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NANO: Effectiveness and Safety of Small Aneurysm Coiling Trial Jul 20th, 2018

NANO: Effectiveness and Safety of Small Aneurysm Coiling Trial This is a prospective study to compare the safety and efficacy of treating small aneurysms with coils specially designed for small aneurysms to historically reported rates of safety and efficacy for the treatment of larger aneurysms. If you would like to...

ATLAS: Next Generation Treatment for Intracranial Aneurysms Oct 30th, 2017

Safety and Effectiveness of the Treatment of Wide-Neck, Intracranial, Saccular Aneurysms with the Next Generation Neuroform Stent System. As part of our ongoing commitment to improving patient outcomes by participating in clinical research, we are proud to participate in a study focused on the safety and effectiveness of the Atlas...

COMPASS Trial: A Direct Aspiration First Pass Technique Apr 21st, 2017

Intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration has been shown to be safe and effective for treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) within 3 hours of symptom onset, and newer evidence has shown potential benefit out to 4.5 hours. Mechanical thrombectomy, the mechanical removal of blood clots, for AIS patients...

StrokeNet: Developed by the National Institute of Health Mar 17th, 2017

StrokeNet, developed by NIH, is the new structure for federal funding of all aspects of stroke research including prevention, acute treatment, and recovery / rehabilitation. The University of Cincinnati has been named as the national coordinating center and there are 25 regional coordinating centers across the United States, including the...

We Are Committed to Clinical Research Mar 16th, 2017

RIA has a rich history of participation in clinical research and innovation dating back to the 1980s.  Many of our physicians believe it is important to contribute to science and advance medicine.  Further, our patients can benefit from access to emerging and novel technology. In recent years, RIA Research has...

Barrel™: Study of the Reverse Medical Barrel™ Vascular Reconstruction Device Feb 21st, 2017

The full name of this study is: Barrel™: Study of the Reverse Medical Barrel™ Vascular Reconstruction Device for Adjunctive Treatment to Embolic Coils for Wide-Neck, Intracranial, Bifurcating/Branching Aneurysms. This single arm study is evaluating the outcomes of treatment with the Barrel VRD device as an adjunctive treatment to coiling for...

Assessing the Embolization of Neurovascular Lesions Using the Penumbra Smart Coil (SMART) Feb 21st, 2017

This is a prospective, multi-center study of patients treated in accordance with the cleared indications for the Penumbra SMART CoilTM System (SMART), Penumbra Coil 400TM (PC 400), and Penumbra Occlusion DeviceTM (POD). Data for each patient are collected in accordance with the standard of care at each participating hospital through one-year follow-up. Approximately...

Treating Intracranial Aneurysms with the CODMAN ENTERPRISE® Device Feb 21st, 2017

A Prospective, Multi-Center, Single Arm Study to evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the CODMAN ENTERPRISE® Vascular Reconstruction Device and Delivery System when used in conjunction with Endovascular Coil Embolization in the Treatment of Wide-Necked Saccular Intracranial Aneurysms.  

Apollo™ Onyx™ Delivery Micro Catheter Feb 15th, 2017

We participated in a post-market safety study to evaluate the new Apollo Onyx micro catheter. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of the Apollo™ Onyx™ Delivery Micro Catheter used for delivery of the Onyx™ Liquid Embolic System during brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) embolization procedures. If you would...

ESCAPE: Changing the way stroke patients are treated Feb 14th, 2017

The ESCAPE trial is a testament to the importance of research and innovation in the evolution of treatment options for patients. Our neurointerventional surgeons were key contributors to this landmark clinical trial that demonstrated the benefits of endovascular treatment compared to conventional treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke. The...

We are Industry Leaders in Clinical Research Feb 1st, 2017

We pride ourselves on contributing to the advancement of medicine and providing patients in the Denver area with the latest screening and treatment alternatives. While clinical research most often occurs in an academic medical center setting, many RIA/Invision Sally Jobe physicians believe participation in research in a private practice is...

So You Know: Imaging Support for Clinical Trials Jan 4th, 2017

Radiology Imaging Associates physicians and staff have experience with the imaging requirements of numerous clinical trials. For research imaging, we can offer our standard imaging protocols, or adapt to a study-specific imaging protocol that may be required by a specific study. We offer various services related to research imaging including,...