Okolichany R, Padala PR, Mooney S Cognitive and Functional Abilities in an Older Adult Veteran Before and After Contracting COVID-19. J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2022 Mar 25;6(1):115-120. doi: 10.3233/ADR-210055. eCollection 2022.
Padala KP, Jendro AM, Wilson KB, Padala PR Technology Use to Bridge the Gap of Social Distancing during COVID-19. J Geriatr Med Gerontol. 2020 Jun 29;6(2):10.23937/2469-5858/1510092. doi: 10.23937/2469-5858/1510092. No abstract available.
Padala KP, Parkes CM, Padala PR Neuropsychological and Functional Impact of COVID-19 on Mild Cognitive Impairment. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2020 Jan-Dec;35:1533317520960875. doi: 10.1177/1533317520960875.
Preston AM, Brown L, Padala KP, Padala PR Veterans Affairs Health Care Provider Perceptions of Virtual Reality: Brief Exploratory Survey. Interact J Med Res. 2022 Sep 2;11(2):e38490. doi: 10.2196/38490.
Preston AM, Padala PR Virtual reality on the verge of becoming a reality for geriatric research. Int Psychogeriatr. 2022 Feb;34(2):97-99. doi: 10.1017/S1041610221000867. Epub 2021 Jun 8. No abstract available.
Sharma T, Padala PR, Mehta JL Loneliness and Social Isolation: Determinants of Cardiovascular Outcomes. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2021;17(6):e051121190873. doi: 10.2174/1573403X17666210129101845.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Apathy in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Interventional studies are often prospective and are specifically tailored to evaluate direct impacts of treatment or preventive measures on disease.
Observational studies are often retrospective and are used to assess potential causation in exposure-outcome relationships and therefore influence preventive methods.
Expanded access is a means by which manufacturers make investigational new drugs available, under certain circumstances, to treat a patient(s) with a serious disease or condition who cannot participate in a controlled clinical trial.
Clinical trials are conducted in a series of steps, called phases - each phase is designed to answer a separate research question.
Phase 1: Researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase 2: The drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase 3: The drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
Phase 4: Studies are done after the drug or treatment has been marketed to gather information on the drug's effect in various populations and any side effects associated with long-term use.
