Are you a woman aged 65 years or older with early stage breast cancer? Have you or are you scheduled to receive a lumpectomy? If so you may be able to take part in a clinical trial to measure quality of life after breast cancer treatment.
If you or your child has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), you or they might be able to take part in a research study. This study aims to understand why there are differences in outcomes in adolescents and young adults treated for ALL.
In this study, we want to find out more about how adults learn a second language, specifically how native speakers of America English learn Russian.
If you or your child has been diagnosed with any cancer, you or your child may be able to take part in this study. This study will collect and store samples from you or your child so that researchers can use these samples and learn more about the disease.
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how to motivate survivors to get recommended health screening after their treatment is complete.
In this study, we want to learn if existing services meet the needs of people who experience crime in North Carolina. Specifically, we will focus on whether these services meet the needs of crime victims from historically underserved populations. We also want to learn whether service accessibility is different across the state. Although the assessment is meant to cover all North Carolinians, the GCC and research team have identified specific priority populations, including: veterans, immigrants, refugees, people with disabilities, older adults, LGBTQ+ individuals, teens, people from religious minority groups, people who are unhoused/experiencing homelessness, co-victims of homicide, indigenous communities, people with limited English proficiency, and people of color.
The purpose of this study is to see whether an infusion of stem cells improves lupus disease activity when compared with a placebo infusion. Other studies have shown that stem cells help reduce inflammation and are thought to be safe. This study will help confirm whether this is an effective and safe treatment for lupus.
The purpose of this research study is to learn whether there are pre-treatment factors that impact quality of life and function 3 years or more after primary treatment of breast cancer. The factors we will look at in this study may include patient characteristics, specific breast cancer diagnosis, treatments, toxicities or adverse events during treatment.
If you are receiving your cancer treatment at an infusion space in North Carolina Basnight Cancer Hospital (NCBCH), you may be able to take part in a research study. This study aims to understand your satisfaction and experience in the infusion spaces during your treatment.
This purpose of this study is to learn the best way to build advocacy skills for parents/caregivers of transition age youth with IDD. The goal is to improve parent and youth health and emotional well-being. Parents will attend a group with other parents; the groups will meet 4 times, once a week for 1 hour. The research team will collect 4 surveys from parents, 4 brief surveys from youth if the parent feels they are able to provide information, 4 audio-recordings of parent-provider conversations, and video-recordings of group sessions. Parents and youth will be compensated for their time.