Georgia State University

This study looks at whether eating wild blueberries can improve heart health, thinking skills, and gut bacteria in Black and White adults aged 45-65 with high blood pressure. Participants will eat blueberries daily and have their blood pressure, artery stiffness, and cognitive fu…

This study tests whether eating peanuts and peanut products daily for six months can improve blood sugar, blood pressure, thinking skills, and gut health in people with prediabetes. Researchers will enroll 72 adults from diverse racial backgrounds. Participants will eat different…

This study tests whether a daily dose of freeze-dried wild blueberry powder can improve blood sugar, blood pressure, and brain function in women with prediabetes. Thirty overweight women aged 20-65 will take either the blueberry powder or a placebo for six weeks. Researchers will…

This study combines two proven programs to help families involved with child protective services make their homes smoke-free. About 268 mothers will receive training on parenting and reducing secondhand smoke. The goal is to lower children's exposure to tobacco smoke and improve …

This early-phase study tests whether ublituximab, a drug for relapsing multiple sclerosis, can improve walking function and reduce fall risk. Twenty-five participants will receive the drug for 48 weeks, with walking, disability, and thinking tests before, during, and after treatm…

This study tests whether people with multiple sclerosis can learn to prevent falls by practicing on a treadmill that unexpectedly slips or trips. 64 participants aged 45 and older will be split into two groups: one gets the slip-and-trip training, the other just walks on the trea…

This trial tests whether a home-based system combining a humanoid robot with virtual reality games can improve arm function in children with cerebral palsy. About 60% of these children have impaired arm use, and doing enough daily exercises is often boring and hard to stick with.…

This study looks at whether adding a single session of whole-body vibration to treadmill training can improve walking and reduce muscle stiffness in children with cerebral palsy. About 20 kids aged 6-17 who can walk will participate. The goal is to see if combining these therapie…

This study tests whether people with mild Alzheimer's disease can learn skills to prevent falls. Researchers will use special training that simulates losing balance in a safe setting. The goal is to see if this training reduces real-life falls and improves stability. The study in…

This study explores how peer pressure and drinking together affect the risk of alcohol-involved sexual violence among U.S. Marine men. Researchers will follow 320 Marines in pairs over 14 days, using phone surveys and a video experiment to measure intentions and behavior. The goa…

Researchers at Georgia State University are studying how transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) affects reading speed and accuracy. About 50 adults with typical reading skills will receive either excitatory, inhibitory, or sham stimulation to a brain region called the supramargi…

This study looks at whether giving smokers very low nicotine cigarettes (VLNCs) along with educational messages about them leads to smoking less, compared to just using VLNCs alone. About 1,230 adult smokers will be split into two groups and followed for several weeks. The goal i…