04/06/2020

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<p>Emmes today announced that Heather Hill, Dr. Adam Mendizabal and Dr. Nilay Shah have been promoted to vice president. According to Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer, “These promotions reflect their talent and value to the organization. Heather, Adam and Nilay demonstrate our commitment to developing staff and promoting from within. They will strengthen and add great value to our leadership team and will support our plans to grow both internally and externally.” </p>
<p>Heather Hill leads the company’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease research group. With more than 25 years of clinical research experience, Hill has led a number of government, commercial and non-profit infectious disease projects for the company. She is now the co-principal investigator for the Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) project sponsored by NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Here, Emmes is responsible for the statistical and data coordination of more than 100 vaccine and infectious disease protocols. Hill joined Emmes in 2002 as a project director, following five years of active duty in the U.S. Army and a four-year stint as a laboratory manager for an Army contractor. Since then, she has participated in or led the implementation of a range of clinical trials for biodefense agents and pandemic preparedness, including vaccines against influenza, smallpox and anthrax. </p>
<p>Hill noted, “It’s an honor to contribute to the fight against infectious diseases, particularly the emerging threats that require us to have clinical trials up and running in days.”</p>
<p>During her tenure at Emmes, Hill has co-authored more than 50 papers that have been published in a number of scientific journals. She holds an M.S. in environmental biology from Hood College, and a B.S. in biological sciences from Colorado State University.</p>
<p>Dr. Lindblad, said, “Our leadership, employees and clients from both NIH and industry turn to Heather when leadership is needed to respond to pandemics including H1N1, Avian flu, Ebola and now Covid-19. Her teams are consistently recognized for both speed and quality of execution.”</p>
<p>Dr. Adam Mendizabal co-leads Emmes’ Transplant, Allergy and Autoimmune research group. During his 17-year tenure, Adam has held positions of increasing responsibility focusing on clinical trials in stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy for both biotechnology and government clients. A highlight of Adam’s career has been to serve as the co-principal investigator of the Data and Coordinating Center of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network, which supports research on behalf of the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the National Cancer Institute. </p>
<p>According to Dr. Mendizabal, “Emmes has given me a great opportunity to expand the body of knowledge about transplant and cellular therapies, and the results of our clinical trials are having a profound impact on the way patients are being treated.”</p>
<p>He has collaborated on more than 50 scientific publications on topics ranging from blood and marrow transplantation to childhood leukemia. Mendizabal earned a Ph.D. in epidemiology from The George Washington University; M.S. in statistics from Rutgers University; and B.A. biology from Rutgers College.</p>
<p>Dr. Lindblad said, “Dr. Mendizabal and his team are regarded as respected experts by their partners in transplant and cellular therapy research. His contributions to scientific publications have produced numerous high-impact, practice-changing results. ”</p>
<p>Dr. Nilay Shah is vice president of strategic partnerships and medical officer. He started his career practicing medicine overseas and then worked as a clinical researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Shah started at Emmes in 2005 as a safety/medical monitor before assuming leadership roles in ophthalmology, autoimmune and inflammation projects. He has more than 15 years of experience in leading various commercial studies, many of which have received regulatory approval. More recently, he led a privately funded device study using Artificial Intelligence (AI), which resulted in its being the first and only FDA-cleared diagnostic AI system to detect diabetic retinopathy in the ophthalmic space. Dr. Shah also has been actively involved in business development.</p>
<p>According to Dr. Shah, “Our long and productive partnerships with our clients – and the scientific value we bring – are part of our legacy. I’m excited to expand this into building new relationships with business partners, both domestically and internationally, that offer skill sets and values that complement ours.”</p>
<p>Dr. Shah has written numerous ophthalmic-related papers in a wide range of scientific journals, and he is a grant reviewer at The Maryland Technology Development Corporation, known as TEDCO, for the Maryland Innovation Initiative. He attended Rutgers University before obtaining his MBBS degree in medicine and surgery from the Somaiya Medical College and Research Center at the University of Mumbai in India (MD equivalent in the U.S.)</p>
<p>“Dr. Shah is a passionate advocate for finding truth in research, reflecting our vision of being the trusted partner to researchers seeking to improve human health,” said Dr. Lindblad. “He is an innovative thinker and problem solver, and he uses those skills to understand client needs and deliver solutions.”</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;

