Springfield Clinic’s physicians have conducted clinical trials for over 50 years across numerous medical specialties. To date, the Clinical Research Department has conducted more than 400 clinical trials and continues research activities today. Search the table below to review our current clinical trials, investigators and medical conditions under study.

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Condition Principal Investigator Description
Ankylosing Spondylitis Robert Trapp, MD A study to compare Cosentyx 150mg vs. 300mg in adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Breast Cancer Preet Singh, MD Long-term follow up of women with Early-Stage HER-2/neu Overexpressed/Amplified Breast Cancer previously treated with Trastuzumab followed by Neratinib (IN FOLLOW UP)
C-difficile Steven O'Marro, MD Comparison of ridinilazole to vancomycin treatment for Clostridium difficile infection
C-difficile Steven O'Marro, MD A Phase 3 study of SER109 (Ecobiotic Drug) to reduce recurrence of C-diff infection in adults who have received antibiotic treatment for recurrent C-diff infection.
Diabetic Retinopathy Ramanath Bhandari, MD Intravitreous Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment for Prevention of Diabetic Retinopathy (Enrollment Closed)
Distal Tibial Fractures Matthew Gardner, MD Observational Study of Patients with Distal Tibial Fractures Requiring Surgical Intervention with Locked Plating (Enrollment Closed)
Diabetic Macular Edema Ramanath Bhandari, MD Aflibercept vs. Bevacizumab + Deferred Aflibercept for the Treatment of DME
Heart Failure Ish Singla, MD A study of Vericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (Enrollment Closed)
Hip Fracture Matthew Gardner, MD N-Force screws augmented with N-Force Blue in Proximal Femur Fractures
Prostate Cancer David Lieber, MD Study comparing the occurrence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in patients receiving Firmagon or Lupron for Prostate Cancer
Metastatic Prostate Cancer David Lieber, MD Study of Enzalutamide plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy in men with Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer (Enrollment Closed)
Plaque Psoriasis Vivianne Beyer, MD Phase 3 Study of TYK2 inhibitor (oral) Compared to Otezla in adults with mod-severe Plaque Psoriasis
Psoriatic Arthritis Robert Trapp, MD Comparison of risankizumab to placebo in subjects with active Psoriatic Arthritis with inadequate response or intolerance to biologic therapies
Psoriatic Arthritis Robert Trapp, MD Comparison of risankizumab to placebo in subjects with active Psoriatic Arthritis with inadequate response or intolerance to Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARD) Therapy
Rheumatoid Arthritis Michael Pick, MD A study of Etanercept Monotherapy compared to Methotrexate Monotherapy for maintenance of remission in patients (age ≥ 18) with Rheumatoid Arthritis. (Enrollment Closed)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Robert Trapp, MD Long-term safety study of patients with RA and cardiovascular risk receiving Xeljanz or Humira (along with Methotrexate)(Enrollment Closed)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Robert Trapp, MD Phase 3 study of ABT-494 (JAK inhibitor) for patients with Mod-Severe RA who are on stable doses of DMARD's and have had inadequate response or intolerance to Biologic DMARD's (Enrollment Closed)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Robert Trapp, MD Long-term open-label follow up of GLPG0634 in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (Enrollment closed)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Jason Guthrie, MD Comparative and Pragmatic Study of Simponi Aria vs. Remicade in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (Enrollment Closed)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Robert Trapp, MD Oral Filgotinib given alone or in combination with Methotrexate in patients with moderate to severe active Rheumatoid Arthritis who are naive to Methotrexate (Enrollment Closed)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Robert Trapp, MD Phase 3 study of ABT-494 (JAK inhibitor) for patients with Mod-Severe RA who are on stable doses of DMARD's and have had inadequate response (Enrollment Closed)
Sjogren’s Syndrome Robert Trapp, MD Phase 2 study of Filgotinib, GS-9876 and GS-4059 in adults with active Sjogren's Syndrome (Enrollment closed)
Systemic Mold Infections Steven O’Marro, MD Observational Disease Registry of Patients Treated with Cresemba, VFEND, or Noxafil