Active Research

This is unpublished

current projects

ICECAP: Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients

TIC 2: Biospecimen collection study evaluating alterations in biomarkers for patients with trauma-induced coagulopathy

  • Dr. Alex St John
    Biospecimen collection study evaluating alterations in biomarkers for patients with trauma induced coagulopathy.

ED INNOVATION: RCT to compare effectiveness of sublingual bup (SL-BUP) versus extended-release bup (XR BUP) in ED patients' engagement in formal addiction treatment.

  • Dr. Lauren Whiteside
    RCT to compare effectiveness of sublingual bup (SL-BUP) versus extended release bup (XR BUP) in ED patients' engagement in formal addiction treatment.

BIOHCA: Biorepository for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

  • Dr. Nick Johnson
    Biorepository for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Prospective cohort study with subjects with all cardiac arrest rhythms within 12 hours of ED arrival.

ED LINC: Study Intervention for opioid abuse & linkage to care.

SPARK: A prospective interview-based longitudinal study to learn about health behaviors of young adults seen in Emergency Departments.

  • Dr. Lauren Whiteside
    A prospective interview-based longitudinal study to learn about health behaviors of young adults seen in Emergency Departments.

BLAZE: Phillips Ultrasound Study

  • Dr. Adeyinka Adedipe
    A prospective observational study to support u/s scanning activities in patients to assess modifications to product design and user preference.

IVY 5: Public health surveillance project gathering information about respiratory illnesses and vaccine effectiveness for COVID-19, RSV, and influenza.

  • Dr. Nick Johnson and Dr. Vasisht Srinivasan
    Public health surveillance initiative in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Monitoring acute respiratory infections caused by the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19, and the effectiveness of vaccines against these infections. 

LOVED: Study to determine impact of Long COVID-19 on the population.

  • Dr. Graham Nichol
    A proposal to assess clinically relevant Long Covid, determine Long Covid prevalence in underserved populations in the ED and the impact of Long Covid on the diagnostic evaluation of ED patients presenting with chest pain and shortness of breath.

TOWAR: Multi-site randomized EFIC trial assessing low titer whole blood resuscitation compared to standard care in prehospital AIRLIFT setting

Collaborations

TRACK TBI: Study comparing Abbot iSTAT Device to clinical CT in determining traumatic brain injury diagnosis.

Collaboration with UW Department of Neurology

  • Dr. Nancy Temkin & Dr. Christine MacDonald

Trauma Surgery dept - TAP: Randomized intervention trial assessing mortality of trauma patients after receiving Kcentra versus placebo.

Collaboration with UW Department of Surgery, Trauma

  • Dr. Saman Arbabi & Dr. Alex St John
    Randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial evaluating KCentra to improve survival in patients with traumatic injury and acute major bleeding.

DEPTH: Randomized intervention trial introducing Doxycycline versus placebo in treating HIV+ individuals with emphysema.

  • Dr. Engi Attia
    This study is a phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 100 mg doxycycline BID for 72 weeks for emphysema in people living with HIV.

OPTIC: Outcomes after Pediatric Trauma and Intensive Care

  • Dr. Elizabeth Killien
    Evaluate how the longitudinal trajectory of post-discharge recovery differs among children surviving critical injury compared to other acute illnesses.

PREVENT: PReventing Emerging infections through Vaccine EffectiveNess Testing—COVID

Collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control

  • Dr. Anne Chipman
    Public health surveillance initiative in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for vaccine effectiveness for healthcare workers.