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Office of Patient Recruitment

Healthy Volunteers Needed for Nutrition and Heart Health Research

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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are seeking healthy volunteers for a research study to better understand how nutrients in meals affect blood fats associated with heart disease and metabolic conditions.

Who Can Participate?

  • Healthy adults 18 years or older
  • Body mass index is ≥ 18.5 to less than 25 kg/m2
  • Calculate your BMI

What Will Happen During the Research Study?

Participants will:

  • Have an outpatient screening visit at the NIH Clinical Center
  • Have two or three overnight visits at the NIH Clinical Center within 6 months
  • Have several blood samples taken
  • Health tests such as:
    • Metabolic rate tests (measure how the body uses energy)
    • A DXA scan (measures body fat and bone density)
    • Liver scan or body surface scan
    • Bioelectric impedance test (measures body composition)

There is no cost to participate. Total compensation is up to $930 when you complete all the study requirements.

Location

The NIH Clinical Center, America's research hospital, is in Bethesda, Maryland. Accessible via Metro Red Line – Medical Center stop.

For More Information

NIH Clinical Center Office of Patient Recruitment
833-JOIN-NIH
TTY users dial 7-1-1
Email: ccopr@nih.gov
Or go online
Please reference Study # 002465-DK when contacting us.

Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)