Research & Clinical Trials
If you would like to learn more about participating in a research study or clinical trial, you may find our list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) helpful. If you have a question not addressed on our FAQ list, you may email us at research@memorialhermann.org.
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| Principal Investigator: Marc Rhoads, M.D. |
Colic is defined as crying or fussiness for more than three hours daily for more than three days weekly in a child less than three months old. Currently, there is not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of any treatment to relieve colic; however, there is evidence that infants with colic produce too much hydrogen gas in the intestine. This study aims to determine if treatment of babies with a bacteria called Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG will improve colic in infants and to see if colic is caused by abnormal bacteria in the large intestine.
Principal Investigator: Kevin Lally, M.D.
In this prospective review of medical charts researchers are evaluating the outcomes of all children with gastroschisis at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital.
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| Principal Investigator: Rene Gomez-Esquivel, M.D. |
Researchers are gathering data on pediatric patients who are hospitalized with chronic abdominal pain and have been diagnosed with biliary dyskinesia, a syndrome that can develop following cholescystectomy (removal of the gallbladder).
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| Principal Investigator: Fernando Navarro, M.D. |
Do milk and gluten make the intestine more capable of permitting liquids or gasses to pass through? Researchers are searching for the answer and also investigating whether this change corresponds with changes in the brain’s electrical activity and behavior in male autistic patients 3 to 9 years of age.