Essentia Health

This study is testing whether it is safe to flush implanted port devices every 12 weeks instead of the standard every 4 weeks. Ports are small devices placed under the skin to give chemotherapy safely. The study involves 400 cancer patients and will compare how well the ports wor…

This study tracks 20 women with breast cancer to see if radiotherapy causes muscle loss outside the treated area and how it relates to fatigue. Participants complete fatigue questionnaires and get CT scans at four time points: start, end, and 1 and 3 months after treatment. The g…

This study looks at whether a motivational interview—a 20-40 minute phone or video chat—can help people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) get their cholesterol checked and talk to family about screening. About 300 people with suspected or confirmed FH will be randomly assig…