clinical trials

Clinical trials are research studies devoted to discovering new or promising therapies for naturally occurring disease. They can offer cutting edge treatment, often at a reduced cost to the owner. They are scientific research designed to answer specific clinical questions, including:

  • Does the new experimental treatment have a therapeutic effect on the pet's disease?
  • Is the new or experimental treatment better than the current standard therapy?
  • Is the procedure or treatment well tolerated?

Many veterinary colleges conduct clinical trials. Below is a listing of all the veterinary schools in the United States and Canada. Contact the nearest school to see if they may be conducting a trial on your animal's ailments. The schools with stars by them are participating in the National Cancer Institute's Comparative Oncology Trials Consortium, they have veterinary oncologists on staff and may be conducting clinic trials for various types of cancer.

* Auburn University
* Colorado State University
* Cornell University
Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Louisiana State University
* Michigan State University
Mississippi State University
* North Carolina State University
* The Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Oregon State University
* Purdue University
Texas A&M University
* Tufts University
Tuskegee Univeristy
* University of California-Davis
* University of Florida
* University of Georgia
* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
* University of Minnesota
* University of Missouri-Columbia
* University of Pennsylvania
* University of Tennessee
* University of Wisconsin-Madison
VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University
Western University of Health Sciences

Canada:

Universite de Montreal-Quebec
University of Guelph
University of Prince Edward Island
University of Saskatchewan

In addition to veterinary schools, here are some other clinical trials MAF knows about:

Animal Medical Center - New York
Clinical Trials highlighted in AnimalNews 7.1