03/23/2020

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<p>Emmes today announced that Kathleen Wolf has joined the company as vice president of clinical operations. She has two decades of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including most recently as a senior director with AstraZeneca’s MedImmune unit. </p>
<p>Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer of Emmes, said, “Kathleen is an outstanding addition to our leadership team. Her background in both biotech and pharmaceutical settings will be a great asset. Her experience in building collaborative, cross-functional teams complements our clinical operations platform.</p>
<p>“It’s an exciting time for Emmes as we expand our role in addressing the world’s most pressing human health problems,” she continued.</p>
<p>Wolf began her career as a clinical research coordinator focused on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research. Over the next decade, she assumed management roles with increasing responsibility at a research center and two pharmaceutical companies: Shire and Human Genome Sciences. Wolf joined AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in 2006 where she led portfolio development plans and resource strategies across infectious disease, oncology and respiratory therapeutic groups. In 2009, she moved to AstraZeneca’s MedImmune unit, where she began as therapeutic director for infectious disease and vaccines and then moved into the role of senior director and clinical operations head.</p>
<p>Wolf said, “Emmes puts a premium on collaboration and has built an outstanding reputation for clinical research across a range of therapeutic areas and services. Blending creativity with greater standardization will give us an even stronger foundation to expand our presence with a larger number of partners.”</p>
<p>She added, “I’d like to build upon that, with a fundamental goal of keeping the patient at the heart of how we address human health in clinical research.”</p>
<p>Wolf holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs from George Washington University. She is a guest lecturer for the Master of Science in Biotech Program at Georgetown University, as well as a panelist and judge for student entrepreneurship competitions at Georgetown Business/Medical Schools. She and her family live in Cabin John, Maryland.</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;

01/21/2020

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<p>Emmes today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the labeling of ampicillin, a commonly used antibiotic, to include use in infants younger than 28 days in the treatment of serious conditions meningitis and septicemia. FDA’s approval was based in part on a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)-funded <a href="https://dash.nichd.nih.gov/study/20222&quot; target="_blank">study</a>, conducted under the <a href="https://www.nichd.nih.gov/research/supported/bpca/accomplishments&quot; target="_blank">Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA)</a>.</p>
<p>Emmes provided full-service data management, regulatory support, pharmacovigilance, site monitoring, and statistical analyses for the ampicillin study, and facilitated the study protocol design. Emmes is in the third year of a 10-1/2 year contract supporting pediatric clinical trials aimed at improving the labeling of drugs for pediatric use.</p>
<p>According to Dr. Perdita Taylor-Zapata, BPCA program lead at NICHD, “Children are considered therapeutic orphans due to the lack of dosing, safety and efficacy information for drugs used routinely in this population. Ampicillin is one of the newest drug labeling changes resulting from study data submitted to and approved by the FDA, and it represents another step forward in helping doctors safely prescribe medication to their youngest patients.”</p>
<p>Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer of Emmes, said, “Emmes’ study design, data management, statistical analysis and other services provide a platform to ultimately ensure that drugs and therapies for children are safe, effective and used in the proper doses.”<br />
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About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;

01/06/2020

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<p>Emmes today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a prescription-only medical device used to estimate the weight of infants who are up to 90 days of age.</p>
<p>The Mercy babyTAPE is a tape-measure-like device that permits health care professionals to estimate the body weight of preterm and full-term infants when a scale may not be available or practical to use. Accurately estimating pediatric patient weight is important for drug dosing, resuscitation interventions, and nutritional assessments. This easy-to-produce device could be especially useful in emergency or resource-constrained situations such as remote or rural areas, and in developing countries. </p>
<p>The Mercy babyTAPE was developed under the <a href="https://www.nichd.nih.gov/research/supported/bpca&quot; target="_blank">Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act</a>, which mandates the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to prioritize therapeutic areas in critical need of pediatric-specific treatment information, sponsor pediatric clinical trials, and submit the data for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for action on affected products.</p>
<p>Emmes coordinated operations and analyzed the data from the NIH-funded studies for the original Mercy TAPE devices, which are used in children ages 2-16 years. These were the first weight estimation devices developed under the BPCA program and the first weight estimation devices to be cleared by the FDA. The Mercy babyTAPE now brings the same weight estimation process to infants.</p>
<p>All were developed by Dr. Susan M. Abdel-Rahman at The Children's Mercy Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. According to Dr. Abdel-Rahman, “We now have a suite of low-cost, easy-to-use tools that take the guesswork out of estimating weight, one of the most important vital signs in a child. Combined, the Mercy TAPE and babyTAPE permit weight estimation from birth through adolescence in settings where this information is critical for delivering the best medical care possible.” </p>
<p>Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer of Emmes, added, “The development of the TAPE devices is a wonderful example of collaboration between government agencies, researchers and industry. It’s an honor for Emmes to partner with an outstanding researcher like Dr. Abdel-Rahman.”</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;

