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The purpose of this study is to help us better understand what kinds of waterpipe tobacco advertisements appeal to young adults as well as to help evaluate and create health warnings that can be placed on waterpipe tobacco advertisements to inform young adults of the risks associ…

Treatment of precancerous lesions of the cervix by conization has been shown to increase the risk of premature delivery and premature rupture of the membranes. It has now been clearly established that the cervix is a growing organ during adolescence and early adulthood, It has be…

The purpose of this longitudinal prospective observational study is to collect electronic Patient Reported Outcome (ePRO) data over a 7-year period directly from people living with an ostomy and their caregivers (participants were re-consented with version 3 of the Protocol in 20…

The purpose of this study is to assess the course of hip weakness after LLIF or ALIF procedures. These outcomes include measures of hip strength using a dynamometer, which is a device used to measure muscle strength. While it is known that people experience temporary hip and leg …

This prospective, open-label, randomized-controlled trial is designed to evaluate the use of the Traxi panniculus retractor-- a commercially available Class I FDA-exempt device will improve surgical outcomes, cardiopulmonary function, and provider/patient satisfaction in morbidly…

This non-treatment study will examine how commonly used prescription or over-the-counter medications may influence mood and medication preference.

The main objective of this proposed investigation is to evaluate blood ropivacaine concentrations in infants and toddlers following the initiation of, and over the course of, continuous paravertebral nerve blockade using ropivacaine infusion for postoperative pain control followi…

The study will evaluate the use of near infrared spectrometry (NIRS)in detecting early microvascular complications in deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP)-flap(s).

This trial studies the preference of room setting and waiting time in patients with cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes or other places in the body and their caregivers who are seen in the outpatient supportive/palliative care center. Room setting preferences o…

This research aims to highlight the key roles of the cerebellar and cortical fronto-parietal networks in the coupling of eye movements with visual perception and visuo-spatial attention.

Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolite produced by gut microbial metabolism of dietary choline, has recently been causally linked to atherosclerosis in animal models and has been shown to be predictive of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in some but not all cohort studies. …

This is a prospective, nonrandomized, sequential data collection study to evaluate the ability of RPVi to predict fluid responsiveness in comparison with other dynamic parameters including stroke volume variation (SVV) and/or pulse pressure variation (PPV).

This study is about healing after a rotator cuff tear repair procedure. We hope to learn if a biologic medication: Oxandrolone, a synthetic derivative of the human hormone Testosterone (the principal male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid), given for 12 weeks following rotator …

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) performance depends on equipment performance, equipment maintenance and relevance of MRI sequence used. To optimize MRI performance, it's necessary to develop, optimize, test and validate new acquisition sequences for enhanced diagnosis and therap…

The purpose of this study is to compare the pharmacokinetics, as well as to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of HD204, US-Avastin and EU-Avastin in healthy male subjects after intravenous administration of a single dose..

To evaluate the effect of MCI-186 on the QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a cohort of patients with Hepatitis C in order to generate a larger cohort for future studies

The goal of this study is to rapidly identify subjects who are eligible for the Microbiota Enrichment Program (MEP) at Emory in Atlanta, Georgia. This general screening protocol will be used to screen potential subjects for the Emory MEP and will be conducted at the Emory Clinic,…

The purpose of this study is: i) to determine if maximal oxygen uptake in downhill running is significantly different versus flat or uphill running, and ii) to compare cardiorespiratory and muscle fatigue responses to uphill vs flat and downhill running at similar running velocit…

This is a prospective study designed to determine the safety and value of Hypoxyprobe-1 (pimonidazole hydrochloride (-HCl)) to detect levels of tissue hypoxia in patients presenting with ascending aortic aneurysm.