-
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Biologic Drugs in Obese Patients With Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how adult and children's bodies use etanercept and how bodyweight influences how well etanercept works. This study will help us understand the proper dose of etanercept in obese children and adults.
-
Phase 1b Clinical Trial to Evaluate PEP and EUFLEXXA for Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA)
Evaluate the safety and exploratory efficacy of single intra-articular injections of PEP reconstituted with 0.9% Normal Saline at a low dose (one vial PEP) and high dose (two vials PEP), with and without EUFLEXXA, for the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
-
Platelet Rich Plasma Injections In Young And Old Human Subjects
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 study with a secondary crossover phase at the end of the initial trial to ensure all subjects receive one PRP injection. The goal is to identify what proteins change in the blood following repeated intraarticular knee PRP injections in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The objective is to determine the protein changes resulting from a single autologous PRP injection (5 mL) in comparison to a normal saline control. About 60 subjects will take part in this study by two age groups at UCSF into the following arms: Arm A: PRP injection; Arm B: normal saline injection control. The study aims to demonstrate what benefits...
-
Pneumoperitoneum Management With SurgiQuest AirSeal® at Low vs. Higher Pressure
A prospective, randomized, controlled single-center clinical Study designed to evaluate Physician Preference related to the use of the SurgiQuest AirSeal® Insufflation System (AIS) at low vs. higher pressures for the Management of pneumoperitoneum. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 treatment device to control ratio into one of two (2) different study arms: 1. AIS with an insufflation pressure target of 9mmHg ±1mmHg; or 2. AIS with an insufflation pressure target of 15mmHg ±1mmHg.
-
Postoperative Steroid Use in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Neuromuscular Scoliosis Patients
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the immediate use of steroids after surgery for accelerated discharge in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and neuromuscular scoliosis after a posterior spinal fusion. The main question it aims to answer are: - What are the effects of using steroids immediately after surgery in decreasing opioid use and helping early mobilization(movement)? - Does post-operative steroid use affect the incidence of wound complications and are there any long-term impacts on scar formation? Participants will: - Fill out a Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) survey specifically for...
-
Probiotics in the Prevention of Recurrent Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip and Knee
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most devastating complications following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) of the hip and knee. Standard of care (SOC) treatment includes surgery and antimicrobials. Morbidity and mortality remain high despite contemporary treatments. The human body is colonized by billions of organisms, collectively, the microbiome, which is central to healthy immune function. Microbiome disruption, dysbiosis, can impair the immune response to infection. Despite recent evidence that suggests dysbiosis may be implicated in PJI, the role of probiotics in the treatment of PJI is unknown. Perioperative probiotics have been demonstrated to be safe and...
-
Prospective Opioid-Free AIS Fusion
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a multimodal opioid-free (OF) pain management protocol with a traditional opioid-containing (OC) protocol in pediatric patients undergoing instrumented PSF for idiopathic scoliosis.
-
Psychosocial Interventions for Young Adults With Hip Pain
Psychosocial conditions are common in young adults with hip pain including depression, anxiety, pain catastrophizing, and narcotic use. The incidence of these conditions is not well defined. Interventions to optimize psychosocial conditions with non-surgical or surgical treatments has not been investigated. The goal of this project is to determine the incidence of psychosocial conditions in the young adult population with hip pain and determine if cognitive based therapy can improve clinical outcomes in these individuals.
-
Radio- KO Radiotherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial
The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether low-dose radiotherapy is an effective treatment to reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis. A secondary aim is to determine whether patients experience any more measurable side effects than those receiving sham treatments.
-
Reducing Hypertension Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a autoimmune disease associated with an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and premature death, particularly in Black patients. Traditional CAD risk factors like hypertension (HTN) are both very common and poorly controlled among Black RA patients. Disparities in RA disease activity further increase the risk of CAD in this population. Black patients face significant barriers when seeking RA care, and the investigators suspect similar challenges affect HTN care in this population. The goals of this project are to identify and address barriers to HTN care in patients with RA to reduce disparities in HTN and CAD outcomes for Black...
