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Studies Open for Recruitment
Adult and Juvenile Myositis
- Status: Open
- Sex: Both
- Age: All
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Multiple Locations
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.
Biosample Repository Study
- Status: Open
- Sex: Both
- Age: 18+
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Durham, NC
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.
Community Resiliency, Environmental Action, and Collaborations for Health (REACH) Study
- Status: Open
- Sex: Female
- Age: 18+
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Durham, NC
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.
Demystifying a Girl’s First Period
- Status: Open
- Sex: Female
- Age: 8 - 14
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Durham, NC
Moms, help your daughters prepare for puberty by enrolling them in a new study called a Girl’s First Period.
Environmental Impact on Children’s Hormones and Reproductive Health
- Status: Open
- Sex: Both
- Age: 8-17
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Durham, NC
The purpose of this study is to research how the environment may affect a child’s hormones and reproductive system.
Inherited Reproductive Disorders Study
- Status: Open
- Sex: Both
- Age: All ages
- Compensation: No
- Location: Multiple Locations
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.
Investigational Trial: Interstitial Lung Disease
- Status: Open
- Sex: Both
- Age: 18+
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Durham, NC
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.
MYORISK Study
- Status: Open
- Sex: Both
- Age: All
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Multiple Locations
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.
Personalized Environment and Genes Study (PEGS)
- Status: Open
- Sex: Both
- Age: 18+
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Durham, NC
The goal of this study is to learn more about how our environment, diet, lifestyle and genes affect our health.
Teenage Menstrual Health Study
- Status: Open
- Sex: Female
- Age: Ages 11-17
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Durham, NC
What’s a normal period and what’s not? Researchers will evaluate the menstrual cycles and reproductive health of teenagers compared to adult women.
Women's Reproductive Health Study
- Status: Open
- Sex: Female
- Age: 18 - 34
- Compensation: Yes
- Location: Durham, NC
Help us understand how to detect signs of hormone problems and prevent reproductive health disorders in women.
Can’t Find the Right Study For You?
If you didn't find an NIEHS study to join, there are other studies you can consider. Visit ClinicalTrials.gov and ResearchMatch.org.