EBV Vaccine Trial Needs Volunteers

NIAID researchers are enrolling healthy volunteers ages 18-29 living in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas in an investigational Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) vaccine clinical trial. If you are eligible, consider joining to help research to stop the spread of EBV—the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis (mono) and associated with some cancers. Compensation will be provided, up to $2220 over the course of the trial. For more information, contact the Office of Patient Recruitment at (866) 444-2214 (TTY users dial 711) or ccopr@nih.gov. Refer to study #21-I-0005. Online: https://go.usa.gov/xsYK5.

Study Seeks Pregnant Women

An NHLBI research study seeks pregnant women between ages 18 and 45 with sickle cell disease who are at risk of having an infant with sickle cell disease to donate their baby’s cord blood. Procedures provided at no cost. Contact the Office of Patient Recruitment at (866) 444-2214 (TTY users dial 711) or ccopr@nih.gov. Refer to study #01-H-0122. Online: https://go.usa.gov/xSQqW. 

Cytopenia Study Recruits Participants

The road to recovery after a bone marrow transplant can be complicated by cytopenia(s) (when one or more of your blood cell types is lower than normal). Sometimes this is “immune-mediated,” meaning your red cells or platelets are being targeted and destroyed by the body’s immune system. NHLBI researchers are testing the drug fostamatinib in adults with immune-mediated cytopenia(s) to see whether it will help. The study enrolls adults who are ≥ 60 days post-transplant, experiencing hard-to-treat cytopenia(s) and are transfusion dependent. If interested, contact the Office of Patient Recruitment at (866) 444-2214 (TTY users dial 711), ccopr@nih.gov. Ask for study #000758-H. Online: https://go.nih.gov/ASCoxKs.