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A Randomized Phase II Trial of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab versus Observation Following Curative Resectionfor Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with Primary Tumors Between 1-4 cm:Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium BTCRC-LUN18-153 (PSCI# 20-043)
This is a research study to find out if giving a drug called pembrolizumab after lung cancer surgery does a better job at keeping the cancer from coming back than surgery alone. The usual approach for patients who are not in a study is to be followed closely by their doctor to watch in case the cancer returns. Participants in this study will be assigned by chance (flip of a coin) to be watched closely by their doctor or to receive a drug called pembrolizumab. Pembrolizumab is given as an infusion inthe clinic once every six weeks. . You will have tests, exams and procedures that are part of your regular care and for study purposes. You will have scans every 12 weeks to make sure the cancer hasn’t come back. If you are assigned to receive pembrolizumab, you can continue to receive it for up to 1 year.
If you decide to take part in this study, you will be assigned to one of two groups. This is called randomization. A computer will assign you to a group in the study by chance. This is done by chance because no one knows if one study group is better or worse than the other. You will have an equal chance (50/50) of being assigned to either group.
Patients must have undergone complete surgical resection of their stage I non-small cell lung cancer between 4-12 weeks prior to registration.
Pathological tumor size must be 1.0 – 4.0 cm in size.
ECOG Performance Score 0-1
Baseline CT chest must be performed within 28 days of randomization
No prior PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors are permitted.
No prior neo-adjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy is permitted for this lung cancer.
Patients with a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids
Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years.
Cognitive and Social Factors Underlying Spoken Language Use
The central purpose of this research is to understand how language users produce and comprehend speech. To do this we ask participants to record speech, make judgments on the speech they hear, and work with a partner on simple language tasks.
Between 18 and 65 years of age
Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate Palbociclib (IBRANCE®) in Combination with Irinotecan and Temozolomide or in Combination with Topotecan and Cyclophosphamide in Pediatric Patients with Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors
A study of the safety of palbociclib with irinotecan and temozolomide and palbociclib with topotecan and cyclophosphamide for children with solid tumors that returned or did not respond to previous treatment.
If you join the study, you will be assigned to receive either palbociclib in combination with backbone chemotherapy of IRN and TMZ or the backbone chemotherapy (IRN and TMZ). You may be asked to provide biological samples (such as blood or urine or tumor tissue sample) and undergo procedures that might be different from a regular medical examination. This study will involve screening, treatment, and follow up period. During screening, the study doctor will determine whether you are eligible for the study. If you are eligible and are enrolled into the study, you will be required to visit the study doctor on days 1 to 5 of each 21-day cycle and on day 14 for the first 2 cycles to undergo study assessments and to provide information about your health.
Ages ≥2 and <21
Characterization and Exploration of Cognitive Assistants in the Space of Knowledge and Social Demands
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of artificial intelligence on ideation in groups (specifically the process of brainstorming). Facilitation and facilitator/participant perceptions will also be analyzed. This study collects qualitative data through surveys, interviews, and audio/video recording.
Individuals must be an undergraduate OR graduate student at Penn State
Individuals who are not an undergraduate OR graduate student at Penn State
Interactions between the olfactory, auditory, visual, and trigeminal systems
The purpose of this study is to use fMRI to identify and characterize the olfactory, auditory, visual and trigeminal-related brain networks. This research will then be use to enhance human health by laying the foundation to develop sensitive biomarkers to identify people who are at risk of developing brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, where olfactory deficits are known preclinical symptoms.
Clear sinuses
Pregnant or lactating
Presence of a pacemaker, aneurysm clips or any metal in the body
A history of welding, grinding, and or claustrophobia
Neurological disease (stroke, tumor, Parkinson's) or Psychiatric disorder (bipolar, schizophrenia, etc)
Defining the cellular and molecular signatures that are associated with the clinical heterogeneity of hidradenitis suppurativa
Patients with the clinical diagnosis of mild, moderate to severe Hidradenditis Suppurativa or normal healthy volunteers ages 18 and older to participate in a 1 time study visit. There is no treatment provided but we may gain information for the treatment of HS.
