Research

The value of clinical research.

SIR Foundation strongly encourages research initiatives that advance patient care. We support the development of trials, clinical registries and other research programs.

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Clinical research to improve outcomes

SIR Foundation supports diverse research initiatives in IR. This can involve investigating a drug, device or procedure to evaluate health outcomes, improve patient care and medical knowledge. 

Research priorities Corporate-sponsored Research Summit Program Research consensus panels (RCPs)

Increase knowledge through clinical trials

SIR Foundation supports a variety of studies to advance IR. Involvement has included subject enrollment and raising awareness in the IR community. 

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  1. C-TRACT Trial

    C-TRACT(Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief with Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Therapy) is a multicenter, randomized trial led by Suresh Vedantham, MD, FSIR, of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis.

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  2. PRESERVE Trial

    PRESERVE is the first large-scale, multi-specialty prospective clinical research trial to evaluate IVC filters use and long term follow-up.

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  3. ATTRACT trial

    ATTRACT was designed to evaluate the ability of pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis (PCDT) to reduce the incidence and severity in patients with acute proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

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  4. EMBOLIZE trial

    The EMBOLIZE trial is a first-of-its-kind prospective, randomized controlled trial studying the effects of ovarian vein embolization (OVE) in reducing pain in women experiencing chronic pain due to pelvic venous disease (PeVD).

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Clinical registries. Collecting data, improving quality.

Clinical registries collect data on a specific population defined by a particular disease, condition or procedure. SIR Foundation encourages these endeavors as they support evidence-based research that can ultimately help improve quality and patient safety.

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