Solid foods and infant growth
Your baby may be eligible if they are: - Exclusively breastfed - Younger than six months of age - Full term (> 37-weeks’ gestation) - Have not yet been introduced to solid foods This is a 7-month long study, with visits occurring once every month. The first visit, 9-month visit, an... |
Effects of complementary feeding on infant growth and gut health
Your baby may be eligible if they are: - Breastfed and/or formula fed - Younger than five months of age - Full term (> 37-weeks’ gestation) - Have not yet been introduced to solid foods This is a seven month-long study, from 5 to 12 months of age, with visits occurring every month. ... |
Blueberry intake and infant gut health
Your breastfed baby may be eligible if they are: - Younger than six months of age - Exclusively breastfed - Full term (> 37-weeks’ gestation) - Have not yet been introduced to solid foods This is a 7-month long study, with visits occurring once every other month. The first and last ... |
Early iron exposure on the gut microbiota in young infants
This is a four month-long study, beginning at birth. The first study visit is conducted at the University of Colorado Hospital and the last visit takes place at Children’s Hospital Colorado. The other four visits are conducted in your home. Formula is provided to all study participants for... |
Relationship between Cardiac Health and Exercise Capacity in Men and Women with and without Type 2 Diabetes
CTRC-adult, University of Colorado Hospital Participants will undergo baseline testing of their heart, blood vessel, and skeletal muscle function, and perform tests to determine exercise ability. Participants will then do exercise training for 15 weeks, and all testing will be repeated.... |
NightWare Therapeutic Platform for improving Cardiovascular Health in Adults With Nightmares Associated with PTSD
We are recruiting individuals who experience PTSD-associated nightmares to participate in a research study to help us understand if improving sleep quality, by reducing the impact of nightmares can improve cardiovascular health.... |
Skeletal Response to Simulated Night Shift (SPOTLIGHT Study)
What is involved: • Measurements of bone mineral density • Completion of sleep questionnaires/assessments • Randomization to sleep with a simulated night shift schedule or normal sleep schedule • A general physical exam • Activity monitoring with a wrist monitor • Blood/urine collec... |
Contraceptive Hormone and Reward Measurement (CHARM Study)
The study is looking at the effects of birth control pills on brain processes and emotional wellbeing. During the study you will be asked to take a birth control pill or a placebo pill (a sugar pill) for 21 days. You won't know which pill you are taking. Birth control is a medication t... |
Social Information Processing in Teens (SIP Study)
Interested in how irritability affects social information processing in teens? Our goal is to learn more about how people commonly react to social ambiguity and how irritable mood may relate to negative interpretations of social signals in adolescence.... |
Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC) - Adult
The purpose of MoTrPAC is to learn about how exercise benefits health. We know that being physically active is good for our health, but we don’t completely understand how it changes the cells in our bodies. Understanding the cellular benefits of exercise could help scientists develop new... |
The short-chain fatty acid acetate for improving age-associated arterial dysfunction
If you join this study, you will participate in Screening, Baseline, Study Period, and End of Study visits over a ~4-month period. These visits will take about 14 hours of your time total. The study visits will take place at the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Clinical Research... |
Effect of Hormones on Frequency of Headache and Brain Structure and Function in Puberty
This research studies how hormones impact headache and how different parts of the brain talk to each other. You are invited to participate if you are (or your child is): • 9 years to 20 years of age • With or without history of headache • Male sex, male gender identity • Health... |
CU-GENES (Genetic Engagement, Education, and Screening)
Inclusion Criteria: • Over the age of 25 • At least one grandparent of Jewish ancestry OR be of Spanish ancestry with roots in the San Luis Valley • No prior genetic testing • No personal history of bone marrow transplants or blood cancers • Currently live in Colorado OR New Mexico ... |
Volunteers needed for research study on changing eating behaviors
Study volunteers will be asked to complete an MRI scan, during which they will watch pictures of foods. Participants will also complete a 12-week intervention that involves viewing food or food images, with once-weekly study visits. After the intervention, we will ask volunteers to complet... |
Ovaprene: Non-hormonal Vaginal Ring Birth Control Study
Clinical trial looking at a monthly, non-hormonal vaginal product as birth control. The vaginal product, called Ovaprene, is a round piece of woven material surrounded by a soft, flexible rubber ring. The material in the vaginal product is released slowly to create an environment that make... |
Integrated Lifestyle Intervention to Promote Weight Loss Study (COMIRB 23-1154)
If you join the study, you will undergo 2-3 screening visits to see if you are eligible to be in the study. If you are eligible to be in the study, you will receive a 6-month integrated lifestyle intervention program. This integrated program includes PreventT2 (formally known as the Diabet... |
Effect of weight loss on intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) signaling
Following screening visits involving body composition measures, blood testing, strength testing, and a thigh muscle biopsy, participants will go through a 12-week dietary intervention for weight loss. After 12 weeks, this will be followed by the same testing and biopsies that were complete... |
How When you Eat and Exercise Affect Metabolism in Adults
