APPROVED PROTOCOLS

• PREFER Study - Pacemaker Remote Follow-up Evaluation and Review Click here
• Analysis of Axillary/Subclavian/Innominant Vein Venoplasty or Micro-dissection Click here
• Atrial Recordings During Implantation of Pacemakers Click here
• Chest X-ray Analysis of Lead Position Relative to Patient Functional Capacity Click here
• D.E.S.cover Registry Click here
• Fusion 2 - Follow-up Serial Infusions of Natrecor™ Click here
• Evaluation of New Guide and Sheath Shapes for the Right-Sided Approach to Biventricular Pacing Click here
• Opening of Totally Occluded Axillary/Subclavian/Innominant Veins Click here
• A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled Study of Pexelizumab in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Click here
• Evaluation of the Efficiency of New FDA Approved Equipment for Implantation of Pacemakers and Defibrillators Click here
• CHASE Study – Bachmann’s Bundle vs. Right Atrial Appendage Study Click here
• BiAtrial Pacing in CRT Click here
• Hemodynamic Benefits of Optimized Dual Chamber vs. Intrinsic Conduction Click here  
• Comparison of Far Field R-Wave Sensing in the Atrial Appendage between the Medtronic Model 10636 and the Medtronic Model 5076 Click here
• LV Lead Comparison Study Click here
• BiVentricular Epicardial Pacing in High Risk Cardiac Surgery Patients Click here
• TRIUMPH: Tilarginine Acetate Injection in Unstable AMI Patients/Cardiogenic Shock Click here
• AMIHOT II: Acute Myocardial Infarction with Hyperoxemic Therapy II Click here

• Comparison of PEG-Intron® 1.5 mcg/kg/wk Plus REBETOL® vs. PEG-Intron® 1 mcg/kg/wk Plus REBETOL® vs. PEGASYS® 180 mcg/wk Plus COPEGUS™ Click here
• An open-label, multicenter protocol providing pegylated interferon alfa-2a (PEGASYS®) as monotherapy or in combination with ribavirin (COPEGUS®) for patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Click here
• A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled Trial Comparing REMICADE® (infliximab) and REMICADE® PLUS Azathioprine to Azathioprine in the Treatment of Patients with Crohn’s Disease Click here
• A Randomized, Double-blind Study of GT267-004 versus Vancomycin and GT267-004 versus Metronidazloe Click here
• A Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter, Phase 11 Parallel Dose-Ranging Study to assess the Anti-Fibrotic Activity of G1262570 in Chronic Hepatitis C Subjects with Hepatic Fibrosis who have Failed Prior Anti-Viral Therapy Click here

• National Subjective Global Assessment Validation Project Click here
• A Multi-center, Observational Registry of Subjects with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Click here

• A Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multicenter, phase IIb/III study to assess the efficacy and safety of NXY-059 in acute ischemic stroke Click here
• Continued Access Arm of a Clinical Trial of an Artificial Cervical Disc at a Single Level for Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease Click here
• A Prospective, Multicenter, Controlled Clinical Trial of an Artificial Cervical Disc-LP at a Single Level for Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease Click here
• SWISS – Siblings with Ischemic Stoke Study Click here

• Image of Nursing Click here
• The Perceptions of Advocacy Behaviors in End-of-Life Nursing Care Among Novice, Experienced, and Expert Nurses Click here

• Comparative Evaluation of Cryo-Assisted Localization (CAL) vs. Needle-Wire Localization (NWL) for Breast Lumpectomy Click here
• Suppression of ovarian function trial (SOFT) Click here
• A randomized Phase III trial of Cisplatin and Irinotecan versus Cisplatin and Etoposide in patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer Click here
• Phase III Randomized Trial of Anastrozole versus Anastrozole and Fulvestrant as First Line Therapy for Post Menopausal Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer Click here
• A Phase III Randomized, Open-Label Study of CG1940 and CG 8711 versus Docetaxel and Prednisone in Patients with Metastatic Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer who are Chemotherapy-Naïve Click here
• A randomized, Phase III trial comparing two different rituximab dosing regimens for patients with low-tumor-burden, indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.Click here
• A Phase III study of the addition of Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (Mylotarg) induction therapy versus standard induction with Daunomycin and Cytosine Arabinoside Click here
• The Master Pharmacogenetic and Genomic Studies Click here
• A Phase III study of daunorubicin and cytarabine plus or minus G3139, BCL2 antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide Click here
• Measuring the Impact of a Multidisciplinary Oncology Program on the Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Thoracic Malignancy Click here
• A Phase III Clinical Trial Comparing Infusional 5-FU, Leucovorin, and Oxaliplatin, Every Two Weeks with Bevacizumab to the Same Regimen Click here
• Clofazimine Use in the Long Term Treatment of Leprosy Click here
• A Randomized Phase III Study of Conventional Whole Breast Irradiation (WBI) Versus Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI) for Women with Stage 0, I, or II Breast Cancer Click here
• A Randomized Double-blinded Placebo Controlled Phase III Trial Comparing Docetaxel and Prednisone with and without Bevacizumab in Men with Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer Click here
• E1697: Phase III Randomized Study of Four Weeks High Dose IFN-"2b in Stage T3 - T4 or N1 (microscopic) Melanoma Click here
• Phase II Two Arm Trial of the Proteasome Inhibitor, PS-341 (VELCADEÔ) in Combination with Irinotecan or PS-341 Alone Followed by the Addition of Irinotecan Click here
• Phase III Randomized Trial of Preoperative Chemotherapy versus Preoperative Concurrent Chemotherapy and Thoracic Radiotherapy Click here Oct 05
• A Randomized Phase III Study Comparing 5-FU, Leucovorin and Oxaliplatin versus 5-FU, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin and Bevacizumab in Patients with Stage II Colon Cancer Click here

• Nonpharmacological Interventions in Behavior Disturbances in Cognitively Impaired Residents of Long Term Care Facilities Click here
• Clean Air for Healthy Children Pilot Research Project to Assess Change Click here
• Clofazimine Use in the Long Term Treatment of Leprosy Click here
• Preventing Low Birth Weight Babies: The Role of Primary Prevention Click here
• The Validation of the Five Item Dynamic Gait Index Click here
• Analyzing Stress of Healthcare Workers Click here
• How Clean are Doctors’ Beepers? Click here
• Accuracy of CPT Coding by Family Practice Residents at HMC Click here

• Pennsylvania Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Exacerbations Click here

• CORAL Study Click here
• A Non-randomized, Prospective Study of IVC Filter Retrieval Out to 12 Weeks without Interim Filter Manipulation Utilizing the Günther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Click here