Clinical Trials and Research at Minnesota Women's Care
Dr. Ashford believes in staying at the forefront of advances in healthcare for women. As an expression of that commitment, we sometimes participate in clinical trials and research of products and treatments that offer promising results in women's health.
There may be times that an emerging technology may provide the best course of treatment for you and your condition. If appropriate, Dr. Ashford may ask if you are interested in participating in a study. (You may fill out the form below and let us know in advance if you're interested in participating in trials. We'll keep your info on file and contact you should the right situation arise.) Most often, the clinical trials and research is on products and procedures that have been through thorough testing and are nearly ready to be released. This is the final stage in the product's development.
We have participated in these studies in the past. If you'd like to be considered for a study in the future, please let us know in the contact section below.
PURSUIT® - For Stress Urinary Incontinence
Minnesota Women's Care has been selected as one of the 30 sites in the country to participate in the PURSUIT clinical trial conducted by Viveve. The trial is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Viveve's treatment for the improvement of stress urinary incontinence in women.
You can read more about the PURSUIT study and its recent approval by the FDA at this link: PURSUIT Trial
CLOSED
Exair®
EXAIR® Prolapse Repair System versus native tissue repair for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, Exair 522 Study 2
CLOSED
Essure® Study
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Essure Post-NovaSure Radiofrequency Endometrial Ablation Procedure Following a Successful Essure Confirmation Test (Essure-NovaSure PAS). Protocol Number: 16975 - ESS-NSPAS
CLOSED
Poise Impressa Bladder Supports
This is a new approach to the management of stress urinary incontinence. This study is in the premarket evaluation stage.
CLOSED
Are you interested in participating in a clinical trial?
While not every trial is right for every woman, there are times that a particular trial may be of benefit to you, to other women and to the medical community at large. Please let us know if you'd like to be contacted in the event a clinical trial is available that fits you and your particular needs.
