Search Results Within Category "Prevention & Wellness"
Targeting Family Meal Quality and Quantity to Reduce Childhood Obesity Using Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI) and Video Feedback
The proposed study is an individual three-arm randomized controlled tiled aimed at utilizing state-of-the-art intervention methods to examine whether increasing the quality and the quantity of family meals reduces childhood obesity.
Jerica Berge - jberge@umn.edu
• Child 5-10 years old
• Have a sibling who lives in the home with the child
• Live in the Metro area
• Speaks English or Spanish
The effects of cigarette smoking and alcohol on DNA damage in the oral cavity
The purpose of this study to examine the effects of cigarette smoking and drinking alcohol on the formation of DNA damage in the mouth. The overall goal is to identify DNA damage that may be important to the development of cancer.
Smoking Alcohol Study - smoking-alcohol@umn.edu
• 21 years of age or older
• Smoke cigarettes daily
• Drink alcohol regularly
• Use other tobacco/nicotine products
Dissecting the role of acetaldehyde in oral carcinogenesis
The goal of this study is to better understand how drinking alcohol may lead to oral cancers. Acetaldehyde, a chemical formed when the body breaks down alcohol, is believed to play an important role. This study will measure acetaldehyde and DNA damage levels in the mouth of participants after a low dose of alcohol. The levels will be compared between three groups, all having different degrees of risk for developing oral cancer, in order to identify DNA damage that might be crucial to cancer formation.
Alcohol Study - alcohol-study@umn.edu
• Alcohol drinkers of Eastern Asian descent who experiences flushing (reddening or warming of face) when drinking {ages 21 - 45}
• Alcohol drinkers who have Fanconi Anemia {ages 21+}
• Never drinkers {ages 18 - 45}
• Tobacco or nicotine users
Profiling of Adipose Tissue Depots and Immune Correlates
This is a study of individuals older than 18, undergoing abdominal surgery, and are amenable to fat samples being collected during their surgical procedure, with the option to participate in other tests that can provide information on insulin sensitivity and fat distribution. This study is trying to figure out how fat tissue is related to an individual's health status and health conditions, and the analysis of the aging of cells that make up the human body.
Shannon Jannatpour - sjannatp@umn.edu
• Age 18 years or older
• Undergoing abdominal surgical procedure with general anesthesia
• Pregnancy or nursing
• Exclusion at the discretion of attending physician or Eligibility Committee
Ten Thousand Families Study
The purpose of this study is to study the evolution of early life risk factors that may lead to cancer and other conditions. This is a prospective cohort study of families who reside in Minnesota.
Clemen Wilcox - clemenw@umn.edu
• 1st Participant: 18+ living in MN
• Other family members: All ages and must live in MN, ND, SD, IA, or WI
• Participants ages 0-17 must have a parent consent to their participation and assist with study activities
• Unwilling or unable to provide DNA and blood sample
• Does not have at least 1 living family member in MN IA, ND, SD, or WI
Stress Response and Opioid Dysfunction in Nicotine Dependence
This study includes healthy adults between 18-70 years old who are either non-smokers or cigarette smokers interested in quitting. The purpose of this study is to learn more about how people respond to stress and to taking one dose of a widely and safely used drug called naltrexone as well as to learn about how these responses relate to whether or not someone smokes, smoking cessation, and smoking relapse.
Behavioral Medicine Laboratories - bml-tc@d.umn.edu
• Between 18-70 years old
• generally healthy
• want to quit using tobacco and nicotine
• willing to attend study visits over a period of approximately 4 months (though you may be asked to complete the last visits over a period of up to 1 year)
• have access to an internet-enabled device
• current, uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure)
• current cardiac or other chronic diseases
• current opiate dependence, recent daily opiate use, or use of any narcotic medication
• women who are pregnant
• currently taking Naltrexone