Current Clinical Trials
Growth and Development Study for 6 to 8 Year Old Girls
We are currently seeking participants for a Premature Adrenarche study in adolescent girls, aged 6-8 (not yet 9). This is an 18 month long study with compensation.
If you are interested, you can
read more about the study here.
Health Behaviors and Health Consequences in Adolescent Girls
We are conducting a research project which is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) that examines various health behaviors in adolescent girls.
If you are interested, you can
read more about the study here.
Dysuria in Adolescent Females
We are currently seeking female participants, ages 14 to 21, for a study comparing the prevalence of STIs in girls with urinary symptoms to the prevalence of STIs in those without urinary symptoms.
If you are interested, you can
read more about the study here.
*Recruitment ends 12/31/04 Growing Up Female
Growing Up Female is a study funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital will look at nutritional and environmental factors associated with pubertal development. This six-year study is designed to look for changes in body fat and hormones in young girls. Growing Up Female is a study to observe and document how girls grow up; there is no intervention like a drug treatment.
If you are interested, you can
read more about the study here.
PMS in Mother Daughter Pairs
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether symptoms that are often considered "PMS" differ between mothers and daughters, and whether they change depending on the menstrual cycle. In addition, we want to see if these symptoms are influenced by the mother-daughter relationship.
If you are interested, you can
read more about the study here.
Rapid Trichomonas Testing in Adolescent Females
This study is to determine the usefulness of a new rapid test for trichomonas is adolescent females with symptoms such as vaginal discharge. Providers can refer patients in the Teen Health Center or Emergency Department to this study. Recruitment is ongoing.
