clinical trial Archive — Page 12 of 16

October 16, 2020

Clinical trial to test HIV drugs to treat COVID-19

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in collaboration with the University of Colorado and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is leading one of the first “telemedicine” clinical trials to test a potential treatment for COVID-19.

By Bill Snyder
James Crowe Jr., MD, and colleagues are exploring how the body’s immune system gears up to fight off infection.
October 13, 2020

COVID-19 long-acting antibodies discovered by Vanderbilt University Medical Center move to phase 3 clinical trials

AstraZeneca is advancing into phase 3 clinical trials with an investigational COVID-19 therapy of two long-acting antibodies discovered by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and optimized by AstraZeneca.

By Bill Snyder
October 5, 2020

Treating appendicitis with antibiotics instead of surgery may be good option for some, but not all, patients

Antibiotics instead of surgery may be a good choice for some, but not all, patients with appendicitis, according to results from a study reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

By Nancy Humphrey
David Haas, MD, and Beverly Woodward, MSN, RN, are shown in a procedure room in VUMC’s Communicable Disease Response Unit. The room contains state-of-the-art infection prevention features and opens directly to the outside.
September 2, 2020

VUMC launches clinical trial of outpatient treatments for COVID-19

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now enrolling volunteers for a clinical trial of promising treatments for COVID-19 in the outpatient setting.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 15, 2020

Vanderbilt University Medical Center to recruit up to 1,000 volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial

In late July, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will begin recruiting up to 1,000 volunteers in a late-stage study of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. in collaboration with the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health.

By Bill Snyder
Vials with medication and syringe on blue methacrylate table. Horizontal composition. Top elevated view.
July 14, 2020

VUMC studies provide key positive results for COVID-19 vaccine in early-stage clinical trial

An experimental coronavirus vaccine stimulated robust immune responses against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and raised no serious safety concerns in an early-stage clinical trial.

By Leigh MacMillan