Jaw Joint Pain
Evaluating a PET/CT as
a Diagnostic Tool in Dogs
Intervertebral
Disc Disease
Understanding the
Genetics in Poodles
Itching, Chronic Diarrhea and/or Vomiting
Evaluating a Diet to Stop Itching
and Diarrhea or Vomiting in Dogs
Hyperlipidemia
Assessing a New Treatment in Dogs
Primary Glaucoma
Understanding the Genetics in
American Cocker Spaniels
Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy
Evaluating a New Surgical Technique and Drug Combination for Dogs
Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy
Understanding the Genetics in Boston Terriers, German Shorthaired Pointers and Wirehaired Pointers
Lung Tumors
Evaluating a New Contrast
Delivery Device in Dogs
Liver Tumors
Evaluating a New
Therapeutic for Dogs
Hiatal Hernias
Assessing a Minimally-Invasive Surgical Treatment in Dogs
Hiatal Hernia or Gastroesophageal Reflux
Assessing a Surgical
Treatment for Dogs
Hypothyroidism
Evaluating Treatment
Strategies for Dogs
Trials Recently Completed or Finished Enrolling
Look What We've Done!
  • Understanding the Pharmacokinetics of Chlorambucil in Cancer-Bearing Cats
  • Assessing a New Method of Identifying Bacterial Infections in Male Dogs with Prostate Cancer
  • Looking at Pimobendan and its Effects on Kidney Function in Dogs with Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
  • Exenatide Extended-Release for Extending Remission Time of Diabetic Cats
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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