The purpose of this study is to better understand genetic, behavioral, and medical factors that might be related to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa (AN), atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge-eating disorder (BED), and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
Did you spend all or part of your childhood in North Carolina? We are exploring your experiences as a child to your physical and mental health today. If you're an adult who spent your childhood in North Carolina (we are particularly interested in people who identify as Black), and are interested in contributing to a study that could shape health policies and resources, join us. Your voice can drive change.
The purpose of the PREPARE Project is to advance the health interests of pregnant adolescents living with or at risk of HIV through building on the work of PHASES to develop an empirically informed Ethics Guidance to facilitate timely, responsible research with pregnant adolescents.
Do you ever feel discomfort during your pessary check-ups? Are you looking for ways to make them more comfortable? If you are a woman experiencing discomfort during pessary exams, you may be able to take part in our research study. We are seeing if massaging the area around the opening of the vagina (perineal massage) could help lessen pain during pessary exams. Compensation provided.
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.
Do you think you have a strong core? If you are a healthy female with experience in jumping and cutting activities, able to complete your physical fitness activities, and do not have a history of a spine or lower extremity orthopedic surgery or a central nervous system disorder, you may be able to participate in a research study to determine if core stability influence your jumping and cutting performance as well as your ability to mentally multitask during activities.
Are you perimenopausal? Are you interested in learning more about your metabolism, body composition, and exercise during the menopause transition? If so, you may be able to participate in a research study to understand the impact of muscle and exercise across perimenopause!
We are conducting a study to ask young adults with cervical cancer what information they think would be useful to include in a skill-building program to help navigate the financial aspects of cancer treatment. We will interview young adults with cervical cancer to learn about what is important to them and then ask for feedback on versions of the program as we develop it.
We would like to learn about how people who apply for healthcare financial assistance experience the application process, including things that make the application process work well or that were challenging. At this time we are not able to offer interviews to people who applied to UNC or Duke, we are interested in hearing from people who applied to other programs (such as Atrium, Novant, Wake, Vidant, ECU, Cape Fear Health Net, Physicians Reach Out, or Project Access).
The goal of this study is to better understand the effects of the recreational use of Instagram on female figure skaters and ballet dancers.