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OU Medicine offers many promising research-based treatments as part of our seamless care. The links below will give you information for accessing the clinical trials being conducted in each area of our practice.

Anesthesiology [Back to Top]
For information about our clinical trials, contact Jorge Cure at 405-271-4351.

Cancer [Back to Top]
The OU Cancer Institute currently has over 350 open cancer clinical trials for almost every type of cancer with over 3,500 patients currently enrolled in cancer clinical trials. The OU Cancer Institute also has one of the highest rates in the nation for ethnically diverse patients enrolled in clinical trials and our cancer specialists participate in more clinical studies than any other practice in the region.  To learn more, please visit the OU Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Office website or search OU Cancer Institute's clinical trials.  For more information, call Vicki Van Hooser at 405-271-6900 or Carol Clark at 405-271-4022, ext. 48352.

Cardiovascular Medicine [Back to Top]
OU Physicians cardiology specialists conduct pioneering research in the fields of heart rhythm disorders, heart failure, vascular biology, and coronary disease. For information about clinical trials in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute, contact Kathy Drennan at 405-271-2299. For information on other clinical studies in cardiovascular medicine, contact Denise Beard at 405-271-9060, Ext. 51310.

Dermatology [Back to Top]
For information about our clinical trials, contact Debbi Biggs at 405-271-5839.

Diabetes-Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension [Back to Top]
Our research has centered on autoimmune causes of common diseases, the relationship of abnormalities of autonomic hormones and diabetes mellitus on sudden cardiac death, and the genetics of susceptibility to diabetic complications. For information about our clinical studies, call 405-271-3369 or access a list of clinical trials. 

Family Medicine [Back to Top]
For information about the Family Medicine clinical trials program, visit the Department of Family Medicine Research page or contact Stacy Wigley at 405-271-8000, option 1, Ext. 32311 or LaVonne Glover at Ext. 32221.

Gastroenterology [Back to Top]
Our gastrointestinal research programs involve studying the etiology and pathology of gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, constipation, diarrhea and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). For information about our clinical trials, contact Helen Prince at 405-271-5428.

Genetics [Back to Top]
For information about our clinical trials, contact Matt Grim at 405-271-8685 or 405-271-8001, Ext. 42179.

Geriatrics [Back to Top]
OU Physicians geriatricians participate in clinical research activities in three primary categories:

  1. Education – a teaching research program in aging
  2. Healthy Aging – involves disease prevention, health maintenance and restorative approaches with older persons
  3. Biodemography - studies in the biology of aging incorporating population statistics

For information about our clinical trials, contact Dr. Thomas Teasdale, 405-271-8558.

Hematology-Oncology [Back to Top]
The OU Cancer Institute currently has over 350 open cancer clinical trials for almost every type of cancer with over 3,500 patients currently enrolled in cancer clinical trials. The OU Cancer Institute also has one of the highest rates in the nation for ethnically diverse patients enrolled in clinical trials and our cancer specialists participate in more clinical studies than any other practice in the region.  To learn more, please visit the OU Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Office website or search OU Cancer Institute's clinical trials.  For more information, call Vicki Van Hooser at 405-271-6900 or Carol Clark at 405-271-4022, ext. 48352.

Infectious Diseases [Back to Top]
OU Physicians infectious diseases specialists are engaged in scientific research in the broad field of bacterial pathogenesis and host defenses. For information about our clinical studies, contact Brenda Verel at 271-8001, Ext. 38205, or Terry Whitley at Ext. 38203.

Nephrology and Hypertension [Back to Top]
For information about our clinical studies, contact Dr. Ben Cowley at 405-271-6842.

Neurology [Back to Top]
For information about our clinical trials in epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, migraine and neuromuscular disorders, contact Robert Cox, at 405-271-4658, option 2.

Neurosurgery [Back to Top]
For information about our clinical trials, contact Shelly Weaver at 405-271-4912, Ext. 46037.

Obstetrics-Gynecology [Back to Top]
For information about clinical trials in gynecologic oncology, reproductive endocrinology and urogynecology, contact Ingrid Block at 405-271-8777.

Ophthalmology [Back to Top]
For information about Dean McGee Eye Institute clinical trials, visit http://www.dmei.org/ or call Misty Youngberg at 405-271-6307, option 1.

Orthopedic Surgery [Back to Top]
For information about orthopedic clinical trials, contact Kathy Carl at 405-271-4426, Ext. 47977.

Otolaryngology [Back to Top]
For information about otorhinolaryngology clinical trials, please call 405-271-7559.

Pediatrics [Back to Top]
For information about clinical trials in pediatrics, visit the Department of Pediatrics Research page or contact Sana Rettig at 405-271-6306, Ext. 42389.

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences [Back to Top]
OU Physicians Psychiatry and Behavioral Services professionals are involved in clinical research in the areas of:

  • Anxiety disorders
  • Primary prevention
  • Bombing research (Oklahoma City Murrah Building)
  • Clinical outcomes research

For information about our clinical trials, contact Jamie Thompson at 405-271-5251, Ext. 47701.

Pulmonology & Critical Care [Back to Top]
For information about clinical trials in pulmonology and critical care, call our clinical research coordinator Mikel Beavin, 405-271-6173, option 4.

For information about Cystic Fibrosis trials, please contact Jodie Groff at 405-271-6216.

Radiology [Back to Top]
For information about our clinical trials, contact Ken Wegner at 405-271-5125.

Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy [Back to Top]
The clinical trials of OU Physicians Rheumatology are integrated with the Arthritis and Immunology Program at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). Most of the work underway is related to autoimmunity or inflammation. Systemic lupus erythematosus is a particular focus of many of the medical specialists. The Oklahoma Health Sciences Center houses the Lupus Multiplex Registry and Repository, which is a collection of DNA, serum, genotypes and clinical data from a large number of patients. For more information about clinical trials available in rheumatology, call Joy Hutcheson or Charmaine Gouch at 405-271-7805.

Surgery [Back to Top]
OU Physicians Surgery has an active clinical research program designed to facilitate industry-sponsored Phase II, III, and IV pharmaceutical trials. The sections of General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Trauma and Critical Care are actively pursuing new clinical research protocols. 

Areas of patient care that have been the focus of recent clinical trials include:

  • Sepsis
  • Postoperative pain
  • Preoperative antibiotics
  • Nosocomial pneumonia
  • Intra-Abdominal Infections
  • Complicated skin infections
  • DVT/Vascular
  • General Surgery studies

For information about surgery clinical trials, contact Dan Brackett at 405-271-2108.

Urology [Back to Top]
The OU Physicians adult urology is involved in four main areas of research:

  1. Tissue-level mechanisms regulating the malignant phenotype in urologic malignancies
  2. Mechanisms of bladder defenses and physiology of diseases resulting from failure of bladder defenses
  3. Bio markers for early detection of cancer risk
  4. Systems biology

Click here to view the Department of Urology Clinical Trials Office webpage 

For more information on our clinical trials, contact:

  • Cancer trials-Vicki Van Hooser at 405-271-6900
  • Interstitial cystitis, female incontinence trials-Karen Mataranglo, RN, at 405-271-6900
  • General clinical trials for males and females-Vicki Van Hooser at 405-271-6900 
  • Research programs for children with genitourinary problems-Jake Klein, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Urology Clinic, at 405-271-3800
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