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This web page makes it easy to search for featured research studies at the NIH Clinical Center. You can search for specific studies by entering keywords related to your symptoms in the search box or by using the sort and filter options.


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EBV gH/gL/gp42-FNP Vaccine

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which causes mono, affects over 90% of the global population and is linked to severe health conditions like cancer and autoimmune diseases. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases seeks healthy volunteers aged 18–29 who live in the DMV area to help test a new experimental EBV vaccine.

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Exploratory Analysis of Factors Contributing to Breast Milk Composition

Dr. Hourigan and her team at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) study how pregnancy and breastfeeding shape breast milk's immune, nutritional, and microbiome qualities. While breast milk is known to be the best nutrition for babies, there's still much more to learn. They invite pregnant and breastfeeding women to participate in this research study. You can help! The study design involves multiple visits during pregnancy, lactation, and up to two months after breastfeeding stops. During visits, stool, blood, saliva, and breast milk (if breastfeeding) will be collected, with an option to mail in samples.

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A Biorepository of Multiple Allergic Diseases (MADREP) With Longitudinal Follow-Up

Are allergies holding you back from living life to the fullest? Dr. Paneez Khoury and her team at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases seek volunteers aged three and older (parental consent required for minors) with allergies or sinus disease. You don't need a confirmed diagnosis; Individuals with a history of or suspected allergic disease are also welcome.

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Platelet Volunteers, Longitudinal and Multi-Omic Study

Research Study #002298-H - Researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute are studying how platelets, small pieces of blood cells, work and change over time in healthy people. Your blood donation can help advance medical research and deepen understanding of human health. 

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Families SHARE: Virtual Reality Study

Research study #IRB002325 is testing a new virtual tool that helps people learn more about their health and family health history. The goal is to build knowledge, skills, and confidence in talking about health within families.

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A Feasibility Multicenter Phase I Study of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Based Atezolizumab Dosing

Researchers are enrolling people with locally advanced or metastatic cancer who are prescribed atezolizumab (alone or with other approved treatments). The study will monitor blood levels to adjust infusion schedules, aiming to see if lower or less frequent doses can be given without reducing effectiveness, over a period of up to 2 years.

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Be Part of a Study That Could Change How We Detect Helicobacter pylori

This study explores whether the Esophageal String Test (EST), a simple, less invasive procedure can accurately detect H. pylori and antibiotic resistance, compared to traditional testing that uses endoscopic biopsies.

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NIH Seeking Participants for a Study on Immune Dysfunction in Menopause

Researchers at The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are conducting a study examining inflammation and metabolic dysfunction in menopause. They are looking for both premenopausal and postmenopausal women to participate in the study.

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A Controlled Human Infection Study of Orally Administered Trichuris Trichiura Eggs in Naive Adults

Research Study #001706-I - Join a research study investigating the best-tolerated number of whipworm eggs to give to a healthy adult that results in a whipworm infection. The findings from this study will contribute to the development of new therapies in future research.

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NIAAA Natural History Protocol

To look at a broad range of traits in people who are healthy people and people with alcohol problems. To study them for potential eligibility for other research protocols conducted at the NIH Clinical Center.

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