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Adult and Juvenile Myositis

This study will evaluate subjects with adult- and childhood-onset myositis to learn more about their causes, and the immune system changes and medical problems associated with them. Myositis is an inflammatory muscle disease that can damage muscles and other organs, resulting in significant disability.
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  • Status Open
  • Age All
  • Location Multiple Locations
  • Sex Both
  • Compensation
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Biosample Repository Study

The purpose of this research study is to build a collection of human biological samples and health data. Researchers will use these samples to develop, test, and practice various laboratory procedures. Testing may include improving the processing of blood or urine samples, how long samples can be kept in a deep freeze, and how samples react under different conditions over time.
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  • Status Open
  • Age 18+
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Sex Both
  • Compensation
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Community Resiliency, Environmental Action, and Collaborations for Health (REACH) Study

Empower, Connect, Engage, and Advocate.

This research study seeks to understand the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on minority women and their families to assist in developing community-based programs for recovery and resiliency.
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  • Status Open
  • Age 18+
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Sex Female
  • Compensation
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Demystifying a Girl’s First Period

Why is it so unpredictable?

Moms, help your daughters prepare for puberty by enrolling them in a new study called a Girl’s First Period.
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  • Status Open
  • Age 8 - 14
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Sex Female
  • Compensation
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Environmental Impact on Children’s Hormones and Reproductive Health

Part of the Observation of Environment and Reproductive Endocrine Effects Study (OBSERVE Study)

The purpose of this study is to research how the environment may affect a child’s hormones and reproductive system.
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  • Status Open
  • Age 8-17
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Sex Both
  • Compensation
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Inherited Reproductive Disorders Study

The goal of this study is to learn more about the body’s regulation of puberty and reproduction. Scientists will study people who have an abnormality in certain hormone levels, which may result in specific differences in fetal development, irregular timing of puberty, or abnormal fertility.
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  • Status Open
  • Age All ages
  • Location Multiple Locations
  • Sex Both
  • Compensation
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Investigational Trial: Interstitial Lung Disease

This research study will evaluate an investigational agent called hymecromone to see if it can help people with interstitial lung disease or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Medications that stop or reverse the progression of lung fibrosis are urgently needed. This research will determine if hymecromone can treat lung fibrosis by lowering hyaluronan levels.
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  • Status Open
  • Age 18+
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Sex Both
  • Compensation
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MYORISK Study

Do you have polymyositis or dermatomyositis?

This study intends to investigate the genetic and environmental risk factors involved in the development of myositis, an autoimmune muscle disease that causes chronic muscle weakness.
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  • Status Open
  • Age All
  • Location Multiple Locations
  • Sex Both
  • Compensation
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Personalized Environment and Genes Study (PEGS)

Powerful science for integrating genomic and environmental data to understand human health

The goal of this study is to learn more about how our environment, diet, lifestyle and genes affect our health.
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  • Status Open
  • Age 18+
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Sex Both
  • Compensation
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Teenage Menstrual Health Study

What’s a normal period and what’s not? Researchers will evaluate the menstrual cycles and reproductive health of teenagers compared to adult women.
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  • Status Open
  • Age Ages 11-17
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Sex Female
  • Compensation
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Women's Reproductive Health Study

Part of the Demystifying a Girl’s First Period Study

Help us understand how to detect signs of hormone problems and prevent reproductive health disorders in women.
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  • Status Open
  • Age 18 - 34
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Sex Female
  • Compensation
Studies Not Currently Recruiting

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Last Reviewed: January 31, 2025