22 Paid Clinical Research Studies in University Park, Pennsylvania
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Optimizing Antibiotics Prescription
Interventions that are low-cost, do not add substantially to the physician workload, are consistent with good physician practices and WHO guidelines, and serve as a reminder on the
📍 Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Assessing the Impact of Contraceptives on Bone Health Using 41Ca
This preclinical randomized crossover study will examine the effects of oral versus non-oral contraceptive therapy on bone turnover in young exercising women. In an effort to expos
📍 Women's Health and Exercise Laboratories, The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Trial of Transition to Parenthood Program for Couples
This is a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Foundations program and to better understand how families cope with having a new baby. The research questions i
📍 Penn State University, Prevention Research Center — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Biomarker Feedback Intervention
The goal of the study is to examine alcohol use behaviors of young adults through the use of testing the feasibility of adding an innovative brief personalized alcohol biomarker fe
📍 The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Evaluating Care Integration Between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists
This study looks at whether using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers (during regular well-child visits) and social care providers (
📍 The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Role of Menopause in Thermoregulation
The frequency and severity of heat waves has increased in the last decades. Older adults (over 65 years) have impaired responses to heat stress making them at increased risk for ad
📍 Noll Laboratory — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Cardiovascular Effects of a Healthy Dietary Pattern Containing Eggs
This study will examine the effect of a healthy diet containing 2 eggs per day compared to a healthy diet containing 3 eggs per week on biomarkers of heart health after 4 weeks.
📍 The Pennylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔DXA Study of Precision and Reliability
The purpose of the study is to assess precision of the GE Lunar iDXA, Hologic Horizon W DXA scanner, and the Stratec peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) scanner. Ai
📍 Women's Health and Exercise Laboratories, The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔The Effects of Healthy Diets With Plant Oils on Heart and Metabolic Health
This study will examine the effect of a healthy diet containing cottonseed oil compared to healthy diets containing other commonly consumed plant oils on biomarkers of heart and me
📍 The Pennylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Testing Strategies to Improve Substance Misuse Prevention Research Use in State Policy Contexts
If science is to inform effective substance misuse prevention policy and ultimately improve public health, the field needs an effective strategy for directly supporting policymaker
📍 Penn State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Prunes Preventing Bone Loss in Perimenopause
Dietary interventions of prune consumption during the transmenopausal period are innovative methods to prevent bone loss. Modern medicine does not intervene to prevent or attenuate
📍 Women's Health and Exercise Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Assessing Perceptual Effects of Interactive Tasks
In this study, we will evaluate how solo, naive listeners perceive the speech of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and age-matched speakers produced across interactiv
📍 Speech Core, Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Impact of Depression on Thermoregulation
The purpose of this study is to determine if, compared to non-depressed adults, differences exist in skin blood flow and sweating responses to passive heat stress in adults with cl
📍 Noll Laboratory — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Evaluating Verbal Communication in Structured Interactions: Theoretical and Clinical Implications
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of communicative interaction on verbal communication in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and age-matched
📍 Speech Core, Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Identification of Critical Thermal Environments for Aged Adults
This study evaluates critical environmental limits (temperature and humidity) above which older adults are unable to effectively thermoregulate. Participants will exercise in a ser
📍 Noll Laboratory — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Linking Brain Network Dynamics to Imminent Smoking Lapse Risk and Behavior
Most attempts to quit smoking end in relapse, or a return to regular smoking. One of the biggest threats to cessation is a lapse (i.e., any cigarette use during a quit attempt). Th
📍 The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Thrive Initiative's parent-education program delivery methods by comparing hybrid (i.e., a combination of online a
📍 The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Interpersonal Communication Training and Vaccination Workflow Training Alone and in Combination to Improve Communication and Recommendations About HPV Vaccination in Pharmacies, IMPACT HPV Trial
This clinical trial compares usual care to interpersonal communication training and vaccination workflow training, alone or in combination, for improving communication about and re
📍 Penn State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Endometriosis and Microvascular Dysfunction: Role of Inflammation
The purpose of this study is to better understand the underlying mechanisms associated with elevated cardiovascular disease risk in women with endometriosis, and to measure the eff
📍 The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Healthy Mom Zone Gestational Weight Gain Management Intervention 2.0
The goal of this clinical trial is to see if the enhanced HMZ 2.0 intervention with new control system/digital platform to regulate gestational weight gain (GWG) and impact materna
📍 Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Examining Interactions Between PALS and Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of communicative interaction on verbal communication in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their careg
📍 Speech Core, Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
View Study & Checklist ➔Increasing Food Literacy in Preschoolers to Reduce Obesity Risk
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a nutrition education program on preschool children's food literacy and food acceptance, and to examine the added influ
📍 The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
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