Eligible participants will attend a one time in person visit. During the visit, the study team will ask you to participate in the following activities: collect skin sample, blood sample and cheek swab. Take photographs of your HS lesions.
study coordinator will discuss.
Hidradentitis Suppurativa diagnosis for 3 months
Normal skin participants
Normal skin participants do not have an autoimmune disease
Participants who do not want to have any of the lesion sampling performed
Understanding the Relationship between Education and Well-being among College Students with Disabilities
The purpose of the study is to gain an understanding of students’ experiences in college and their engagement help-seeking and healthy behaviors. Participation in the study involves completing a brief online-survey on Qualtrics, which we anticipate will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
18 years of age or older
Capable of providing informed consent
Diagnosis of a disability
Able to understand written English
Individuals who are not yet legal adults
Pregnant women
Prisoners
Examining Cortical Lateralization of Motor Learning through Transcranial Stimulation
The aim of this study is to understand how brain stimulation affects learning of a novel task on a virtual reality system. Participation involves playing virtual reality games during non-invasive brain stimulation.
Single visit, subjection to noninvasive brain stimulation during a reaching task.
25
18-40 years old (healthy young)
18-80 years old (stroke patient)
neurological disease
movement disorder
major psychiatric diagnosis
orthopedic damage to the arms
Student Experience in New Class Modes during Covid-19
This is a survey study that will examine how the new instruction modes during COVID-19 have impacted undergraduate education experience. Participants will be asked to complete a survey to give feedback and comments on their classes. The survey will take 15 - 20 minutes.
An active undergraduate student at University Park campus
Enrolled for as least one class
Can read instruction materials written in English
Testing the effect of ENDS flavors on Neurotransmission
Tobacco users will be randomized to use electronic cigarettes containing varying levels of nicotine and flavor during laboratory protocols to investigate the effects on the brain and behavior. Subjects will complete surveys, functional magnetic resonance imaging scans, and complete computerized tasks. Eligible participants include daily users of inhaled tobacco products who are at least 21 years old, able to read and write in English, and not planning to quit tobacco use within the next month. Exclusion criteria include: current substance use impairing participation, unstable or significant medical conditions, current use of smoking cessation medication, uncontrolled serious mental illness, and MRI safety or neurological contraindications.
Subjects will taste test a variety of e-cigarette flavorings, answer questions and complete a single MRI.
50
No plan to quit tobacco use in the next month
Age 21 or older
Able to read and write in English
Unstable or Significant Medical Conditions
Uncontrolled serious mental illness
Current substance abuse
Habit Learning in Adolescents and Young Adults
This research seeks to exam behavioral and neural differences in the formation and maintenance of habit behavior in adolescents and adults.
All visits will be in person. Participants in Group 1 will complete one 1-day training session and will be at the imaging center for approximately 1.5 hours total.Participants in Group 2 will complete a 3-day training session, during which the same types of procedures are done, just with more trials. Participants in this group will undergo four training sessions (instead of 2) on Day 1 and Day 2. Each of the three visits will be about 1.5-2 hours long.For both groups, we will obtain informed consent and assent, height and weight, and demographic information. They will also answer questionnaires and work on a cognitive assessment battery. Within the scanner, we will collect anatomical data, task related fMRI data and resting state fMRI data.
$150
Health adults between the ages of 25 to 40
Not currently taking medications known to influence body weight, task, food intake, behavior, or blood flow
Left handed
Diagnosed neurological or psychological condition including anxiety or depression
Currently or planning to follow a diet for weight loss
Non-removable body piercings, pacemaker, or other metal implants that would preclude safe completion of an MRI
Behind virtual world building: Studying virtual reality environmental characteristics
This is a user study to investigate the environmental characteristics of virtual reality (VR). This study will provide empirical evidence of the essential characteristics based on users’ feedbacks. During your visit, you will receive a brief training about using a VR headset and navigating in the virtual environment. After the training, you will explore the virtual environment, complete tasks in VR, and answer questions regarding your feelings to our VR application.
healthy participants
students under 18
students with contagious disease
Concussion-Prognosis
Using micro-RNA in saliva coupled with survey data as a prognostic tool with the ability to guide clinical management of concussions
During their baseline visit participants will complete a saliva swab, surveys, balance test and brief neurocognitive test.Day 7, participants will complete a saliva swab and 2 surveys.Day 30, participants will complete a saliva swab and 4 surveys.The baseline visit is the only in-person visit, day 7 and day 30 are done remotely.All surveys are completed online and day 7 and day 30 saliva swabs are sent home with the participants and sent back in a prepaid mailer on day 30.
$40
Diagnosis of concussion
Prospective Cohort Assessing Novel Biomarkers of Early Pregnancy
The purpose of this research is to take and store blood, urine samples from pregnant women diagnosed by a positive pregnancy test or by ultrasound imaging. The purpose of this study is to determine a better way to diagnose the location and/or viability (chance of survival) of a pregnancy, as compared to current clinical care. Many women are found to be pregnant by a hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) test which detects a hormone that is indicative of pregnancy. However, in early pregnancy, it is often difficult to see the pregnancy by ultrasound, which is called a pregnancy of unknown location (PUL). In early pregnancy, doctors do many tests (including blood tests and ultrasounds) to try to determine how far along the pregnancy is, whether it is healthy, and most importantly whether the pregnancy is growing in the right place. The doctors running this research project are trying to see if there are substances (biomarkers) in the blood or urine of a pregnant woman that can tell whether the pregnancy is a normal, healthy pregnancy, an ectopic pregnancy, or if pregnancy is not viable (miscarriage). To do this, blood and/or urine samples are being collected from women who have a pregnancy of unknown location, an ectopic pregnancy, women who are having a miscarriage, and women with a healthy growing pregnancy. The study will then look at a pre- determined panel of biomarkers that have been shown to be elevated (higher) or decreased (lower) in different types of pregnancy to determine the effectiveness and accuracy of this test in earlier diagnosing the viability and location of early pregnancy.
There will be one visit at the visit participants will be consented and following consenting blood and urine will be collected.
$25.00
Live intrauterine pregnancy through 14 weeks, diagnosed by ultrasound demonstrating fetal heart motion
Diagnosed ectopic pregnancy
Pain or bleeding or at risk for ectopic pregnancy
Women seeking confimation of a pregnancy with a urine or serum pregnancy test (less than 14 weeks)
Accessibly of Conversational Agents with Deaf or Blind Users
Using small focus groups, this work aims to understand the experiences, challenges, perceptions, and opportunities for the use of conversational agents (e.g Amazon Alexa and Siri) for users with visual or hearing impairments, with the goal of developing more accessible and inclusive systems.
Or, hard of hearing or deaf using cochlear implant or other aided hearing device
Currently 18 years of age or older
English language speakers
Non-English language speakers
Modeling Transition Speeds in Elderly Human Walking
This study will involve elderly humans walking on a treadmill transitioning through prechosen speeds.
There will be one, two hour in person visit. Participants will change into specific lab provided clothing for study and reflective stickers will be placed on participants by the researcher. Participants will then get on the treadmill and will walk at prescribed constant speeds for about 5 minutes total. Then participants will perform 10 speed transition trials each of which lasts about 4 minutes.
$15
Can continuously walk for up to 4 minutes
Be able to follow verbal instructions
High BMI (>30)
How urban infrastructure fosters romantic relationships
The primary endpoint of this study is to identify the contributing factors in development of romantic relationships through an analysis of the real-life experiences of Penn state couples that we collect in our surveys. Our focus is to identify the spatial factors in different scales as they relate to two-person relationships. The results of this study informs architects, planners, and administrators of practical strategies to generate friendly spaces in college towns.
Live in State College area
Has visited at least 5 places with their romantic partner(s) in State College
have never engaged in a romantic relationship
PEDS-PLAN – Pediatric Precision Laboratory Advanced Neuroblastoma Therapy
A study of the safety and feasibility of using molecularly guided therapy in combination with standard therapy followed by maintenance therapy with DFMO in patients with newly diagnosed high risk neuroblastoma.
Participating in this study requires that you visit the study hospital Penn State Hershey Medical Center multiple times over the course of the full study for evaluations (physical exam, blood draw, urine analysis, etc.) and scans (MRI/CT, MIBG). Weekly visits may occur at your home institution with your home treating oncologist. As a subject in this clinical trial you are expected to receive treatment on this phase of the study for a total of about 2 ½ years if you complete all portions. After treatment, you will have follow-up examinations and medical tests.
