Healthy Volunteers Needed to Help Us Understand How Blood Clots Form
We are looking for healthy people that are not currently taking drugs that slow down the clotting process (anticoagulants like Warfarin) or stop platelets from sticking together (antiplatelets like aspirin) to join our study. We want to learn more about how your blood composition affects the formation of blood clots and how individuals respond to common drugs.
Why this Research Matters
Your body naturally forms blood clots to stop bleeding when you get hurt. But sometimes clots form when they shouldn’t, like inside blood vessels. This can cause problems like heart attacks, strokes, or deep vein thrombosis. Both anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs help prevent dangerous clots, but they work in different ways. We want to learn why people respond differently to these drugs.
What to Expect
If you join this study, you will be asked to donate your blood. You will be asked to give blood for up to 10 years. Up to 200 mL of blood may be collected every 8 weeks. This is a little less than 1 cup of blood. Over one year, no more than 1,000 mL of blood will be collected. This is about 4 cups. The study team will take your blood by placing a needle in a vein in your arm.
Study Duration
You will be in the study for up to 10 years, but you can leave the study at any time.
Who can Participate
You may be able to join this study if you are:
- At least 18 years old
- Healthy
- Not pregnant
- At least 110 lbs
- Anemia
- High blood pressure
- A history of hepatitis or HIV
Study ID
Protocol Number: 19-2408
Compensation Information
Meet the Team
Keith Neeves
Principal Investigator