12/02/2019

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<p>Emmes today announced that it is part of a team of medical centers, universities and private industry supporting the development of a “universal influenza vaccine” that could provide longer-lasting protection than current vaccines and combat a wider variety of influenza viruses.</p>
<p>This is part of the newly launched Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers (CIVICs) program, under the direction of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). According to NIAID, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, the network of research centers will work together in a coordinated, multidisciplinary effort to develop more durable, broadly protective and longer-lasting influenza vaccines.</p>
<p>Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer of Emmes, said, “This project builds upon our experience in supporting clinical trials of influenza vaccines and other emerging infectious diseases, such as Zika and Ebola. It’s exciting to be on the ground floor of this innovative program for NIAID.”</p>
<p>Emmes is working with two other companies to provide the data management and statistical support for the CIVICs program. Digital Infuzion is the prime contractor, with Emmes and Gryphon Scientific, LLC, as subcontractors. All three companies are headquartered in Maryland. </p>
<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza causes hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths every year. The time it can take to develop vaccines, plus the fact that existing vaccines do not always protect against the continually changing strains of influenza, led to the new NIAID program.</p>
<p>The Digital Infuzion, Gryphon Scientific and Emmes team members are responsible for<br />
designing statistically sound preclinical experiments and clinical trials. Other focuses include performing data analyses, making results available across the CIVICs program, and ensuring that data is available in publicly accessible databases.</p>
<p>Dr. Stephan Bour, chief scientific officer for Digital Infuzion, said, “Emmes is a great addition to our team. The company has more than 30 years of experience with NIAID and has built an outstanding reputation in statistical and data management. We look forward to building our partnership and making a strong contribution to this important strategic endeavor.”</p>
<p>Dr. Lindblad added, “Emmes has been expanding our presence in the Maryland biotech community, and it’s a pleasure to collaborate with Digital Infuzion. The company is known for using technology and bioinformatics to develop novel solutions for the health care industry.”</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;
<p>This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. 75N93019C00078.</p>

10/10/2019

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<p>Emmes today announced the award of eight new task order contract awards associated with the Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM Initiative, known as the NIH HEAL InitiativeSM. The total value for the eight contracts is more than $9 million. The contract awards’ duration ranges from one to five years.</p>
<p>The National Institutes of Health launched the HEAL Initiative in April 2018 to improve prevention and treatment strategies for opioid misuse and addiction and enhance pain management. The eight Emmes contract awards are among 375 grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements across 41 states made by the National Institutes of Health in fiscal year 2019 to apply scientific solutions to reverse the national opioid crisis. </p>
<p>“The new contracts recognize our 10-year track record for providing data and statistics support to the research sponsored by NIH’s National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA),” said Dr. Paul Van Veldhuisen, Emmes’ chief operating officer. “It’s extremely satisfying for our company and our staff to join with leading researchers across the country in combatting the opioid epidemic.”</p>
<p>As the data and statistical center for the NIDA-sponsored National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network, or CTN, Emmes will play a critical role supporting the enhancement of the CTN to address opioid research. This enhancement will include activities to improve access to high-quality addiction treatment, including studies of the delivery of Opioid Use Disorder (ODU) in general medical settings, as well as ways to prevent the progression of moderate to severe ODU.</p>
<p>Emmes will be responsible for establishing systems for data collection and management; designing and performing statistical analyses; reviewing and monitoring the quality of data and clinical trial progress; preparing study reports; and supporting manuscripts for publication.</p>
<p>Dr. Anne Lindblad, Emmes’ president and chief executive officer, noted, “This new work truly reflects our mission to bring statistical solutions and dedicated research to the most pressing human health problems of our time.”</p>
<p>The company plans to hire about 10 additional staff members with statistical, data management and IT skills to work on the new contracts.</p>
<p>According to the NIH, the initiative is leveraging expertise from almost every NIH institute and center to approach the crisis from all angles and disciplines, and across the full spectrum of research.</p>
<p>"It's clear that a multi-pronged scientific approach is needed to reduce the risks of opioids, accelerate development of effective non-opioid therapies for pain and provide more flexible and effective options for treating addiction to opioids," said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., who launched the initiative in early 2018. "This unprecedented investment in the NIH HEAL Initiative demonstrates the commitment to reversing this devastating crisis."</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;

