Search and volunteer to participate in these available studies at UB. Your participation in research doesn't just benefit you, it helps advance healthcare for our entire community.
This study enrolls children who are having orthodontic treatment and need a rapid maxillary expansion (RME) device. The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of palatal expansion on jaw movement during sleep. Read More
Eligibility:
-Children ages 7-14.
-Are under orthodontic care and need to use a rapid maxillary expansion (RME) device
This study enrolls women ages 18-39 who exercise regularly. The purpose of this study is to learn about the relationship between vitamin D and recovery of skeletal muscle damage in females. Read More
This study enrolls people who have mitral regurgitation (MR). Mitral regurgitation happens when the heart’s mitral valve does not close tightly. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate a new investigational device called the Tendyne™ Mitral Valve System. The Tendyne Mitral Valve System is designed for the treatment of a diseased, damaged or malfunctioning mitral valve. This trial will collect information on how safe and effective this device is to treat a leaking mitral valve compared to the commercially available MitraClip® System. Read More
Eligibility:
-Adults ages 18+.
-Have symptomatic, moderate-to-severe/severe mitral regurgitation (MR) or severe mitral annular calcification (MAC)
-Your medical providers have decided a transcatheter therapy is more appropriate than open surgery.
This study enrolls people who need tube shunt implantation for the treatment of their severe glaucoma. The purpose of this study is to learn which type of tube shunt (a device used during the surgery) works the best. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults ages 18+.
Have significant uncontrolled glaucoma despite medical, laser or previous surgery that requires tube shunt implantation.
Are scheduled for glaucoma tube shunt implantation surgery.
This study enrolls high school students and teachers. The purpose of the study is to help students learn how to culture microbial organisms found in water samples from streams, rivers or lakes, and to teach about genome annotation, DNA sequencing and genomic DNA isolation. The study is also meant to help students learn more about scientific and health-related careers. Read More
Eligibility:
-High School Biology (grades 9-12) teachers from Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates counties/schools.
-Teachers must recruit their students; students cannot enroll in the study on their own.
This study enrolls adults at risk for Type 2 Diabetes who are interested in weight loss. The purpose of this study is to learn the impact of a behavioral weight-loss treatment. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults ages 18+
Have prediabetes (Blood A1c at or near prediabetic range of 5.4%-6.7%).
Not diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or substance abuse/dependence.
This study enrolls surgeons. The purpose of the study is to learn about how a surgeon makes the decision for surgery in Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis patients. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults ages 18+.
Must be a surgeon who treats Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis patients.
This study enrolls people who are HIV positive who are taking certain medication. If a person take Stribilid® or Genvoya®, there may be changes in the way their body uses or removes other medications. We want to study another approved treatment, Biktarvy®, that we believe is less likely to affect how the body handles other medications that a person is currently taking. This switch may improve quality of life. Read More
Eligibility:
-Adults ages 18+.
-Positive for HIV.
-Taking current antiretroviral therapy GenvoyaTM or StribildTM for HIV-1 infection.
-Taking at least 1 or more other prescription medications.
This study is looking for women ages 18-24 who are in college. The purpose of this study is to get feedback about program designed for friends to help protect one another against sexual assault. Read More
Eligibility:
Adult women ages 18-24.
Enrolled in a 4 year college or university
This study enrolls people who have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer and are being treated with neck radiation therapy. The purpose of this study is to find out the number of people who develop narrowing of their carotid arteries (Carotid Artery Stenosis) due to neck radiation and understand how tobacco use and diabetes effect the worsening of carotid artery stenosis. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults age 18+
Diagnosis of neck cancer and undergoing one-sided neck radiation
Must have no history of stroke