{"id":859,"date":"2026-02-17T01:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/?page_id=859"},"modified":"2026-04-11T03:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T03:56:19","slug":"ongoing-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/research\/ongoing-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ongoing Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"op-section\" id=\"ongoing-studies\">\n<p>\n    Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital supports clinical research activities<br \/>\n    aimed at improving patient care and medical outcomes.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    Our research initiatives include clinical trials of new medications<br \/>\n    and medical devices, observational analyses of treatment outcomes,<br \/>\n    and participation in collaborative research frameworks.\n  <\/p>\n<div class=\"op-alert\" role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Research governance note\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2139\ufe0f<\/div>\n<div>\n      All research activities are conducted in accordance with institutional<br \/>\n      review procedures and applicable regulations in Japan,<br \/>\n      with patient safety and ethical standards as top priorities.\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>What We Do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clinical trials<\/strong> of new medications and medical devices<\/li>\n<li><strong>Observational studies<\/strong> analyzing real-world treatment outcomes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaborative research<\/strong> with external institutions when applicable<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registry-based participation<\/strong> supporting evidence-based medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Current Clinical Trials<\/h2>\n<p>\n    The hospital participates in clinical trials across multiple medical specialties,<br \/>\n    providing access to emerging therapies within regulated research frameworks.\n  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gastroenterology<\/strong>: Crohn\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cardiovascular Medicine &#038; Surgery<\/strong>: Heart failure, dyslipidemia, peripheral arterial disease<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neurology &#038; Neurosurgery<\/strong>: Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pediatrics<\/strong>: Pediatric urticaria<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emergency Medicine<\/strong>: Delirium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    Participation in clinical trials is conducted under established<br \/>\n    regulatory standards in Japan.\n  <\/p>\n<h2>Research Governance and Infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>\n    The hospital maintains a Clinical Trial Center that supports<br \/>\n    the planning, implementation, and documentation of clinical research<br \/>\n    to ensure appropriate and compliant study conduct.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    As an Osaka-designated Cancer Care Center, the hospital maintains<br \/>\n    structured oncology services and institutional cancer registry activities,<br \/>\n    forming a foundation for ongoing clinical research and quality improvement.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    Through these efforts, we contribute to evidence-based medicine<br \/>\n    and the continuous advancement of healthcare quality.\n  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"MedicalOrganization\",\n  \"name\": \"Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital\",\n  \"department\": {\n    \"@type\": \"MedicalResearchOrganization\",\n    \"name\": \"Clinical Research and Clinical Trial Activities\",\n    \"description\": \"Participation in clinical trials, observational studies, registry-based research, and collaborative clinical research initiatives conducted under regulatory standards in Japan.\"\n  },\n  \"medicalSpecialty\": [\n    \"Gastroenterologic\",\n    \"Cardiovascular\",\n    \"Neurologic\",\n    \"Pediatric\",\n    \"Emergency\"\n  ],\n  \"areaServed\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Country\",\n    \"name\": \"Japan\"\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital supports clinical research activities aimed at improving patient care and medical outcomes. Our research initiatives include clinical trials of new medications and medical devices, observational analyses of treatment outcomes, and participation in collaborative research frameworks. \u2139\ufe0f All research activities are conducted in accordance with institutional review procedures and applicable regulations in Japan, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":931,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-859","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1499,"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/859\/revisions\/1499"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kishiwada.tokushukai.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}