Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit is a medical facility located in Detroit, Michigan. This center is recognized for care of Sleep Apnea, Lung Cancer, Leukemia, Colorectal Cancer, Lymphoma and other specialties. Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit is involved with conducting 131 clinical trials across 152 conditions. There are 7 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Edi Levi, MD, Susmita Chowdhuri, MD, M. Safwan Badr, MD, and Abdulghani Sankari, MD PhD.Top PIs
Edi Levi, MD
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI
4 years of reported clinical research
Susmita Chowdhuri, MD
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI
9 years of reported clinical research
M. Safwan Badr, MD
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
8 years of reported clinical research
Abdulghani Sankari, MD PhD
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI
2 years of reported clinical research
Clinical Trials running at Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
Treatments
for Sleep Apnea in Spinal Cord Injury
This study will investigate potential therapeutic approaches for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in patients with chronic cervical spine injury (\>6 months post-injury).
Recruiting
4 awards
Phase 4
2 criteria
Combination Therapies
for Central Sleep Apnea
This trial tests a combination of a machine that keeps airways open and medications to improve breathing in patients with central sleep apnea who have heart failure or use opioid painkillers. The goal is to make breathing more stable and less sensitive to disruptions during sleep. A specific type of machine has been studied as a treatment for central sleep apnea in heart failure patients, showing mixed results in improving outcomes.
Recruiting
3 awards
Phase 4
1 criteria
Oxygen + Finasteride + Acetazolamide
for Sleep Apnea in Elderly
This trial is testing three treatments—oxygen, finasteride, and acetazolamide—to help elderly Veterans with sleep apnea. These treatments aim to make breathing more stable during sleep by providing extra oxygen, altering hormone levels, and changing how the body handles carbon dioxide. The goal is to find easier and more effective ways to treat sleep apnea in this group.
Recruiting
3 awards
Phase 4
2 criteria
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit is a medical facility located in Detroit, Michigan. This center is recognized for care of Sleep Apnea, Lung Cancer, Leukemia, Colorectal Cancer, Lymphoma and other specialties. Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit is involved with conducting 131 clinical trials across 152 conditions. There are 7 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Edi Levi, MD, Susmita Chowdhuri, MD, M. Safwan Badr, MD, and Abdulghani Sankari, MD PhD.