National Institutes of Health (NIH) – “Understanding Clinical Trials”
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) – brochure – “Becoming a Research Volunteer”
NIH – ClinicalTrials.gov – registry of clinical trials and information concerning clinical trials
NIH –National Heart Lung and Blood Institute - Body Mass Index (BMI) – How to calculate your BMI. [Many clinical trials will have a BMI range for those who may be included or excluded from a study.]
Information regarding specific Clinical Trials in which OSC Physicians are participating may be found at the following sites.
NIH – ClinicalTrials.gov
> Active/Recruiting:
> Closed, follow-up continuing:
Wallis Study
Industry sponsored:
> Active/Recruiting:
> Closed, follow-up continuing
CerviCore: [Note: The original study is closed nationwide. A Continued Access study is continuing at selected sites.]
Spine-Health: CerviCore
CenterWatch: CerviCore
> Dynesys [This includes a reference to the clinical trial. The device is approved for use with a lumbar fusion.]