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In-Home Adjustment of New Spinal Cord Injury Caregivers
Perrin, Paul, B - pperrin@vcu.edu
• have a telephone in the home or cellular phone and are able to talk on the phone in English
• are able to provide informed consent
• demonstrate a clinician-rated loss in motor/sensory function on the ASIA scale (i.e., have a spinal cord injury) Caregiver
• have a telephone in the home or cellular phone and are able to talk on the phone in English
• are able to provide informed consent
• are a primary caregiver of the individual with SCI
• Caregivers with scores below 10 on the literacy screen will identify a family member or friend to review the guidebook with the caregiver. If no one is identified, the TAP clinician will review the materials with the caregiver and function in that additional capacity
• individual with SCI receives his/her primary care from a professional caregiver or other individual outside of the household besides the primary caregiver
• individuals with SCI or caregivers with known current uncontrolled substance dependence, aphasia, anosognosia (deficit in self-awareness), or treatment due to known self-inflicted injury
• individuals living alone
• prisoners
• SCI patient without decision making capacity to consent
Multi-Center African-American Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study (MAAIS) (MAAIS)
Lisa Datta, MS - ibd@jhu.edu
• African Americans with a confirmed diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• African Americans without a diagnosis of IBD and without a family history of IBD for comparison purposes
OKRA STUDY (OKRA)
Ruddley, Joyce, R - joyce.ruddley@vcuhealth.org
• Patient's health care provider adopts and intends to apply the center's AlloSure Routine Testing Schedule as part of the information used to manage the patient.
• Subjects willing to provide written informed consent to participate. KOAR
• Recipients of transplanted organs other than kidney
• Recipients of a transplant from a monozygotic (identical)
• Recipients of a bone marrow transplant
• Recipients who are pregnant
• Recipients who are under the age of 18
• Recipient who are less than 14 days post-transplant
Effects of a Mindfulness Intervention in Caregivers of People With Dementia (CARING) (CARING)
Dzierzewski, Jospeh - dzierzewski@vcu.edu
• English speaking
• Self-reporting informal caregivers of persons with dementia
• Self-reported major depressive disorder with psychotic features
• History of schizophrenia
• Bipolar disorder
• Uncorrected severe sensory impairments or chronic debilitating health problems that could hinder participating in the interventions
• Previous MBSR training or regular meditative practice within previous 6 months
Postprandial Monocyte Maturation and Vascular Dysfunction Following High-Fat Meals - Study 1
Franco, Robert, "Lee" - francorl@vcu.edu
• college-age: 18-30 years old
• normal fasting triglyceride (<150 mg/dL) (American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 10th Edition).
• normal body composition: % body fat, males <25%, females <32% (American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 10th Edition)
• self-reported engagement in moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity and/or an exercise training regimen OR self-reported low physical activity and no engagement in an exercise training regimen (International Physical Activity Questionnaire)
• low cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak; male: =<45 mL/kg/min; female: =<35 mL/kg/min; categorized as =40th percentile by ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 10th Edition; 44, 45, 46, 47) OR high cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak; male: =55 mL/kg/min; female: 45 mL/kg/min; categorized as =70th percentile by ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 10th Edition; 44, 45, 46, 47) f.) for female participants, presence of a normal, monthly menstrual cycle with or without prescribed contraceptive methods. .
• presence of diagnosed cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease or dysfunction
• presence of signs and symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease
• presence of musculoskeletal injury
• pregnancy
• history of smoking
• engagement in an abnormal eating behavior
• unable to communicate effectively in English
• moderate cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak; male: 46-54 mL/kg/min; female: 36-44 mL/kg/min)
• elevated or high fasting triglycerides (>150 mg/dL)
• absence of a normal, monthly menstrual cycle with or without prescribed contraceptive methods
Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort
Noopur Modi - Info@Enroll-HD.org
• Carriers: This group comprises the primary study population and consists of individuals who carry the HD gene expansion mutation.
• Controls: This group comprises the comparator study population and consists of individuals who do not carry the HD expansion mutation. These two major categories can be further subdivided into six different subgroups of eligible individuals:
• Manifest/Motor-manifest HD: Carriers with clinical features that are regarded in the opinion of the investigator as diagnostic of HD.
