Featured Studies

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking people who are cancer survivors or have a chronic illness such as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), Sjogren's disease, or Lupus to participate in a research study on fatigue. Fatigue is a common side effect of various illnesses. Researchers want to test if a one-time dose of the medication Ketamine or a similar drug can reduce fatigue. This is not a treatment study for fatigue, cancer, ME, CFS, Sjogren's disease, or Lupus. Study procedures and medications are provided at no cost. Travel costs for study visits will be reimbursed in accordance with NIH guidelines.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a research study for patients with lupus. Doctors want to learn more about the disease and are looking for what causes it, how it progresses over time, and the genetic factors that might make a person more likely to develop it. This study is open to any individual, 10 years of age or older, who meets the American College of Rheumatology's criteria for having lupus, which include symptoms and abnormal blood tests.

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland is conducting a study for vasculitis. Researchers are inviting both volunteers who have the condition, and those who do not, to participate in this study. All study-related tests and procedures are provided at no cost to you.

Investigadores del Centro Clínico de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés) buscan voluntarios para un estudio que investiga si un programa de ejercicios aeróbicos puede beneficiar a los sobrevivientes de COVID-19.