07/07/2021
Do you have a dog that itches?? Great news!!!! Coastal Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic is currently enrolling canine patients in a clinical trial to assess a new biologic treatment option for dogs with allergies. We are recruiting dogs of all ages with signs of allergies and/or a condition called atopic dermatitis. This can be caused by either food allergies or environmental allergies. A similar product, Cytopoint, has already been on the market for a number of years. To be enrolled, your pup should not have had a Cytopoint injection at any point in the past. This is an important point, as medical records will be reviewed by the USDA to ensure that your pup would qualify. The study would be over a two month time period. The first month requires a visit to the clinic once each week, typically on a Monday, and the second month requires a visit to the clinic every other week. There should be a total of 7 visits to the clinic. Each visit may take roughly 20-30 minutes. All pups should be on good flea prevention (oral and/or topical). If your pup qualifies, all costs associated with the clinical trial will be covered. In addition, there will be an incentive of $200 in gift cards at the first visit as long as your pup qualifies. If your pup finishes the study, there will be an additional $300 in gift cards awarded for a total of $500 in gift cards. We are the only center in the great state of Texas that has been granted this opportunity to work with this product. Thus far, we have not encountered any side effects with this treatment. It is a randomized, blinded study, so we are not aware of which patients will get the placebo (sterile saline) or the actual product. If you are interested, please contact the clinic at (832) 781-8545.