• Pre-Manifest/-Motor-manifest HD: Carriers without clinical features regarded as diagnostic of HD.
• Genotype Unknown: This group includes a first or second degree relative (i.e., related by blood to a carrier) who has not undergone predictive testing for HD and therefore has an undetermined carrier status.
• Genotype Negative: This group includes a first or second degree relative (i.e., related by blood to a carrier) who has undergone predictive testing for HD and is known not to carry the HD expansion mutation.
• Family Control: Family members or individuals not related by blood to carriers (e.g., spouses, partners, caregivers).
• Community Controls: Individuals unrelated to HD carriers who did not grow up in a family affected by HD. Data collected from community controls will be used for generation of normative data for sub-studies. Participant status will be captured in the study database using 2 variables: 1) Investigator Determined Status: this will be based on clinical signs and symptoms and genotyping performed as part of medical care, and will be updated at every visit; and 2) Research Genotyping Status: this will be based on genotyping conducted as part of Enroll-HD study procedures. Based on research genotyping, participants will be reclassified under this variable from Genotype Unknown to 'Carriers' or 'Controls'. Investigators and participants will be blinded to this reclassification.
• Individuals who do not meet inclusion criteria,
• Individuals with choreic movement disorders in the context of a negative test for the HD gene mutation.
• For Community Controls: those individuals with a major central nervous system disorder will be excluded (e.g. stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc.). Participants under 18 may be eligible to participate (if they have juvenile-onset HD).
Virginia Commonwealth University Stress Reduction Study
Hadley Rahrig, M.S. - rahrighm@mymail.vcu.edu
• Stable medication regiment for 8 weeks prior to enrollment if taking antidepressant or anxiolytic medications. (will not be advertised but screened)
• Free of major, uncorrected sensory impairments and cognitive deficits
• Free of a certain psychiatric disorders or history thereof; specifically, a new diagnosis of a (non-acute) medical or psychiatric condition within the last 3 months, report a hospitalization over the last 3 months, report current drug abuse (e.g., recreational drug use, alcohol intake in excess of 2 drinks per day).
• Adults aged 18 - 55 years of age
• Right hand dominant (will not be advertised but screened)
• Personal SmartPhone (Android or iOS operating systems).
• Naive to meditation practice (will not be advertised but screened)
• At least a moderate level of perceived stress (scale score > 5 on the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; reflects above-average perceived stress)
• left-handed
• are unwilling or unable to complete study assessments or treatments
• report a new diagnosis of a (non-acute) medical or psychiatric condition within the last 3 months
• report a hospitalization over the last 3 months
• report current drug abuse (e.g., recreational drug use, smoke more than ? pack per day, alcohol intake in excess of 2 drinks per day)
• are prisoners
• no personal SmartPhone (Android or iOS operating systems)
Reducing Error in ER Settings Through Attention Restoration Theory (RESTART)
Stephen Miller, DO - stephen.miller@vcuhealth.org
• Anybody under the age of 18
• Pregnancy
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Previously Untreatable and High Risk Upgrade Patients (SOLVE-CRT)
Nicholas Vesom - clinical@ebrsystemsinc.com
• Patient with a class I or IIa (1) or (2) indication for implantation of a CRT-D device according to current available guidelines (with additional QRS criteria on Class IIa (1)):
• Class I: NYHA II, III, IV, EF ≤ 35%, LBBB, QRS ≥ 150ms
• Class IIa (1): NYHA II, III, IV, EF≤ 35%, LBBB, QRS ≥ 130 to < 150ms
• Class IIa (2): NYHA II, III, IV, EF≤ 35%, non-LBBB, QRS ≥ 150ms
• Patient is a:
• 'Non-responder' [Not Enrolling]: Patients who have a CRT system that is functional and despite an adequate trial of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) and attempts at optimal device programming the patient has not responded to therapy for a minimum of 6 months. Non-response is defined as:
• EF has remained unchanged or worsened (defined as < 5% increase since implant), and
• The patient's clinical status based in the totality of available clinical evidence (such as NYHA Class, exercise tolerance, QOL, or global assessment) has remained unchanged or worsened, as determined by the local Site Enrollment Committee OR
• 'Previously Untreatable': Patients who have a full or partial CRT system, who meet general inclusion criteria and are deemed as 'previously untreatable' for one of the following reasons: i. Patients in whom CS lead implantation for CRT has failed
• CS lead implant was attempted but abandoned due any of the following: difficult CS access or anatomy, inadequate lead location, inadequate pacing thresholds, persistent phrenic nerve pacing, or other procedural challenges ii. CS lead implanted but has been programmed OFF
• LV lead that was implanted but not operational includes patients in whom the LV lead is inoperative or programmed off due to improper function such as high threshold, non-capture, phrenic nerve pacing, lead failure, lead dislodgement, or sub-optimal LV lead location OR c. 'High Risk Upgrade: Patients who have a relative contraindication to CS lead implant, due to:
• venous occlusion or lesion precluding implant
• pocket infection risk (at co-implanted device site)
• considered high risk for CS implant due to co-morbidities
• Patients on a stable Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT)
• Patient must be 18 years old or over
• Patient has signed and dated informed consent
• Patient has suitable anatomy for implant of the WiSE CRT System (e.g. adequate acoustic window, LV wall thickness in target implant area ≥ 5 mm, absence of LV wall structural abnormalities which may preclude implant) Exclusion Criteria Patients who meet any one of these criteria will be excluded from the investigation:
• Pure RBBB
• LVEDD ≥ 8cm
• Non-ambulatory or unstable NYHA class IV
• Contraindication to heparin, chronic anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents
• Triple anticoagulant patients who cannot tolerate peri-procedural stopping of anticoagulation therapy
• Attempted device implant (pacemaker, ICD, CRT, LV lead) or successful co-implant within prior 30 days.
• Patients with planned or expected lithotripsy treatment post implant
• Life expectancy of < 12 months
• Chronic hemodialysis
• Stage 4 or 5 renal dysfunction defined as eGFR < 30
• Grade 4 mitral valve regurgitation
• Noncardiac implanted electrical stimulation therapy devices
• Patients with a prosthetic aortic valve in which the electrode cannot be implanted via a transseptal approach
• Patients with a prosthetic mitral valve in which the electrode cannot be implanted via a retrograde aortic approach
• Unstable angina, acute MI, CABG, or PTCA within the past 1 month
• Correctable valvular disease that is the primary cause of heart failure
• Recent CVA or TIA (within the previous 3 months)
• Patients with a history of paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation/flutter are excluded if they have had a documented AF episode > 30 min or a cardioversion in the past 1 month.
• Patients with permanent AF are excluded if they have intact AV node conduction (RV pacing <95%)
• Already included in another clinical study that could confound the results of this study
• Pregnancy
• Known drug or alcohol addiction or abuse
• Moderate or severe aortic stenosis
• Subject unable to attend follow-up at the investigative center or unable, for physical or mental reasons, or to comply with the trial's procedures
• For Part II Randomized patients only, those who will not tolerate being randomized to the Control Group for 6 months
Colorectal Health Research Champions
Hunley, Rachel - rachel.hunley@vcuhealth.org
• They are literate
• They are/were directly or indirectly impacted by colorectal cancer and interested in becoming a champion for colorectal cancer research. To participate in a chat hosted by the CHRC the inclusion criteria is:
• adult of any gender
• over 30 years of age. Exclusion Criteria for chat hosted by the CHRC: -Those < 30 years of age
Examining the Impact of Exercise Training on Vascular Dysfunction in Individuals With Mental Health Disorders - Study 3
Ryan Garten, PhD - rsgarten@vcu.edu
Examining the Impact of Exercise Training on Vascular Dysfunction in Individuals With Mental Health Disorders - Study 1
Ryan Garten, PhD - rsgarten@vcu.edu
Examining the Impact of Exercise Training on Vascular Dysfunction in Individuals With Mental Health Disorders - Study 2
Ryan Garten, PhD - rsgarten@vcu.edu
CONTIGO - A Narrative Intervention to Enhance Genetic Counseling and Testing
Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, Ph.D - ahd28@georgetown.edu
Microeconomic Intervention to Reduce HIV Transmission in Economically Disadvantaged Transgender Women
Eric Benotsch, PhD - ebenotsch@vcu.edu
• Transgender woman
• 18-45 years of age At least one of the following economic vulnerability factors: unemployment or underemployment [less than 20 hours/week], low income [less than the Medicaid poverty threshold], housing insecurity in the past year or food insecurity in the past year • Behavioral vulnerability to HIV transmission (reported at least one episode of unprotected sex in prior 6 months or at least one other behavioral HIV transmission risk factor in the past 6 months: [transactional sex, multiple sexual partners, 1-time sexual partner, sex under the influence of drugs or alcohol, sex with partner of unknown HIV status).
