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Applied and Basic Research

Our Applied and Basic Research seeks to answers real-life questions pertaining to all levels of patient health across many fields of focus. We are continually conducting cutting-edge trials, making pivotal discoveries, and turning those findings into knowledge that will improve those suffering from respiratory illnesses, allergies and food allergies. 

Active Studies

Study Title (link to more info on this site) Principal Investigator
A Comparison Study Between the Fixed Dose Triple Combination of Fluticasone Furoate/ Umeclidinium/ Vilanterol Trifenatate (FF/UMEC/VI) With Budesonide/Formoterol in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
A Study Comparing the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) of FF/UMEC/VI With the FDC of FF/VI and UMEC/VI; Administered Once-daily Via a Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
Acute Intervention Management Strategies (AIMS)
Best ADd-on Therapy Giving Effective Response (BADGER)
Characterizing the Response to a Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist and an Inhaled Corticosteroid (CLIC)
Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network
Infant Immune Study (IIS) Marilyn Halonen, PhD, Fernando Martinez, MD, Wayne J. Morgan, MD
Maintenance vs. Intermittent Inhaled Steroids in Wheezing Toddlers (MIST)
Montelukast or Azithromycin for Reduction of Inhaled CorticoSteroids in Childhood Asthma (MARS)
Pathways to Immunologically Mediated Asthma (PIMA) Fernando Martinez, MD
Pediatric Asthma Controller Trial (PACT)
Peer-Driven Intervention for Sleep Apnea (PCORI) Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
Prevention of Early Asthma in Kids (PEAK)
Sleep Intervention During Acute Lung Injury Tara F. Carr, MD, Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
Steroids in Eosinophil Negative Asthma (SIENA) Fernando Martinez, MD
TReating Children to Prevent EXacerbations of Asthma (TREXA) Fernando Martinez, MD, Wayne J. Morgan, MD
Tucson Children's Respiratory Study (TCRS) Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, MPH, Fernando Martinez, MD
Tucson Epidemiological Study of Airway Obstructive Disease (TESAOD) Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, MPH, Fernando Martinez, MD

Completed Studies

Study Title (link to more info on this site) Principal Investigator
ASCENT COPD Study Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH