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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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An Open-Label Phase 3 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Pegvisomant in Children with Growth Hormone Excess

An Open-Label Phase 3 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Pegvisomant in Children with Growth Hormone Excess

Gigantism is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average, caused by over-production of growth hormone (GH) during childhood. Investigators at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) want to see if a drug that antagonizes growth hormone action, called pegvisomant, can help children and adolescents with gigantism.
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Children's Growth and Behavior Study

Children's Growth and Behavior Study

Researchers at the NIH Clinical Center are seeking healthy children for a study of growth and health behaviors. The purpose of the study is to better understand growth in children and adolescents.
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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sleep Study With Auditory Stimuli

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sleep Study With Auditory Stimuli

Are you interested in being part of a study that explores the patterns of brain activity that exist during sleep? Researchers at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy adult volunteers for a research study using MRI to study brain activity in adults while they sleep.
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Characterization of Brain Morphology and Activity Using Functional and Anatomical MRI Contrast

Characterization of Brain Morphology and Activity Using Functional and Anatomical MRI Contrast

Research study #00-N-0082 aims to develop improved MRI techniques for studying brain function. Information obtained will be used to develop better imaging methods that will, in turn, permit a greater understanding of normal and abnormal brain behaviors.
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