Do your emotions and moods change quickly? Are you shy? If you answered "yes" to any one of those questions, you may be eligible to participate in a paid study on decision-making and brain development.
Exercise has been shown to be beneficial for the management of common adverse effects of cancer and its treatment such as fatigue, anxiety, depression, changes in strength and physical function, and sleep disruption. Get Real and Heel provides participants with the opportunity to obtain these benefits, regardless of cancer type and disease stage, and without cost.
Are you a UNC healthcare worker or medical student? The people who comprise the healthcare workforce are our biggest asset. Joy in Medicine groups will maximize this potential for creating positive change through improving vitality and fostering meaningful connections. We are looking for people who are committed to not just surviving but thriving and who are ready to invest in their careers, clinical practice, health, and life.
Do you want to earn money by playing smartphone games, completing personality interviews, and getting your brain scanned? You may be eligible to participate in our study on mood and the brain!
Have you recently had an anterior cruciate ligament injury and will be undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery? If so, you may be able to participate in a study comparing the effects on pain relief and arthritis prevention of metformin or placebo. Compensation provided.
Do you have Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency? Do you want to participate in research? You may be able to participate in a research project to be contacted for future research studies. Compensation provided.
We are studying and comparing two different treatments for stages II-III breast cancer to find out which is the more effective. In this study, we are comparing neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone with treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy PLUS an immunotherapy drug called durvalumab.
This study is being done to answer the following question: Can we extend your life after the diagnosis of your cancer in the stomach, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction by adding a third chemotherapy drug to the usual combination of two chemotherapy drugs? We are doing this study because we want to find out if this approach is better or worse than the usual approach for treatment of your cancer in the stomach, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction. The usual approach is defined as care most people get for cancer in the stomach, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction.
The iTREAT study will compare different ways of treating asthma: a pill or adding a second inhaler to see if they reduce the need for emergency care or going to the hospital.
Are you a young adult cancer survivor who would like to lose weight? Interested in using technology to support a healthy diet, get more physically active, and improve your mental health? Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are looking for volunteers to sign up for a 6-month research program that will involve using a Fitbit activity tracker, digital smart scale, and mobile app. For more information and to see if you qualify, visit our study website at www.uncweightresearch.org