The purose of this study is to determine if in utero biologic and immunomodulator exposure leads to higher rates of malignancy, infection, immune mediated disease, neurologic disorders and other health issues out to 18 years from exposure
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of how well-prepared teachers feel to meet their professional responsibilities during their first year on the job.
We will be doing group interviews with users of the Billings Ovulation Method which is a fertility awareness method. We want to better understand their experience with and thoughts about the method.
The purpose of the NC Registry for Brain Health is to establish a mailing list of people who are interested in learning about ongoing research studies in North Carolina that are designed to improve brain health and prevent conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Anyone interested in learning more about this ongoing research or to get involved in these types of studies, now or in the future, may join the NC Registry for Brain Health. Joining is easy and free! You must be 18 years of age or older to register. People with and without memory disorders are welcome.
The aim of this study for low and standard risk germ cell tumor (GCT) patients is to minimize toxicity by reducing therapy while maintaining current survival rates. The trial will eliminate chemotherapy for low risk patients who are likely cured with surgery and will observe the salvage rates among those who recur.
Now called the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society (PHTS), the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Registry was established in 1993 by a group of physicians who wanted to improve the lives of children who needed a heart transplant. The primary purposes of the organization was to establish and maintain a prospective, event driven database for heart transplantation, to encourage and stimulate basic and clinical research in the field of pediatric heart transplantation, and to promote new therapeutic strategies. The ultimate goal was to improve the lives of pediatric heart transplant recipients.
To 1) measure and improve the quality of care, 2) determine the clinical effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and cost effectiveness of treatment approaches, 3) understand risk factors for outcomes , and 4) facilitate funded clinical trials of new therapies and collaboration within the pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) community.
The purpose of this study is to find better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent cancers in children, adolescents and young adults. Gathering health information over time from younger patients with cancer may help doctors find better methods of treatment and on-going care.
To conduct focus groups and semi-structured interviews of parents with cancer - and their co-parents - about their experiences communicating with their minor children about cancer to inform the development of a communication intervention support tool.
We are interested in learning more about what concerns and challenges are being experienced by people with eating disorders during the COVID19 pandemic. We hope that answers to our survey questions will help provide information that can benefit people with eating disorders and the clinicians that provide treatment to them.