Active Multicenter Trials - Not Enrolling Centers

These EAST Multicenter Trials are currently active but not enrolling centers.  These studies are in the development and/or publication process.

2025 EAST Multicenter Trials

Cerebrovascular Injury Antithrombotic Therapy in Trauma: An EAST Multicenter Trial Study of Stroke Prophylaxis in Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI)

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Danielle Detelich, MD

University of Kentucky

[email protected] 

Matthew Bernard

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

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2024 EAST Multicenter Trials

Palliative Care in the Trauma ICU (PiCIT) Trial

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Meaghan Broderick, MD

R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

[email protected] 

Mira Ghneim, MD

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

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Defining Outcomes of Early vs. Delayed Cholecystectomy for Perforated Cholecystitis

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Renqing Wu, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

[email protected] 

 Study Proposal Materials

 Additional Study Materials


Robotic Acute Care Surgery Utilization and Outcomes: An EAST Prospective, Observational Propensity Matched Multicenter Trial

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Samuel Wade Ross, MD, MPH, FACS

Carolinas Medical Center

[email protected] 

Tamara Mrad

[email protected] 

Julia Brake

[email protected]

Study Proposal Materials

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Skin Closure After Infected Laparotomy (SCAIL) – An EAST Multicenter Study

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Chad Hall, MD

Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital

[email protected] 

Sohan Lal

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

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2023 EAST Multicenter Trials

Mental Health Screening and Referral: Evaluating Trauma Centers Protocols and Patient Outcomes

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Sydney Timmer-Murillo, PhD

Medical College of Wisconsin

[email protected] 

Libby Schroeder, MD, FACS (Co-primary investigator)

Medical College of Wisconsin

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

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Mixed-Methods Analysis of Care Variation in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Shayan Rakhit, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

[email protected] 

Mayur B. Patel, MD, MPH (Co-primary investigator)

[email protected] 

Amelia W. Maiga, MD, MPH (Co-primary investigator)

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials


Multi-Center Study of Universal CTA Necks for Major Blunt Trauma Patients

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Alison Smith, MD PhD

University Medical Center, New Orleans

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

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Evaluation of Short versus Extended Duration Antibiotic Therapy on Outcomes in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection (DATa-NSTI Trial)

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Sabrina Goddard, MD

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

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Performance of prediction rules for pediatric blunt trauma in trauma centers without current guidelines: a retrospective study

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Shannon L. Castle, MD

Valley Children's Hospital

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

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A Retrospective Comparison of the Effectiveness of Percutaneous Pigtail Catheters Versus Traditional Chest Tubes for Hemothorax in Pediatric Trauma

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Laura F. Goodman MD MPH FAAP

Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)

[email protected] 

 Study Proposal Materials

 Additional Study Materials

2022 EAST Multicenter Trials

The Utility of Serial Hemoglobin Monitoring in Non-Operative Management of Blunt Splenic Injury

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Katherine Pellizzeri, MD

PRISMA Health System

[email protected] 

John Cull, MD  (Co-primary investigator)

[email protected] 

Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials

2021 EAST Multicenter Trials

Radiographic Evaluation of Delayed Solid Organ Complications (REDSOC) Study

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Lindsey L. Perea, DO

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital

[email protected] 

Joshua P. Hazelton, DO (Co-primary investigator)

 Study Proposal Materials 

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Prospective study of Mean Arterial Blood Pressure Augmentation in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries (MAP study): An EAST Multicenter Trial Proposal

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Chance Spalding DO PhD

Grant Medical Center

[email protected] 

Aimee LaRiccia DO  (Co-primary investigator)

[email protected]

Study Proposal Materials

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Outcomes Among Trauma Patients with Duodenal Leak Following Primary vs Complex Repair of Duodenal Injuries: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Rachel L. Choron, MD

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) / Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

[email protected] 

Mark Seamon, MD, FACS  (Co-primary investigator)

 Study Proposal Materials

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2019 EAST Multicenter Trials

Subtotal Cholecystectomy for Complicated Cholecystitis: What is the optimal technique?

Principal Investigator & Contact Information:

Kazuhide Matsushima, MD

Keck Hospital of USC

[email protected]

 Study Proposal Materials

 Additional Study Materials


2016 EAST Multicenter Trials

Use of Surgical Fixation for Chest Wall Stabilization in Severe Traumatic Rib Fractures

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Amanda Celii, MD 

[email protected] 

Bryan Mores, MD

Emory

  Study Proposal Materials

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