Research

Current Clinical Trials

Our Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine faculty participate in clinical trials that are sponsored by the NIH, industry, and the University. Below is a listing of our current clinical trials in pulmonary & critical care medicine. For more information on specific trials, please contact us at [email protected].

R E G I S T R Y
Illness Study PI / CO-I
Medical Thoracoscopy Medical
Thoracoscopy
Retrospective Study
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Sujith Cherian
Co-I: Dr. Pushan Jani
Co-I: Dr. Rosa Estrada-Y-Martin
Co-I: Dr. Kha Dinh
Co-I: Dr. Mohammad Asim Amjad
PH Momentus – Tempus PH ECG
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I:
Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Bindu Akkanti
Co-I: Dr. Farah Kazzaz
PH-ILD DeciPHer
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I:
Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Bindu Akkanti
Co-I: Dr. Farah Kazzaz
Pulmonary Nodule Nodify Data Registry
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Pushan Jani
Co-I:
Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I: Dr. Matthew Thau
Co-I: Dr. Kha Dinh
IPN
(IncidentalPulmonary
Nodule)
Tempus IPN – MHH
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Pushan Jani
Co-I:
Dr. Sujith Cherian
Co-I: Dr. Kha Dinh
Co-I: Dr. Zafar Bilal
Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome PCAS + IVF
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Gabriel Patarroyo Aponte
Co-I: Dr. Christopher Bertine
Co-I: Dr. Sujith Cherian
Co-I: Dr. Shiba Armin
Co-I: Dr. Gunnar Reichenberger
PCAS + Vasopressin
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Gabriel Patarroyo Aponte
Co-I: Dr. Abdul Halawa
Co-I: Dr. Christopher Bertini
Co-I: Dr. Jenifer Cortes
Pleural Effusion Pleural Disease – UT Tyler
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Pushan Jani
Co-I: pending
Pleural Effusion Retrospective
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Sujith Cherian
Co-I: Dr. Pushan Jani
Co-I: Dr. Kha Dinh
Co-I: Dr. Mohammad Asim Amjad
Co-I: Dr. Babith Mankidy
Co-I: Dr. Shawn Nishi
Co-I: Dr. Rosa Estrada-Y-Martin
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Role of Palliative Medicine
on patients admitted with diagnosis
of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Gabriel Patarroyo Aponte
Co-I:
Dr. Sujith Cherian
Co-I: Dr. Syed Zubair Ahmed
Co-I: Dr. William Harding
Co-I: Dr. Mark Warner
Co-I: Dr. Mohammad Asim Amjad
Co-I: Dr. Jenifer Cortes
Co-I: Dr. Kevin Daniel Estevez Perez
Co-I: Dr. Ariana Victoria Aquino Hernandez
Patients admitted to MICU Role of Social Workers and Case Managers
in an Intensive Care Unit:
A Multicenter Prospective Study
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Gabriel Patarroyo Aponte
Co-I: Dr. Sujith Cherian
Co-I: Dr. William Harding
Co-I: Dr. Mark Warner
Co-I: Dr. Gunnar Riechberger
Co-I: Dr. Shiba Armin
Co-I: Dr. Rahman Halawa
Co-I: Dr. Christopher Bertini
Co-I: Dr. Brandon Sarver
Co-I: Dr. Jenifer Cortes

O U T P A T I E N T
Illness Study PI / CO-I
Incidental Lung Nodules and Masses Optellum AI VNC: Pre-post data collection PI: Dr. Pushan Jani
Co-I: pending
PAH UTC 301
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Farah Kazzaz
Co-I: Dr. Bindu Akkanti
UTC 303
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Farah Kazzaz
Co-I: Dr. Bindu Akkanti
Progressive PF BMS IM027-1015
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I: Dr. Gautam Sikka
Co-I: Dr. Alisha Young
Co-I: Dr. Jennifer Sunny
Co-I: Dr. Rahat Hussain
UTC 305 – TETON
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I: Dr. Maulin Patel
Co-I:
Dr. Ferdous Kadri
UTC 302 – TETON OLE
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I: Dr. Maulin Patel
Co-I: Dr. Ferdous Kadri
AP01-007 – AVALYN
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I: Dr. Gautam Sikka
Co-I: Dr. Bilal Zafar
Co-I: Dr. Jennifer Sunny
IPF MOONSCAPE
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I: Dr. Maryam Kaous
Co-I: Dr. William Harding
BMS IM027-068
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I: Dr. Gautam Sikka
Co-I: Dr. Alisha Young
Co-I: Dr. Jennifer Sunny
Co-I: Dr. Rahat Hussain
REVERT TVD-101-003P
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Rodeo Abrencillo
Co-I: Dr. Gautam Sikka
Co-I: Dr. Rahat Hussain
PH-COPD MERCK 013
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Farah Kazzaz
Co-I: Dr. Bindu Akkanti
Co-I: Dr. Javier Barreda Garcia
COPD GSK 222714 & 222725
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Sami Hossri
COVID-Related
Sleep Disturbances
RECOVER Sleep
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Reeba Mathew
Co-I:
Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Ruckshanda Majid
Type II Diabetes (DM) WISHes 4 ME
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Reeba Mathew

