UCI Center for Clinical Research

🎉 Exciting News from the UCI Center for Clinical Research! 🎉   We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website, marking a significant step forward in advancing medical knowledge and providing valuable resources to patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, and sponsors.   ✨ Highlights of Our New Website: • Enhanced Find-A-Trial functionality integrated with our new Recruitment Database. • User-friendly navigation and design. • Monthly featured studies and the latest updates in clinical research at UCI Health.   UCI Health colleagues and friends, we invite you to share our website with your professional and patient networks. Your support is vital to the success of this essential resource for the #ClinicalResearch community in Orange County and beyond! 💙💛 Explore our new site here: https://lnkd.in/geNcQ2vZ

UCirvineCCR had the pleasure of meeting everyone at the UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge! The UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge is a community movement to raise awareness and funds for critical cancer research at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center! Every participant-raised dollar directly funds pilot studies and early phase clinical trials that aim to develop new insights into cancer prevention, treatment and cures. #cancer #UCIHealth #UCIrvine

The Irvine Global Village Festival had a great turnout!  We enjoyed meeting everyone in our community. The perfect day for music, food and learning more about #ClinicalTrials UCI Health! To continue to learn more about our services or studies, please click here: https://bit.ly/3PSB1O6

This November, we will celebrate #NativeAmerican Heritage Month to celebrate the legacy of #Indigenous people and their culture and heritage that thrives in our communities! The UCI School of Medicine and its Office of Belonging, Equity, and Empowerment (BEE) strive to highlight the efforts and achievements in our community that support diversity, equity, and inclusion.  For Native American Heritage Month, the UCI School of Medicine encourages you to nominate a School of Medicine colleague (student, faculty, staff, resident), organization, programs/events or historical figures, who have contributed to the advancement of the Native American community in medicine and the health sciences! We strive to celebrate and amplify accomplishments in areas such as mentorship, clinical care, professional service and academic research. This community may include but is not limited to people who identify as Native American, #AmericanIndian, #AlaskaNative and/or a member of any indigenous tribe or group with ancestry within the modern-day contiguous United States. Please submit your nominations by Oct. 14, 2024! To submit a nomination, please click here: https://bit.ly/47XTotJ

Do you or someone you know suffer from Cutaneous Lupus? UCI Health Dermatologist, Michelle Min, MD, is leading a study to assess the efficacy and safety of Anifrolumab in adults with Chronic and/or Subacute Cutaneous Lupus. For more information, please contact the study team at CCREnrollment@hs.uci.edu or 833-UCI-STDY Additional study details and a contact form can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gpR7u9QA #CutaneousLupusErythematosus #Lupus #ClinicalResearch #UCIHealth

This weekend, CCR had the pleasure of participating in the 2024 Kidney/Pancreas Transplant & Nephrology Symposium! This symposium provided a detailed overview of the kidney/pancreas transplant patient care continuum and the collaboration between community physicians, nurses, social workers and dietitians of the transplant patient population. We got to listen to talks from our very own Principal Investigators, Dr. Uttam Reddy and Dr. Robert R. Redfield, as they explained the importance and challenges that come with caring for the pre-transplant, waitlist, post-transplant, and living donor patient populations. We hope you enjoyed learning more about the #ClinicalTrials at UCI Health! For more info on our #Kidney studies, please click here: https://bit.ly/3NfZAUh

Do you have #UncontrolledHypertension or #ResistantHypertension? If so, you may qualify for a clinical trial. UCI Health Nephrologist, EKAMOL TANTISATTAMO, MD, is conducting a #UncontrolledHypertension and #ResistantHypertension study to assess the efficacy and safety of Baxdrostat in adult patients ages 18 and older. For more information, please contact the study team at CCREnrollment@hs.uci.edu or 833-UCI-STDY Contact form & additional details found here: https://lnkd.in/gAkT4vuS

Do you or someone you know suffer from #HeartFailure? UCI Health Cardiologist, Dawn Lombardo, DO, is leading a study to evaluate the effects of ziltivekimab on participants with heart failure (HF) with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) or HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and systemic inflammation. For more information, please contact the study team at CCREnrollment@hs.uci.edu or 833-UCI-STDY Additional study details and a contact form can be found here:https://lnkd.in/dhci9gPu

Do you or someone you know suffer from a #TransthyretinAmyloidCardiomyopathy? UCI Health Cardiologist, Roxana Ghashghaei, MD, is leading a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Amyloid Depleter ALXN2220 in adult patricipants with Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy. For more information, please contact the study team at CCREnrollment@hs.uci.edu or 833-UCI-STDY Additional study details and a contact form can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gtRYhAg6

September is World Alzheimer’s Month! 💜 This is an international campaign that helps raise awareness and support those affected by the disease. People from all over the world unite together to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with Alzheimer’s and all types of dementia. We call on everyone to get involved, whether it be sharing messages on social media, attending events or fundraising. If you or someone you know has Alzheimer's, check out this link to participate in our clinical trials! https://bit.ly/3TVHomP #Alzheimers #Dementia #AlzheimersMonth #AlzheimersDay