As a participant in this study, you will be assigned to 4 different diet and exercise groups where the time of your meals and when you exercise will be different. This will last for 4 consecutive days, and you will be provided meals on 2-3 of the days. On the 5th day of each exercise and d... |
Acute Equol Supplementation and Vascular Function in Postmenopausal Women with and without CKD
- One screening visit (1.5 hours) and two testing visits (each 5.5 hours) - Testing visits will include a blood draw and non-invasive testing of blood vessel function - All visits will take place at CU Anschutz - As a volunteer, you will receive Blood Lipids Screening; Blood Press... |
Real-Time Assessment of Lung Structure and Function in Children and Young Adults with CF using Electrical Impedance Tomography
Childrens Hospital Colorado Single visit to Children's Hospital Colorado - During this visit your height, weight, date of birth, and gender will be recorded. You will also have some tests done including pulmonary function testing (spirometry), EIT, and multiple breath washout (MBW).... |
The Physical, Mental, and Emotional Effects of Youth Girls Flag Football: A Prospective Investigation
Childrens Hospital Colorado Participants will complete three in person visits (1) mid-August 2023 (2) mid/late October 2023 (3) April 2024. They will complete 20 minutes of questionnaires and 20 minutes of functional tests at each visit and receive $50 for each visit completed. Participants will also complete weekly ... |
Evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of TelePrEP for at-risk youth in Colorado
Childrens Hospital Colorado This study aims to assess whether PrEP delivery via a telehealth (termed TelePrEP throughout) approach supports persistence and retention on oral PrEP for young people and identify barriers and facilitators of TelePrEP for youth. The proposed research will address the critical need to iden... |
EA1151: Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST)
Highlands Ranch Hospital, Outpatient CTRC, University of Colorado Hospital Participants in this trial will be randomized to receive either 2D or 3D mammograms for the first 5 years of the research study, either ever year or every other year depending on personal risk factors. Information will be collected on breast cancer status for 8 years in total. ... |
Multiomics Investigation of Marijuana Use
Outpatient CTRC, Outpatient CTRC, University of Colorado Hospital This research study seeks to learn more about biomarkers and biological pathways associated with marijuana use. We are enrolling adults who are marijuana users or non-users. The study involves filling out online surveys and one on-campus visit to give a blood, urine, and hair sample. If yo... |
Sex-based differences in the neuronal mechanisms of food intake behavior
Outpatient CTRC, Outpatient CTRC, University of Colorado Hospital Participants will: -Complete 2 to 4 MRI scans -Complete food, attention, and mood questionnaires -Complete blood draws for measuring hormones -Receive a free Fitbit... |
Effects of puberty and pubertal suppression on insulin sensitivity, metabolic rate and vascular health
Childrens Hospital Colorado, Outpatient CTRC, Outpatient CTRC, University of Colorado Hospital This study will involve 4-5 in person visits. There will be screening visit for some patients and then a baseline visit over two days. The first day will involve an IV and drinking a sugary drink with blood draws as well as measuring the resting metabolic rate and answering questionnaires.... |
Pubertal Blockade and Estradiol Effects on Cardiometabolic Health for Transitioning Youth (PUBERTY)
Childrens Hospital Colorado, Outpatient CTRC, University of Colorado Hospital This study will involve 6 research visits at 3 timepoints for transgender individuals (before starting estrogen and 6 and 12 months after starting estrogen). No medications are given as a part of this study. Cisgender (non-transgender) participants will have 4 visits at two timepoints ... |
Using Oscillometry in Toddler Aerodigestive Patients to Monitor Lung Function Response to Treatment
Childrens Hospital Colorado In this study, we will 1. Assess different mouthpiece options to help make the test easier to do in young children 2. Obtain AOS measurements in children who are patients in the aerodigestive clinic at Children's Hospital Colorado 3. Compare these measurements to those obtained in chil... |
Harnessing Cells from Human Milk; Linking Lactation to Metabolism
CTRC Inpatient, Outpatient CTRC, Outpatient CTRC, University of Colorado Hospital In this study: - Participants will complete 2 study visits (in late pregnancy & 2 wks postpartum) - Participants will have their milk production measured and provide blood and breastmilk samples If you join the study, you will be part of the study for up to a month and a half, lasting... |
Understanding How Sleep Health Affects Recovery from Adolescent Concussion
Boulder Health Center, Childrens Hospital Colorado We will conduct a prospective cohort study, with two groups (concussed and control). They will undergo an initial assessment (within 14 days of concussion) and a follow up ~28 days post-concussion. Controls will follow a similar timeline. During the ~two-week period between Visits 1 & 2, p... |
Autonomic and Renal Contributions to Hypertension with Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Outpatient CTRC We are recruiting individuals with or without prostate cancer to participate in a research study to help us understand how androgen deprivation therapy affects cardiovascular health. Men with prostate cancer will be studied at the start and after 2 months of androgen deprivation therapy. H... |
A Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, 2 Period, Crossover Phase 1/2a Study to Test the Safety and Efficacy of Advair HFA (Salmeterol and Fluticasone) in Resting and Exercising Healthy and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) Predisposed Subjects
CTRC Inpatient, Outpatient CTRC The study involves two separate study periods of 12 days each, where you will: • Take the study drug or placebo through a puffer for 7 days. You will not know which drug you are taking during which period • Wear a continuous heart monitor for 12 days • Have blood tests drawn during 5 vi... |