09/30/2019

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<p>Emmes today announced that it was ranked as one of the 100 largest private companies in the Washington metropolitan area. The ranking is compiled annually by the Washington Business Journal.</p>
<p>The company was ranked as the 83rd largest private company this year. Its most recently reported revenues were more than $114 million, and about 600 of the company’s 725 employees work in the Washington area.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Emmes received a Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval award from Alliance for Workplace Excellence. The award recognized organizations committed to<br />
building excellent places to work, considering attributes like innovative corporate culture and management practices, family-friendly policies and programs, employee growth and learning opportunities, and a commitment to corporate responsibility. </p>
<p>Emmes also had been honored with a Gold Award from the Maryland Department of Health, which salutes businesses in the state that are committed to improving employee health and well-being. </p>
<p>“We are continuing to grow and invest in our people,” noted Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer of Emmes. “It’s an honor to be recognized as a leading private company and to receive recognition for our culture and values.</p>
<p>“We will continue to be creative and proactive in building an environment that enhances the development and opportunities for our team,” she added. “That way, they can focus on what they love to do: to collaborate with leading researchers in developing clinical trials and producing research that addresses the health needs of people representing all ages and walks of life.”</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;

04/02/2019

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<p>Emmes today announced that it provided the data management support for a <a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/acyclovir-labeling-now-in…;, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to safely use Acyclovir to treat infants infected with the Herpes Simplex Virus. Acyclovir, known by the brand name Zovirax, now includes recommended usage and dosage for newborns and infants up to three months of age on its label.</p>
<p>The Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) mandates that NIH prioritize therapeutic areas in critical need for pediatric labeling, sponsor pediatric clinical trials, and submit the data to the FDA for consideration for labeling changes. The clinical trials are sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), with the labeling reviews and approvals administered by the FDA.</p>
<p>In the NIH news release, Dr. Perdita Taylor-Zapata, BPCA program lead at NICHD, stated: “With this label change, healthcare providers have clear guidance on how to use and prescribe this drug for their youngest patients.”</p>
<p>Newborns can become infected with the virus during pregnancy, labor and delivery, or shortly after birth if the mother develops genital herpes near the end of her pregnancy. The Herpes Simplex Virus in newborns can cause death or long-term problems such as blindness and damage to the brain and other organs.</p>
<p>Emmes has served as a data coordinating center for the BPCA <a href="https://secure.emmes.com/emmesweb/news?page=1">contract</a&gt; since August 2009. This entails study design, data management, regulatory support, pharmacovigilance, site monitoring, and statistical analyses. </p>
<p>Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer of Emmes, said, “This is one of our largest contracts and one that our Emmes team is extremely proud to support. Our role as a data coordinating center is a critical step in the process to study drugs and therapies used for infants and children and determine whether drug labeling updates are needed.”</p>
<p>The Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act was enacted in 2002 and subsequently reauthorized by the U.S. Congress in 2007, 2012 and 2017. One of its goals involves conducting clinical trials and research for on- and off-patent drug products meriting further study for children. NICHD activities are aimed at improving pediatric drug therapies through preclinical and clinical testing that lead to drug labeling change.</p>
<p>Most new drugs that have potential applications in pediatric care must be tested in children prior to receiving marketing approval in the U.S. However, the majority of previously approved drug therapies have not been labeled specifically for children and are used off-label without adequate studies in children.</p>
<p>Acyclovir is the first BPCA drug labeling change in 2019, and others are likely to follow. </p>
<p>Lindblad added, “Nine other drugs associated with this BPCA project are in various stages of review at the FDA. Ultimately, what this means is that more infants, young children and teenagers will benefit from careful labeling and appropriate treatment options for a variety of diseases.”</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;

