MEMORY PROBLEMS STUDIES
Persons with memory problems are needed for studies at the School of
Medicine.
The research will assess the effectiveness of medications in the
treatment of
Alzheimer's disease. Qualified participants need to meet criteria for
probable
Alzheimer's disease. Symptoms include disorientation, loss of judgment
and
problem-solving abilities, decreased functioning in home and hobbies,
community
affairs and personal care. Participants should otherwise be in good
health.
Study medications and examinations by Emory physicians based at Wesley
Woods
Health Center are provided free of charge. Call 728-6311.
SORE THROAT PAIN STUDY
Volunteers are needed for a study of the pain-relieving effects of red
pepper
on moderate to severe sore throat pain. Persons with sore throats are
needed
for the study and will be paid for their time. Researchers will measure
the
pain intensity of the sore throat before and after volunteers eat red
pepper
lollipops. For information, contact the Department of Anesthesiology at
727-8337.
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER STUDY
If you are bothered by thoughts that run over and over in your mind or
you are
unable to resist doing some activity over and over, you may qualify for a
study
that researchers are beginning on an investigational medication that may
be
useful in treating people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Participants will
receive a free physical examination, including laboratory tests and
electrocardiograms, as well as medicines. To be eligible, men and women
must be
between the ages of 18 and 65, reasonably healthy and not on certain
medications. All involvement is confidential. For more information, call
727-8968.
ULCER STUDY
If you are 16 years of age or older and have been experiencing nausea,
cramping
or aching in your stomach that is either made worse or relieved by
eating, you
may have an ulcer. If you have any of these symptoms and if you have been
diagnosed now or in the past with an ulcer, you may qualify to
participate in a
medical research study. If you qualify, you will receive a medical
consultation, diagnostic testing, a physical exam and study medication.
For
information, call 727-3030.
POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS STUDY
An investigational medication for osteoporosis is being studied at The
Emory
Clinic and women are needed to participate in the research project.
Volunteers
must have undergone menopause at least two years ago, be age 80 or
younger,
presently not be taking any female hormones (estrogens), and be able to
come to
the clinic for follow-up visits every three to six months during this
four-year
study. Qualified participants will receive free physical examination,
bone
density measurements of spine and hip, spine x-rays, electrocardiograms,
mammograms, study medications, laboratory tests. For more information,
call
727-2663.
KIDNEY DISEASE STUDY
African-Americans in the very early stages of kidney disease are being
recruited to participate in the African-American Study of Kidney Disease
and
Hypertension (AASK), the largest study of its kind ever undertaken in the
United States. Qualified participants should have hypertension (high
blood
pressure), defined as blood pressure of 140 or more systolic and 95 or
more
diastolic (140/95). Volunteers need not have been diagnosed with kidney
disease; those who have been diagnosed should not yet be on dialysis or
high
blood pressure medications. Volunteers also should be between 18 and 70
years
of age. Researchers at the Emory School of Medicine and at the Morehouse
School
of Medicine are among those participating in the $52-million, seven-year
trial.
For information, call 473-8500.
SEIZURE DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP
A new Seizure Disorder Support Group will begin meeting the third
Thursday of
each month at 7 p.m. for persons with seizure disorders (including
epilepsy),
their families and friends. The support group is jointly sponsored by the
local
Epilepsy Foundation of America affiliate and the new Emory Epilepsy
Center. It
will be facilitated by nurse coordinator Sandra Clements. Call 727-1531
for
information.