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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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Role of GABAergic Transmission in Auditory Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Researchers are studying the brain's response to language and sound. This study uses a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), an investigational form of brain stimulation, to measure how different parts of the brain communicate in teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Findings from this study may aid in the development of possible future treatments.

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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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Brain Imaging of Childhood Onset Psychiatric Disorders, Endocrine Disorders and Healthy Volunteers

A study at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is seeking healthy females aged 6-18 for a brain imaging study using MRI. Researchers aim to learn about brain anatomy and function, while advancing the understanding of behavior and mental health in children and young adults.

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A doctor speaking with a patient. Researchers at the NIH Clinical Center seek volunteers to participate in studies on how alcohol affects the body

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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Evaluating the Genetics and Immunology of Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome and Other Tonsil Disorders

Do you or your child experience recurring fever with mouth sores (canker sores), sore throat, or swollen neck glands? These could be symptoms of PFAPA, the most common periodic fever syndrome in children.

Dr. Manthiram and her team at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) seek volunteers who are one month and older (parental consent required for minors) to participate in a research study to better understand PFAPA. Compensation provided. Participants can join from home anywhere in the USA or internationally.

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The Use of 124-I-PET/CT Whole Body and Lesional Dosimetry in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Researchers at @NIDDKgov are studying new methods in treating thyroid cancer that has spread outside the thyroid – to the lymph nodes, lungs, or bones We are now enrolling patients age 18 years and older with thyroid cancer that spread outside the thyroid. All study tests and procedures are provided at no cost. 

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CAR-T Cell Treatment for Patients with Glypican-3 (GPC3) Positive HCC (A Type of Liver Cancer)

CAR-T Cell Treatment for Patients with Glypican-3 (GPC3) Positive HCC (A Type of Liver Cancer)

Investigators at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are enrolling patients with advanced hepatocellular cancers (HCC), in a clinical trial using engineered immune cells, also known as chimeric antigen receptor T-cells or CAR-T cells. In this study, your immune T-cells are collected and modified to target Glypican-3 (GPC3), a protein marker found on the surface of HCC tumors. Researchers hope the altered cells will help identify and fight the cancer cells.
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