Must be 21 years of age or younger when diagnosed.
No prior systemic therapy with some exceptions.
Tumor samples will be obtained only in a non-significant risk manner and not solely for the purpose of the study.
Female patients who are lactating are not eligible unless they agree not toe breast feed.
Seeking support from romantic partners
The purpose of this study is to determine whether and how people's perceptions of the power in their romantic relationships shape the messages they use to seek support from their romantic partners.
Have you sought comfort, advice, information, esteem boosts, or emotional support from your romantic partner within the last 4 weeks?
People who are not in a romantic relationship
People who did not seek support from their romantic partner in the last 4 weeks.
People who do not have access to technology to compete the survey.
Crystalloid Liberal or Vasopressors Early Resuscitation in Sepsis
Restrictive (vs liberal) fluid treatment strategy during the first 24 hours of resuscitation for sepsis-induced hypotension will reduce 90-day in-hospital mortality.
Suspected or confirmed infection
Sepsis induced hypotension
> 3 L intravenous fluids
Pregnancy
Severe volume depletion
Immediate surgical intervention planned
AWS-PSU: Active Women's Study at Penn State University
AWS-PSU: Active Women's Study at Penn State University This research study is being conducted to evaluate the impact of exercise and reproductive function on bone strength. Eligible young women (age 18-30) are those that are generally healthy and either a) exercising and experiencing regular or irregular menstrual cycles, or b) not exercising and experiencing regular menstrual cycles.
Age 18-30
BMI between 16-29.9
No hormonal contraception for 6 months
Currently using medication impacting bone
Self-Help for Stress Related to COVID-19
This is a study on internet-based self-help for stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. College and university students who screen high on perceived stress or measures of risk for anxiety, depression, or eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic will be invited to participate in this study. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive access to an internet-based self-help program for stress resilience and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic or care as usual. Symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders, as well as secondary outcomes, will be assessed via questionnaire at baseline (pre-randomization), one month post-randomization, and three months post-randomization.
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive access to an internet-based self-help program for stress resilience and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic or care as usual. Symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders, as well as secondary outcomes, will be assessed via questionnaire at baseline (pre-randomization), one month post-randomization, and three months post-randomization.
Up to $50 (raffle-based)
Fluent in English
Current college or university student
Under 18 years of age
Not a college or university student
Not fluent in English
Validation of Early Prognostic Data for Recovery Outcome after Stroke for Future, Higher Yield Trials (VERIFY)
The purpose of this research study is to understand how well we can predict your recovery by using tests done early after stroke. During the months after a stroke, some people recover all the way, some people don’t recover at all, and many people have a partial recovery. If we can predict how you will do in the coming months, we can choose the right rehabilitation therapies more quickly and more accurately.
Data will be collected during the acute hospitalization (in-person), at Day 30 (by phone), and at Day 90 (in person).
$190
Motor deficits in the acutely affected UE
Provision of signed and dated informed consent form within 48 to 96 hours of stroke onset
Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
Fluent in English or Spanish
Legally blind
Dense sensory loss on paretic side indicated by a score of 2 on NIHSS sensory item
Unable to abduct the shoulder extend the fingers of the non-paretic UE on verbal command
Isolated cerebellar stroke
Ecological Decision-Making of COVID-19 Vaccination
This is an online survey study that examines factors impacting people’s COVID-19 vaccination decision-making. In the survey, participants will answer various questions about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines, such as their personal experience, their perception and knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines.
An active undergraduate student or graduate student enrolled in classes at University Park campus
currently is residing in the United States
not a currently enrolled undergraduate student or graduate student, of PSU, University Park
currently is not residing in the United States
Pictorial Influence on Sentence Comprehension
This behavioral study will examine the influence of pictorial primes on general knowledge questions. A participant will be shown a cartoon-type picture prior to the presentation of a question. They will be asked to answer the question verbally. This study aims to determine the influence of pictorial primes on memory recall and retrieval.