• obvious signs of intoxication or cognitive impairment
• cannot speak English.
CIMR Neuromuscular Research Biobank (NRB-0001)
Nicholas Johnson - nicholas.johnson@vcuhealth.org
FearLess in Cognitively Intact Patients With Glioma (FearLess)
Ashlee Loughan, PhD - ashlee.loughan@vcuhealth.org
• Confirmed glioma diagnosis (grade II-IV) via histopathology
• Be a minimum of 2 weeks post surgical repair or biopsy (if applicable)
• Elevated FCR [> 13 on Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory]
• Primarily English speaking Caregiver Inclusion:
• Loved one, or non-paid care partner to a patient with a confirmed glioma diagnosis (grade II-IV) via histopathology
• Elevated FCR [> 13 on Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory]
• Primarily English speaking
• Age 18+
• Cognitive impairment [< or equal to 31 on the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS)]
• Inability to attend virtual sessions (e.g. due to lack of stable internet connection, difficulty using technology)
• Inability to understand and provide informed consent. Caregiver:
• Inability to attend virtual sessions (e.g. due to lack of stable internet connection, difficulty using technology)
• Inability to understand and provide informed consent.
Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program: Impact on Dietary Consumption Patterns in Elementary School Students
Sarah M Farthing, MS - sarah.malone@vcuhealth.org
Periaqueductal Gray-vagus Nerve Interface Malfunction Explain the Natural History With Its Numerous Co-morbidities?
Gisela Chelimsky, M.D. - gisela.chelimsky@vcuhealth.org
Enhancing Oral Cancer Awareness Among Minorities
Tamas Gal, Ph.D - Tamas.Gal@vcuhealth.org
Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection Consortium (PRECEDE)
Naveen Fawas, BS - naveen.fawaz@arborresearch.org
• 2+ relatives with PDAC on same side of family where 2 affected are first degree related to each other and at least 1 affected is first degree related to subject; age 50+ or ≤10 years younger than earliest PDAC in family at time of diagnosis.
• 2 affected first degree relatives with PDAC; age 50+ or 10 years younger than earliest PDAC in family
• BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, EPCAM pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant AND 1 first or second degree relative with PDAC; age 50+ or 10 years younger than earliest PDAC in family
• Familial Atypical Moles and Malignant Melanoma (FAMMM) with pathogenic or likely pathogenic CDKN2A variant; age 40+
• Peutz-Jegher syndrome with STK11 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant; age 35+
• Hereditary pancreatitis with PRSS1 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant and history of pancreatitis; age 40+ Cohort 2 Individuals without history of PDAC meeting any of the following criteria:
• ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant regardless of family history, age 50+
• 2+ relatives with PDAC on the same side of family, any degree of relation, not meeting other criteria above; age 50+ or 10 years younger than earliest PDAC in family
• 1 first degree relative with PDAC ≤ age 45; age up to 10 years younger than PDAC diagnosis in family member Cohort 3 Individual meeting criteria for Cohorts 1 or 2 EXCEPT age (i.e. too young to qualify for Cohorts 1 or 2) Cohort 4 Individuals without history of PDAC presenting for evaluation who do not meet any criteria for 1-3, 6, or the Cyst Cohort. Cohort 5 Individuals without history of PDAC who are not otherwise engaged in pancreas surveillance at a participating site may be invited to participate in the PRECEDE database and to donate a biosample (e.g. blood, saliva, and/or buccal swab) for discovery studies. This may include relatives of individuals in Cohorts 1-4,6, and the Cyst Cohort. Cohort 6a Individuals diagnosed with PDAC after enrollment in PRECEDE meeting any of the following criteria:
• Family history includes at least one first degree relative with PDAC, or 2 relatives with PDAC who are first degree related to each other
• Personal or family history of a pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline variant in ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CDKN2A, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PALB2,PMS2, PRSS1, STK11 Cohort 6b Individuals with a personal history of PDAC meeting any of the following criteria:
• Family history includes at least one first degree relative with PDAC, or 2 relatives with PDAC who are first degree related to each other
