Official Title Media Use and Youth--For Those 12-17 Years of Age

Purpose

Researchers want to learn how teens use technology like TV, the internet, video games, and music. The study examines children’s use of media on a daily basis over two weeks.

Your child and one parent will meet with researchers two times on campus. Your child will answer some questions during those meetings. The first meeting will be for about 2 hours and the second meeting will be for about 30 minutes. Over a two week period between those meetings, the child will report daily on activities using a tablet supplied by the study.

Could this study be right for you?

• Ages 12-17 accompanied by one parent or guardian

Age Range

12 and up

Official Title A PILOT, PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, DOUBLE-BLIND, STUDY TO EVALUATE EFFICACY, SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, PHARMACOKINETICS, PHARMACODYNAMICS AND PHARMACOGENETICS OF CC-220 IN SUBJECTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of a new drug called CC-22. Researchers want to find out if it does or does not improve the symptoms of those diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Could this study be right for you?

You may be eligible for this study if:

• You have been diagnosed with SLE
• You have had SLE longer than (or equal to) six (6) months
• You have three (3) or more tender joints at the baseline visit
• You have skin manifestations of Lupus

Age Range

18 and up

Official Title Navigating Information about Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents in Tobacco Products

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to figure out the best way to convey web-based health information. This study will help researchers design a website that will better convey health information to consumers.

Could this study be right for you?

You may be eligible for this study if you:

• Are 18 years old or older
• Are a daily smoker
• Have a history of smoking at least 100 cigarettes over a lifetime
• Are willing to travel to study site in Franklin County, Ohio

Age Range

18 and up

Official Title Contribution of Genetics to Oral Bacterial Transmission from Mothers to Babies: a Study of Biologic and Adoptive Mother-Child Dyads

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine how young children get normal mouth bacteria and how it might be passed from mother to child. Researchers want to compare the adoptive mother-child pairs with biologic mother-child pairs to see how closely the bacteria of each set of mothers match those of their children.

Could this study be right for you?

You are eligible for this study if:

• You are a mother with a child who was adopted at birth and is now between the ages of 3 months and 6 years

Age Range

1 and up