10/30/2018

Company News

<p>The Emmes Corporation today announced that it was named one of the largest women-owned businesses in the Washington metropolitan area by the Washington Business Journal. Emmes was ranked the sixth largest women-owned business in the Washington region, up from number seven last year.</p>
<p>Last month, Emmes was named as one of the top 100 largest private companies in the area. Emmes ranked 83rd, up from 95th the previous year, in the Washington Business Journal’s annual list.</p>
<p>The company’s revenues increased 17 percent, from $90 million in 2016 to $106 million in 2017. This is the third consecutive year Emmes was included in both the top private company and top women-owned business lists. </p>
<p>“Growing the company is a credit to our staff, whose scientific and public health credentials and client relationships have helped us gain recognition as a sizable and successful international clinical research firm,” said Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer of Emmes. “Employees have a wide range of opportunities to design clinical trials for new drugs and to conduct research on the best treatment options for diseases.”</p>
<p>She added, “Even though we enjoy the benefits of a large company, we’ve worked hard to maintain a small-company spirit. We have built programs to make sure that employees have a voice in how the company is run, and we’ve created opportunities to interact, volunteer in the community, and have fun. We have an informal atmosphere where open doors are the norm; bureaucracy and layers are kept to a minimum.”</p>
<p>Emmes opened two new offices in the Washington area over the last 1-1/2 years, in part to accommodate growth and in part to give employees a choice of where to work. </p>
<p>“We wanted to reduce commuting times and be more family-friendly,” noted Dr. Lindblad. “People can choose to work in either Rockville or Frederick, Maryland, or in Northern Virginia. We’re also a proponent of teleworking, and a growing number of employees work from home.”</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Emmes was one of only two biotech companies recognized by The Washington Post in its <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/business/top-workplaces/?n…; target="_blank">Top Workplaces</a> ranking. This was the company’s third consecutive year on the list, which showcases area organizations with the highest ratings from their employees. Emmes also received a <a>Workplace Seal of Approval</a> for the fourth time.</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;

05/09/2018

Company News

<p><em>Most comprehensive Department of Defense-sponsored clinical trial on hyperbaric oxygen for mild traumatic brain injury yields promising findings for future research</em></p>
<p>The Emmes Corporation today announced that scientists and health professionals from the company, LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, Lovelace Biomedical Environmental Research Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the U.S. Army Medical and Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland, have completed a multi-year clinical trial testing hyperbaric oxygen as an intervention for U.S. military service members who have suffered mild traumatic brain injuries with persistent symptoms.</p>
<p>The Department of Defense-sponsored study included both active duty and veterans in the military who suffered from mild traumatic brain injuries. </p>
<p>Eleven researchers, as well as members of the study team, collaborated to write a paper that summarized the findings. The paper was just published in the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal.</p>
<p>Millions of people in the United States deal with traumatic brain injuries, and combat military personnel have increased risk for persistent post-concussive symptoms. This clinical research studied military personnel with post-concussive symptoms three months to five years after mild traumatic brain injury. The randomized clinical trial evaluated participants’ specific symptoms, as well as a range of other assessments such as quality of life, sleep, cognitive processing, auditory, visual and neuroimaging. </p>
<p>Hyperbaric oxygen produced short-term improvement in self-reported post-concussive and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, as well as some cognitive processing speed and sleep measures, in comparison to a control group. These improvements regressed after six months, however. One notable finding was that improvements were most significant in trial participants suffering from both traumatic brain injury and PTSD.</p>
<p> “Results suggest that hyperbaric oxygen may have a favorable effect that merits further study in service members, especially in those with PTSD,” said Dr. Lin Weaver, principal investigator and a member of the Hyperbaric Medicine Department of LDS Hospital. “This could be a promising avenue for further research.”</p>
<p>Dr. Steffanie Wilson, Emmes biostatistician and principal investigator of Emmes’ data analysis and management center for the research team, said, “We are planning to produce more in-depth papers on the findings of this study.” She added that additional research could address such issues as dosing, length of treatment and patient selection. </p>
<p>According to Dr. Anne Lindblad, president and chief executive officer of Emmes, “We learned a great deal from this research, from design to outcomes to logistics. This will be extremely helpful in developing more efficient clinical trials in the future and ultimately more effective ways to treat brain injuries and PTSD.”</p>
<p>About the Paper<br />
The paper was published in the March/April issue of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal. Non-subscribers can access the paper for a nominal fee. </p>
<p>About the Contract<br />
This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Defense under Contract No. W81XWH-15-D-0039-0003. The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision unless so designated by other documentation. In the conduct of research where humans are the subjects, the investigator(s) adhered to the policies regarding the protection of human subjects as prescribed by Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 45, Volume 1, Part 46; Title 32, Chapter 1, Part 219; and Title 21, Chapter 1, Part 50 (Protection of Human Subjects).</p>
<p>About Emmes<br />
We collaborate with our clients to produce valued, trusted scientific research. Our team members at Emmes are passionate about making a difference in the quality of human health, and we have supported more than a thousand studies across a diverse range of diseases since our formation in 1977. Our research is contributing to a healthier world. For more information, visit the Emmes website at <a href="http://www.emmes.com">www.emmes.com</a>.</p&gt;