• Personal or family history of a pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline variant in ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CDKN2A, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PALB2,PMS2, PRSS1, STK11
• Diagnosed ≤ age 45 Cyst Cohort Individuals with a personal history of a pancreatic cystic neoplasm not meeting any criteria for Cohorts 1-3 or 6 (no known family history of PDAC, no known pathogenic germline variants linked to PDAC risk)
Self-collection for HPV Testing to Improve Cervical Cancer Prevention (SHIP) Trial (LMI-001-A-S03)
ctrrecruit@vcu.edu
A Study of Emapalumab for Pediatric Aplastic Anemia
Andromachi Scaradavou, MD - ScaradaA@mskcc.org
Advancing Water Security: A Community Participatory School-Based Hydration Intervention
Sarah Farthing, MS - sarah.malone@vcuhealth.org
Psychobiological Responses Following Exercise and Brain Stimulation
Edmund Acevedo - eoacevedo@vcu.edu
ASSESS ALL ALS Study
ALL ALS Patient Navigator - info@all-als.org
• Age 18 years or older
• Capable of providing informed consent
• Willing to follow study procedures
• Diagnosis of ALS by a physician
• Access to a smartphone, computer or tablet, and internet (need not be in the home - access to a public library or other available computer with internet connection is sufficient) Inclusion Criteria for control participants:
• Age 18 years or older
• Capable of providing informed consent
• Willing to follow study procedures
• No diagnosis of ALS , Progressive Muscular Atrophy (PMA) or Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
• No history of familial ALS/Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) in a close family member\*\* unless the participant has previously tested negative for the known causative ALS genes. Participants with a family history of singleton ALS are permitted to enroll. * \*\* Defined by the presence of a known ALS causative gene such as C9orf72 in a family member or a family history suggestive of an inherited ALS/FTD syndrome defined by two family members with a history of ALS and/or FTD.
• Access to a smartphone, computer or tablet, and internet (need not be in the home - access to a public library or other available computer with internet connection is sufficient) Exclusion Criteria for all participants:
• Significant cognitive impairment, clinical dementia, or unstable psychiatric illness, including psychosis, active suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, or untreated major depression \<= 90 days of screening, that would interfere with the study procedure, according to Investigator's judgement.
• Clinically significant unstable medical condition (other than ALS) (e.g., cardiovascular instability, systemic infection, untreated thyroid dysfunction, malignant and potentially progressive cancer) that would render the participant unlikely to be able to complete 12 months of follow-up, according to Investigator's judgment. Exclusion Criteria for participants undergoing optional Lumbar Puncture
• Medically unable to undergo lumbar puncture (LP) as determined by the site investigator (i.e., bleeding disorder, a skin infection at or near the LP site, known or suspected intracranial or intraspinal tumor or other cause of increased intracranial pressure).
• Allergy to Lidocaine or other local anesthetic agents.
• Use of anticoagulant medication or antiplatelet medications (aside from aspirin 81 mg) that cannot be safely withheld prior to lumbar puncture.
• Blood dyscrasia, abnormal bleeding diathesis, or the use of dialysis for renal failure.
• Current pregnancy based on participant self-report
• Clinical judgement of the site investigator that the participant would be unable to undergo multiple lumbar punctures.
Examining Lateralized Aspects of Motor Control Using Non-invasive Neural Stimulation
Brooke Dexheimer, PhD, OTD, OTR/L - dexheimerb@vcu.edu
Health Education Approach to Lung Screening (HEALS)
Massey IIT Research Operations - masseyepd@vcu.edu
The Impact of Chronic E-Cigarette Usage on Microvascular Health
Paula Rodriguez Miguelez - prodriguezmig@vcu.edu
• Between 18 and 29 years of age Exclusion * 17 years old and younger or 30 years old and older * Use of cigarettes or other tobacco products more than 50 times in their lifetime. * Evidence of cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, metabolic, cerebral diseases or sleep disorders * Disorder or use of medication that affects cardiopulmonary health * Evidence of pregnancy or current nursing
Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Weighted Blankets to Prevent and /or Mitigate Delirium
Heather Fudala, PhD - heather.fudala@vcuhealth.org