Clinical Trials

Prevention, Evaluation, and Incidence of Long-Term COVID in South Texas (PREVAIL South Texas) part of NIH RECOVER: A Multi-site Observational Study of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults

Primary Investigator: Tom Patterson, MD, PhD

Funder: NIH

Budget: $15 million

Progress: Patient recruitment

Activities: Planning and implementation

A randomized trial of interdisciplinary management of chronic pain and comorbid trauma and opioid use

Primary Investigator: Dr. Donald McGeary

Funder: NIH

Budget: $2.8 million

Progress: recruitment complete (n=105), data gathering complete

Activities: publications, presentations

Engaging Stakeholders in PCOR/CER to Improve Outcomes for All Post-Acute COVID-19 Patients

Primary Investigator: Diana Zuckerman, PhD

Funder: PCORI

Budget: $250,000

Progress: In Progress

Activities: Creating steering committee and tele-meetings

Needs assessment survey of civility among surgical teams

Primary Investigator: Dr. Rosinia

Funder: none

Budget: none

Progress: IRB protocol submitted

Activities: NEED PERMISSION FROM DR. ROSINIA TO PARTICIPATE

Online assessment of social determinants of pain and influence of COVID-19 on pain care

Primary Investigator: Dr. Donald McGeary

Funder: none (submitted for funding)

Budget: none

Progress: study complete, data gathering complete

Activities: analysis and publication/presentations

Interventional and psychosocial factors predicting response to epidural steroid injection for lower extremity radiculopathy

Primary Investigator: Reed

Mentor: Dr. Donald McGeary

Funder: none (submitted for funding)

Budget: none

Progress: study complete, data gathering complete

Activities: analysis and publication/presentations

Implementation of a Brief Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention to Enhance Efficiency of Service Delivery for Service Members and Veterans with mTBI: core-SCORE – PT170061

Primary Investigator: Dr. Carlos Jaramillo

Funder: DoD CDMRP

Period: Oct 2018 - Nov 2021

Budget: $1,471,456

A randomized trial of interdisciplinary management of chronic pain and comorbid trauma and opioid use

Primary Investigator: Dr. Donald McGeary

Funder: NIH

Budget: $2.8 million

Progress: recruitment complete (n=105), data gathering complete

Activities: publications, presentations

Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking in Persons with SCI: Impact on Quality of Life – CS #2003

Primary Investigator: Dr. Michelle Trbovich

Agency: VA Cooperative Studies Program

Period: 10/2018-9/2021

Study Type: Multisite Randomized Controlled

Activities: This project is evaluating the impact of an exoskeleton on quality of life, bone mineral density and lean body mass after 4 months of use in the community.

Use of internal behavioral health consultants as part of the DHA stepped care pain pathway: A pragmatic trial

Primary Investigator: Dr. Donald McGeary

Funder: DoD

Budget: $7.8 million

Progress: UG3 pilot study complete (n=44); UH3 multisite study pending (goal n=718)

Activities: publication/presentation of pilot data, planning and implementation of UH3 multisite study

A randomized trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic headache

Primary Investigator: Dr. Donald McGeary

Funder: Department of Defense/VA

Budget: $3.2 million

Progress: recruitment complete (n=193), data gathering complete

Activities: publications, presentations