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.

2024 EAST Multicenter Trials

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

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Chad Hall, MD

Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital

chad.hall@bswhealth.org 

Sohan Lal

sohan.lal@bswhealth.org 

Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials

2023 EAST Multicenter Trials

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

sdgoddard@uabmc.edu 

Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials


Quantifying the shortage of trauma and acute care surgeons in the United States:
An EAST Multicenter Trial

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Patrick Murphy, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

pmurphy@mcw.edu 

Marc de Moya, MD (Co-primary investigator)

mdemoya@mcw.edu 

Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials


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

scastle@valleychildrens.org 

Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials


Primary Repair versus Resection for AAST Grade I and II Colon Injuries: Does the Type of Repair Really Matter?

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Caitlin A. Fitzgerald, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

cafitzgerald11@gmail.com 

Ryan P. Dumas, MD (Co-primary investigator)

ryan.dumas@utsouthwestern.edu 

Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials


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)

lgoodman@choc.org 

 Study Proposal Materials

 Additional Study Materials

2021 EAST Multicenter Trials

Contemporary Management of Right Upper Quadrant Gunshot Wounds

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Michael A. Vella, MD

University of Rochester

michael_vella@urmc.rochester.edu 

Ryan P. Dumas MD, FACS (Co-primary investigator)

 Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials


Radiographic Evaluation of Delayed Solid Organ Complications (REDSOC) Study

Principal Investigators & Contact Information:

Lindsey L. Perea, DO

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital

lindsey.perea@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 

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

 Study Proposal Materials 

Additional Study Materials


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

Chance.Spalding@ohiohealth.com 

Aimee LaRiccia DO  (Co-primary investigator)

aimee.lariccia@gmail.com

Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials


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

Rachel.Choron@gmail.com 

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

 Study Proposal Materials

Additional Study Materials


2020 EAST Multicenter Trials


Surgical Critical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

Principal Investigator & Contact Information:

Shailvi Gupta, MD

R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

shailvi.gupta@som.umaryland.edu

 Study Proposal Materials 

 Additional Study Materials


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

kazuhide.matsushima@med.usc.edu

 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 

amandacelii35@gmail.com 

Bryan Mores, MD

Emory

  Study Proposal Materials

  Additional Study Materials