I N P A T I E N T
Illness Study PI / CO-I
Small Phlebotomy Tubes
vs Standard Phlebotomy Tubes
in Reducing Blood Transfusions
Phlebotomy Tube Study
Actively recruiting in Cypress and TMC
PI: Dr. Javier Barreda Garcia
Co-I: Dr. Pascal Kingah
Co-I: Dr. Elias Cortez-Guadiana
Co-I: Dr. Audrey Kobina
Co-I: Dr. Claudia Pedroza
Co-I: Dr. Rosa Estrada-Y-Martin
Co-I: Dr. Sujith Cherian
Co-I: Dr. Syed Ghaza Rizvi
Co-I: Dr. Gabriel Patarroyo Aponte
COVID-Related Respiratory Infection STRIVE
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Robier Aguillon Prada
Co-I: Dr. Christopher Harding
STRIVE 2
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Robier Aguillon Prada
Co-I: Dr. Christopher Harding
Mechanical Ventilation PREVENT
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Pushan Jani
Co-I: Dr. Pascal Kingah
Co-I: Dr. Maulin Patel
Co-I: Dr. Gautam Sikka
Co-I: Dr. Ghazi Rizvi
Co-I: Dr. Javier Barreda Garcia
Co-I: Dr. Gabriel Patarroyo Aponte
Co-I: Dr. Matthew Thau
Co-I: William Harding
BIMV
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Pascal Kingah
Co-I: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Bindu Akkanti
Co-I: Dr. Ghazi Rizvi
Co-I: Dr. Alisha Young
Co-I: Dr. Elias Cortez
Co-I: Dr. Diane Vo
Respiratory virus infection
undergoing mechanical ventilation
INVENT
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. William Harding
Co-I: Dr. Robier Aguillon Prada
Co-I: Dr. Ghazi Rizvi
Pulmonary Embolism PE-TRACT
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. Farah Kazzaz
Co-I: Dr. Ferdous Kadri
Co-I: Dr. Maulin Patel
Co-I: Dr. Pascal Kingah
Co-I: Dr. Sukhdeep Basra
Co-I: Dr. Brittany Owen
Pulmonary Embolism –
Intermediate Risk
NAIL-IT
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Maulin Patel
Co-I: Dr. Farah Kazzaz
Co-I: Dr. Sukhdeep Basra
Co-I: Dr. Ferdous Kadri
Acute Respiratory
Distress Syndrome
(ARDS)
ERGOMED
Actively recruiting
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. William Harding
Co-I: Dr. Robier Aguillon Prada
Co-I: Dr. Ghazi Rizvi
Co-I: Dr. Gabriel Patarroyo Aponte
Co-I: Dr. Matthew Thau
BARDA 122815-01
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Bela Patel
Co-I: Dr. William Harding
Co-I: Dr. Robier Aguillon Prada
Co-I: Dr. Matthew Thau
Co-I: Dr. Ghazi Rizvi
Co-I: Dr. Gabriel Patarroyo Aponte
Obesity Obesity RCT
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Rosa Estrada-Y-Martin
Co-I: Dr. Sujith Cherian
Central Line Placement CERTA-OBVIUS
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Bindu Akkanti and Dr. William Harding
Co-I: Robier AguillonPrada
Co-I: Kah Dinh
Extubation
after general anesthesia
or after critical illness
EXTUBE
Not recruiting yet
PI: Dr. Rosa Estrada Y Martin
Co-I: Dr. Sujith Cherian
Protocol pending Vasopressor Strategy Study PI: Robier Aguillon-Prada
Co-I: pending

Additional Links:
Pulmonary Center of Excellence
Lung Tissue Biorepository – Pulmonary Center of Excellence


For more information, please contact our research team at [email protected].