The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of HbA1c testing in Lumbee communities and address what factors influence the rate of lab testing of Lumbee people.
The purpose of this study is to identify barriers to health care access for people with a disability. In this first phase of the study, we are concentrating on the Center for Rehabilitation Care at UNC. We are conducting focus groups with people familiar with the clinic to find out what problems they are encountering with making appointments, getting to the clinic, communicating with staff and doctors, and feeling respected and appreciated. Based on the focus group information, we will design and test a survey.
The purpose of this study is to learn about the social, cultural, and financial factors that influence the lives and careers of cruise ship musicians and entertainers.
TIssue specimens for hidradenitis suppurativa patients will be collected and analyzed to understand the inflammation that occurs in the disease.
The purpose of this research study is to (1) understand how to professionally and personally support Afghan pre-medical students and medical trainees; (2) understand the barriers Afghan students face in pursuing a career in medicine or healthcare (3) develop and evaluate a mentorship program for Afghan pre-medical students and medical trainees.
The purpose of this research study is to better understand how people think about their bodies.
Participants will be sent a 10-15 minute survey that will investigate football helmet maintenance to ensure optimum safety for our high school football athletes. It is imperative to understand our current knowledge base on this topic to improve our overall sports medicine care for our patients.
This project tests a short, evidence-based video to help educate patients about effective and safe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies for acute musculoskeletal pain (MSP). Subjects will be randomly placed into one of two study groups: intervention (educational video) and usual care. Patients will be contacted at baseline and at 1 and 3 months after the date of their acute visit encounter for follow-up. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the success of the video intervention for improving pain recovery and preventing long-term opioid use among adults with musculoskeletal pain.
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects of HM15211 in people with NASH. This study will also evaluate study drug levels in your body and the time it takes your body to eliminate the drug (pharmacokinetics or PK) and what the study drug does to the body (pharmacodynamics or PD).
There are no current, approved therapies to treat children ages 2 to 5 with pediatric functional constipation (PFC). Therefore, we aim to evaluate whether linaclotide can be an effective and safe therapy for children with functional constipation (FC) in this age group.