Current Clinical Trials

Dermatology - Medication to Control Pruritus

Dr. Laura Stokking is enrolling dogs for a new medication to control pruritus. Contact Christie Yamazaki, RVT @ 858-875-7500 x 640.

Emergency and Critical Care - Antivenom

Veterinary Specialty Hospital is enrolling dogs at our San Diego location in a study which will provide free rattlesnake antivenom to participants.  Our North County location is currently pending approval.  Please send your cases to VSH San Diego at this time.

Patients that qualify:

• Dogs 15-100 lbs.
• Snakebite is within 12 hours of presentation.
• Bite is on the face or an extremity and is swollen and painful.

Ineligible patients:

• Dogs who are pregnant or nursing.
• Dogs currently being treated with steroids, NSAIDs, Vitamin K, or anticoagulants.
• Dogs known to have received the Rattlesnake vaccine or antivenom in the past.
• Dogs with known diseases including: heart failure, unregulated endocrinopathy, cancer, or autoimmune or clotting disorders.

All patients will be hospitalized for 24 hours and receive 4 free vials of antivenom.  The patients will have bloodwork checked including CBC, chemistry, and clotting panels.  The bill for hospitalization and bloodwork will be discounted by $375.

Please call Monica Clare, VMD, DACVECC, Janan Abed, DVM (emergency and critical care resident), or Tracy Julius, DVM (emergency and critical care resident) for more information at (858) 875-7500.

Internal Medicine - Canine IBD Study

In conjunction with the Texas A&M GI Lab, VSH is enrolling dogs with chronic gastrointestinal disease in a study to evaluate the usefulness of several new markers of inflammatory diseases in serum, urine, and feces.  Dogs with chronic small bowel diarrhea, vomiting or weight loss are eligible.  Contact Dr. Hill @ (858) 875-7575 x2702 or Jen Fulbright @ (858) 875-7500 x 729.

CLOSED - Medical Oncology – Canine Mast Cell Tumor Trial 

THANK YOU for your inquiries and the cases that you sent to your oncology service at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital.  Together we are leaders in the future of cancer medicine.  Palladia (need TM superscript on this name) and masitinib still available at no charge with associated minimal exam, lab, +/- shipping fees.

Surgery- Micro Total Hip Replacement

VSH is enrolling 25 small dogs in a clinical study to compare the results of micro THR to those of femoral head and neck excision.  If you know of a small dog candidate for this procedure or would like to learn more about the benefits of participating in the study, contact any of the surgeons at VSH at (858) 875- 7575.