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This web page makes it easy to search for featured research studies at the NIH Clinical Center. You can search for specific studies by entering keywords related to your symptoms in the search box or by using the sort and filter options.


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Studies of the Natural History, Pathogenesis, and Outcome of Idiopathic Systemic Vasculitis

Studies of the Natural History, Pathogenesis, and Outcome of Idiopathic Systemic Vasculitis

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland is conducting a study for vasculitis. Researchers are inviting both volunteers who have the condition, and those who do not, to participate in this study. All study-related tests and procedures are provided at no cost to you.

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Epi-Genetic Modulators of Fear Extinction in Alcohol Dependence

Epi-Genetic Modulators of Fear Extinction in Alcohol Dependence

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seek healthy volunteers 21 - 65 years of age to participate in a study researching if alcohol dependence and early life stress affect the ability to learn to feel calm. All study-related tests and procedures are provided at no cost to the study participant. Compensation may be provided.
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Development Of Neuroimaging Methods To Assess The Neurobiology Of Addiction

Development Of Neuroimaging Methods To Assess The Neurobiology Of Addiction

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy volunteers to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to test newly developed functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scanning sequences that can be used in future protocols.
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Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception (No MRI)

Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception (No MRI)

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy volunteers to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to better understand how pain and emotions are processed in the human brain and influenced by psychological factors. This is an outpatient study that may involve moderate but tolerable pain. Researchers are studying how thoughts, feelings, and learning influence pain and perception.
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Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception (with MRI)

Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception (with MRI)

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy volunteers to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to better understand how pain and emotions are processed in the human brain and influence by psychological factors. This is an outpatient study that may involve moderate but tolerable pain (while having an MRI). Researchers are studying how thoughts, feeling, and learning influence pain and perception.
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Clinical and Scientific Assessment of Pain and Painful Disorders

Clinical and Scientific Assessment of Pain and Painful Disorders

Researchers in the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy volunteers to participate in a study investigating how our brain responds to pain. This study will allow researchers to collect information that may be used to learn more about pain disorders and how we respond to painful experiences.

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