Neurosciences and Spine
      
      Benaroya Research Institute and Virginia Mason Medical Center conduct clinical trials in the ongoing search for innovative therapies for neurological disorders. The Center for Neurosciences and Spine at the Virginia Mason Medical Center has specialized physicians and staff, cutting-edge technology, and a strong commitment to research.
Clinical Research Studies in Neurosciences and Spine
We have ongoing clinical studies in several areas of neuroscience and neurosurgery. Studies labeled as “Enrolling” are actively recruiting new participants while studies labeled as “Closed to Enrollment” are still active but no longer seeking new participants.
Please email the Neurosciences and Spine Clinical Research Team or call (206) 287-6260 for more information.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Prospective Evaluation of DVT Incidence and Risk Factors in Patients with ALS: A Pilot Study 
 Principal Investigator: Xuan Wu, MD
 Status: Enrolling
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- A randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study, comparing the efficacy and safety of remibrutinib versus teriflunomide in participants with relapsing multiple sclerosis, followed by extended treatment with open-label remibrutinib 
 Principal Investigator: Mariko Kita, MD
 Status: Enrolling
- Neurosurgery
- A Prospective, Blinded, Controlled, Dose-Randomized Clinical Investigation of OsteoAdapt SP In Single-level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) For The Treatment Of Symptomatic Degenerative Disease Of The Lumbosacral Spine 
 Principal Investigator: Philip Louie, MD
 Status: Enrolling- Medtronic Product Surveillance Registry 
 Principal Investigator: Farrokh Farrokhi, MD
 Status: Enrolling
            Clinical Trials Unit Team Leadership
      
        
       
                          Leslie Stevens
            Clinical Trials Unit Team Members
      
        
       
                      Amelia Johnson
 
                      Meilin Pang
 
                      Jin Yoon
