2018 Current Research Studies and Clinical Trials Protocols

Pulmonary Hypertension:

PI: Paul Strachan, MD; Co-I: JigneshPatel, MD

  1. OPsumit Historical USers cohort study – OrPHeUS
  2. ADAPT – A Patient Registry of the Real-world Use of Orenitram®
  3. Uptravi (SelexiPag): tHe usErs dRug rEgistry SPHERE Protocol No. Ac-065A402
  4. US-based, Observational, Drug Registry of Opsumit (macitentan) New Users in Clinical Practice:
    OPUS

PI: Paul Strachan, MD

  1. Pulmonary Artery Size in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  2. Utility of Short Interval Repeat CT Pulmonary Angiogram in Assessment of Dyspnea and PE

Cardiac Arrest:

PI: Jignesh Patel, MD

  1. Improving Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest with Inhaled Nitric Oxide
  2. Changing Cardiac Arrest Practices
  3. Survival, Neurological and Functional Outcomes in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest Following the Implementation of Organ Perfusion Targeted Resuscitation
  4. AWARE (AWAreness during Resuscitation) A Multi-Center Prosepective CoHort Study of the Mind, Brain and Consciousness during Cardiac Arrest

Interstitial Lung Diseases:

PI: Gerald Smaldone, MD
Mechanism of cough following inhaled mannitol in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(IPF)

PI: Alpa Desai, MD
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry/ PFF Biomarker Protocol

Sarcoidosis:
PI: Alpa Desai, MD

A Phase 4 Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Pilot Study to Assess theEfficacy and Safety of H.P. Acthar Gel in Subjects with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis MNK14344100