Have you recently had an anterior cruciate ligament injury and will be undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery? If so, you may be able to participate in a study comparing the effects on pain relief and arthritis prevention of metformin or placebo. Compensation provided.
Can we extend your life after the diagnosis of your cancer in the stomach, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction by adding a third chemotherapy drug to the usual combination of two chemotherapy drugs? We are doing this study because we want to find out if this approach is better or worse than the usual approach for treatment of your cancer in the stomach, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction. The usual approach is defined as care most people get for cancer in the stomach, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction.
Do you have Stage II or III Breast cancer? If you have enough tissue from your breast cancer diagnosis to send for Mammaprint genomic testing, you may be able to take part in this research study. In this study, we want to learn more about adding an immunotherapy drug, durvalumab, to your chemotherapy treatment. The Mammaprint testing is conducted at no cost to you and the cost of durvalumab is covered.
Have you been diagnosed with Blood Cancer. If so, you may be able to take part in a research study looking at the safety of giving a new drug called AZD9829 to patients with Leukemia.
Do you have a type of cancer known as Relapsed Hodgkin's Lymphoma?Has your cancer come back, or not get better with the last treatment you received ? If so, you may be able to participate in a gene therapy study to see if we can use your body's own immune cells as a treatment for your HL. (Example: Do you know your blood pressure? Do you sit too much at work? If you have a desk job and higher than normal blood pressure (but are not taking blood pressure medication), you may be able to participate in a research study to find out if sitting less during the workday can lower
Have you had an ACL reconstruction? UNC Orthopaedics is looking for people between 13-25 years old to participate in a one-session research study to measure muscle strength and physical performance using state-of-the-art wearable sensors. Compensation up to $320.
Do you have an advanced melanoma tumor and have received prior systemic therapy? Has your cancer progressed on the other treatments? If so, the you may be able to take part in a study to help us learn the safety and dosage of the drug AB248 on solid tumors.
Is your child between the ages of 8-21, newly diagnosed with Leukemia or Lymphoma, and plans to receive chemotherapy treatment? If so, you may be able to participate in a research study investigating the feasiblity of a dietary intervention during treatment.
Do you identify as South Asian and do you menstruate? Do you identify as South Asian and do you use or have you consider using contraception or birth control? Have you experienced bias when discussing menstruation or contraception? If so, you may be interested in this study to improve reproductive justice for South Asians in the United States.
Dear Colleagues and Students, We are conducting a study to understand how the quality of 2D and 3D ultrasound imaging of different organs (lungs, liver etc) can be improved. You may qualify if you 21 years and older Have no known lung and heart diseases Are not pregnant Participation involves A single laboratory visit Weighing and height measurement Being scanned with non-invasive ultrasound THERE IS NO DIRECT BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS STUDY, BUT THE DATA WE COLLECT MYA HELP IMPROVE ULTRASOUND IMAGING FOR PATIENTS IN THE FUTURE For information please contact Oleksii Ostras by phone at 919-579-8328 or by email at oleksii@email.unc.edu. Pinton Laboratory, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (9212 Mary Ellen Jones Biulding)