Healthy Volunteers Needed
For a University
of Washington research study at Harborview Medical Center
Examining the
control of inflammatory responses to bacteria
This is an on-going study – which began in 2004.
We are only enrolling new volunteers, so subjects may participate just one time.
What is the
Study?
The University
of Washington Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is performing a study to determine environmental and genetic
factors that control inflammation caused by a severe infection. The study will test how normal human blood
cells react to bacteria.
Are you eligible
& what happens?
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Are
you a non-smoking healthy person between the ages of 18 & 89?
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Read
the 19 questions below and if all your answers are “no” you are eligible.
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You
will be given an appointment to come in to our facilities, fill out a brief
questionnaire and provide a small sample of blood (approximately 4 Tbsp.)
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This will take about 15-20
minutes and you will be given $30.00 for your participation.
Questions
1.
Do
you smoke?
2.
Do
you weigh less than 110 pounds?
3.
Do
you weigh more than 350 pounds?
4.
Are
you pregnant or have you had a baby in the last 9 months?
5.
Do
you have any history of an immune system deficiency diagnosed by your doctor?
6.
Have
been treated with any sort of immune system suppressing drug such as prednisone
or solumedrol in the last month?
These next 6 questions pertain to your own personal medical history,
not that of your family’s history:
7.
Do
you have any history of cancer?
8.
Do
you have any history of auto-immune disease such as lupus, rheumatoid
arthritis, or multiple sclerosis?
9.
Do
you have any history of chronic liver disease such as cirrhosis, hepatitis B or
C?
10. Do you have
any history of diabetes?
11. Do you have
any history of chronic kidney disease?
12. Do you have
any history of inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s Disease?
13. We will
require that you do not take any anti-inflammatory medications, such as
ibuprofen or aspirin, in the 7 days prior to providing a blood sample, will you have a problem with that?
14. Have you
used antibiotics within the last month?
15. Have you
had a vaccination in the last 6 weeks
16. Have you
had any of the following symptoms in the last 14 days: fever, chills, sweats,
joint swelling, runny nose, sinus pain, sore throat, cough with colored sputum,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, OR painful urination?
17. We will
require you not to eat or drink anything (other than water) after
18. We will
require that you not exercise vigorously within 24 hours of a blood draw, will you have a problem with that?
19. We will require that you not drink alcohol for at least 24 hours prior to the blood draw, will you have a problem with that?
How do I
participate?
If you responded “no” to all
of the above questions and would like to participate in the UW Inflammatory
Response study, please call: