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Studying a New Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine Among Healthy Toddlers
Your child is being asked to join this study because they are healthy, between 12 to 15 months old, and have had 3 doses of Prevnar 20®. The study will test a new vaccine to see if it can protect against a germ that causes infections in children. The goal is to check if the vaccine is safe and helps the body make antibodies to fight the germ.
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Healthy Volunteers Infectious Diseases Screening and Prevention Children, Infants, Teen Health
Learning More About Speech Profiles after a Stroke
The purpose of this study is to learn more about speech profiles among stroke survivors and healthy volunteers. Understanding more about speech profiles can help customize treatment.
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Looking for Volunteers Interested in COVID-19 Related Studies
The purpose of this study is to make a list of people who want to volunteer for research and COVID-19 vaccine studies. This list is called the STRIVE registry. People on the list will be contacted about new studies they might join. Joining the list does not mean you have to join any future studies.
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Testing Blood Counts in Different People
The purpose of this study is to learn more about different blood cell counts among people from Africa or the Middle East. People from these areas have fewer white blood cells because they don't have a certain red blood cell marker called the Duffy marker. This is normal and not harmful. The goal of this study is to find better blood count ranges for these people to improve their medical care.
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Studying Factors for Successful Knee Injury Recovery in Athletes
The purpose of this research study is to find out what helps our patients recover well after a knee ligament injury and surgery. We are looking for healthy volunteers who participate in organized sports, have not hurt their knees before, and have not had surgery on their spine, hip, knee, ankle, or foot. If you volunteer for this study, you will need to come for a single visit lasting about 2 hours. We will contact you for up to 2 years to see if you get any injuries. This study will help researchers learn new information that may help others in the future.
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Testing if Oxytocin Helps You Feel Less Heat Pain After a Mild Sunburn
The purpose of this study is to see how oxytocin affects your ability to feel touch and heat. They will give you oxytocin through an IV (a tube in your vein). They will test this on normal skin and on skin that has a mild sunburn from UV-B light. In this study, you will either get oxytocin or a placebo (a fake solution that doesn't do anything).
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Studying How People Make Shopping Decisions at Retailers
The purpose of this study is to test how people make shopping decisions. The goal is to see how factors in the retail space impact purchase choices. This study is currently available for volunteers located in Chapel Hill, NC & Raleigh, NC.
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Healthy Volunteers Substance Use (Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, Tobacco)
The Vaccine Preferences Study
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Learning More About Brain Health and Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to learn more about brain health and the full spectrum of Alzheimer's disease from its earliest stages. This is an observational research study, which means it has no study drug or treatment.
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How Damage to Blood Vessels in the Brain May Be Related to Thinking and Memory Problems Like Dementia
This study is being done to better understand how damaged blood vessels affect your thinking. This is not a treatment study.
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Learning More About How HIV and Marijuana Affect the Brain
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how HIV and marijuana affect the brain. This will help us understand how changes in the brain affect the way we think and behave.
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Healthy Volunteers HIV/AIDS Substance Use (Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, Tobacco)
Studying New Ways to Reduce Caregiver Stress
The purpose of this study is to see if listening to nature sounds and using a new technology called CR can help people who take care of loved ones feel less stressed. Taking care of someone can be stressful and affect your health. This study will test if CR can help reduce stress symptoms like anxiety, trouble sleeping, and changes in heart rate in a small group of people.
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Healthy Volunteers Mental Health Neurology Disorders Sleep Brain and Memory
Learning More About How Cells Age in Your Muscle
The purpose of this research is to understand how the cells in your muscle age over time.
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Aging Healthy Volunteers Men's Health Bones, Joints, Muscles
Quitting Smoking and Managing Daily Challenges
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the mood, behavior and brains of people who smoke. We want to look at how daily hassles might affect how emotional distress is managed during an attempt to stop smoking. This study does not offer a treatment to stop smoking.
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Healthy Volunteers Substance Use (Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, Tobacco)
Learning More About How Sedatives Affect Tobacco Cravings and Withdrawal Symptoms
The purpose of this research is to learn more about the effects of sedative medication on the mood, behavior, and brains of smokers. We are not testing a treatment for quitting smoking. We are interested in how the medication affects tobacco craving and withdrawal symptoms. Taking part in this research will involve 5 visits and last about 5 weeks.
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Healthy Volunteers Substance Use (Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, Tobacco)
How Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 Affects the Brain
Myotonic dystrophy affects the muscles and other body systems. The purpose of this study is to look at the impact myotonic dystrophy type 2 has on the brain. We also want to look at brain-based symptoms like problems with thinking, memory or motivation.
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High Blood Pressure in Children and Teenagers
The purpose of this study is to understand what causes high blood pressure in young people. We also want to learn more about how high blood pressure can cause damage to the heart and kidneys.
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Healthy Volunteers Heart Health Children, Infants, Teen Health
How the Brain Processes Information
The purpose of this study is to look at how the human brain processes information. We want to know how the human brain responds to different stimuli, how those stimuli make you feel, and how your feelings guide your decisions.
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Study Identifying Genetic Markers of Ovarian Cancer
The purpose of this study is to learn more about biological markers found in tissue, blood, and fluids. These markers may be able to tell us how severe a cancer can be and how well a cancer is responding to treatment.
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Head Trauma Among Student Athletes
We want to learn about how head movement during a contact sport-related hit to the head affects the brain. Contact sports include those which may involve contact to the head during play such as football and soccer.
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Healthy Volunteers Brain and Memory Children, Infants, Teen Health