NIH Studies: Musculoskeletal

Below is a listing of government-funded clinical trials in Musculoskeletal, being conducted by the various National Institutes of Health at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.

Click on a study summary to view the study description and contact information directly from the NIH's web site.

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Morphine, Nortriptyline and Their Combination in the Treatment of Lumbar Radiculopathy Pain

The Effects of Endometriosis on Bone Mineral Density

The Use of Microdialysis/Acupuncture Needle to Assess the Local Tissue Milieu in Active and Latent Myofascial Trigger Points in the Upper Trapezius Muscle in Individuals With and Without Neck Pain

A Rigid Body Data Base on Human Movement

The P.O.W.E.R. STUDY (Premenopause, Osteopenia/Osteoporosis, Women, Alendronate, Depression)

Central Mechanisms in Speech Motor Control Studied with H20-15 PET

Virtual Functional Anatomy (VFA)

Genetic Determinants of Ankylosing Spondylitis Severity - Longitudinal Study

Screening and Diagnosis of Patients With Connective Tissue Disorders

Studies in the Natural History and Pathogenesis of Childhood Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

Genetic Determinants of Ankylosing Spondylitis Severity - Cross Sectional Study

Effects of a T Cell-Depleting Monoclonal Antibody, Alemtuzumab, In Patient With Inclusion Body Myositis: A Pilot Clinicopathological Study

Specimen Procurement for Individuals with Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Progression of Spinal Fusion in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Neurotropin Treatment of Fibromyalgia

Effects of the Aromatase Inhibitor Letrozole on Pubertal Progression and Indices of Bone Turnover in Girls with Precocious Puberty and McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS)

Evaluation and Treatment of Skeletal Diseases

Rehabilitation Medicine Screening Protocol

Controlled Trial of Pamidronate in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Studies of the Pathogenesis and Natural History of Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID)

Clinical Study of Muenke Syndrome (FGFR3-Related Craniosynostosis)

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Alendronate in the Treatment of Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia and the McCune-Albright Syndrome

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Infliximab In Patients With Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis

Gait Adaptations to Passive Dynamic Ankle-Foot Orthosis Use

Clinical and Basic Investigations into Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

Last updated: September 15, 2006 at 4:30:37 PM