Must be a native English speaker
Not a native English speaker
Phase II Trial of Eflornithine (DFMO) and Etoposide for Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma
This is a study of the drug DFMO (difluoromethylornithine) for neuroblastoma that has returned or not responded to treatment. DFMO is an oral drug that inhibits a certain enzyme (protein) in blood which is associated with a bad outcome in neuroblastoma cases. Cancer cells have pathways that drive the cancer to grow and DFMO targets the specific pathway of this enzyme to turn these cells off.
You will have exams, tests, and procedures while on the study to evaluate whether you can participate in the study and how you are doing while on the study. These include physical exams, blood tests, urine tests, bone marrow aspirate and biopsies, heart tests, hearing tests, and imaging evaluations such as CT scans and MIBG or PET scans. You will receive treatment on this study for a total of about 2 years. After treatment, you will have follow-up examinations and medical tests. We would like to continue to find out about your health for about 5 years after you complete the study.
Completed upfront therapy with at least 4 cycles of aggressive multi-drug chemotherapy
Currently receiving another investigational drug
Using Apple Watches to Assess Substance Co-use in Young Adults (Project SPARC Pre-Pilot): a Feasibility Study
In this study, we aim to investigate the feasibility and usability of using Apple Watches to collect substance co-use data, as well as contextual data that could potentially be associated with substance co-use data (location, social context, mood, health, etc.)
Currently owns and uses an iPhone with iOS version 15 or newer
Currently owns and uses an Apple Watch with watchOS version 8 or newer
Determined eligible through screener
Driver Training on the Advanced Driving Assistant System
This research aims to study the training knowledge that is essential for drivers to use Advanced Driving Assistant Systems safely and properly and identify the optimal training approaches.
If you participate in the first experiment, you will receive training of the in-vehicle system via videos and manuals, complete a driving task on the driving simulator, and answer questions from questionnaires. If you participate in the second experiment, there will be two visits. In the first visit, you will receive training via watching and interacting with online videos, watching an experimenter operating ADAS at the test track, or practicing the functions of ADAS in a vehicle at the test track. The functions in the training include adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assistance, and Highway Driving Assist. In the second visit, you will complete a driving task on the driving simulator and answer questions from questionnaires.
$30 for experiment1 and $60 for experiment 2
Being fluent in English
Have a valid driver license for at least one year
have normal vision or corrected vision only wearing contact lenses
Daily Thought Monitoring Study for Anxiety and Depression
This study aims to assess the relations among our daily thought patterns, positive emotions, everyday experiences, and cognitive functioning abilities. Eligible participants will complete a series of online questionnaires, a short 15- to 25-minute psychological interview, and brief cognitive functioning tests at Day 1 and Day 16. All visits will occur via Zoom. In between study visits on Day 1 and Day 16, they will be prompted to complete smartphone-delivered assessments of cognitive functioning, symptoms, and experiences for 14 days, 5 times a day. This is important to inform clinicians and researchers on how best to develop effective digital mental health therapies.
During Day 1, participants will undergo a brief 15- to 25-minute clinical interview over Zoom. After the clinical interview, if participants meet the study eligibility criteria, we will continue with the procedures outlined below. Otherwise, if they are ineligible for the study, we will mention that this study is not suitable for them and provide the contact of mental health treatment services. Eligible participants will then conduct a series of self-report questionnaires and performance-based cognitive functioning tests for the next 35 minutes. Participants will then complete a series of 14-day brief ecological momentary assessments administered on their smartphone five times a day, for 14 days. Last, participants will return for a 35- to 45-minute visit on Day 15 to complete a series of self-report questionnaires and performance-based cognitive functioning tests.
15
Owns an Android or iPhone
Fluent in the English language
Scores on self-report questionnaires suggest person does or does not struggle with depression and/or anxiety
Pregnant women will be allowed to participate
Unable to consent
Younger than 18 years of age
Reports struggling with suicidal thoughts
Judged to have alcohol, substance use, and/or eating disorder
Eye-hand coordination during upright stance
The study will determine how the brain controls eye and hand movements during quiet upright stance.
There will be one visit to the lab (approximately 2 hours) in which participants will be required to make reaching movements towards virtual targets while standing upright. Participants will be required to wear comfortable shoes.
$20
3)Participants will be right-hand dominant individuals
4)They will have normal or corrected-to-normal vision
5)Participants should be able to stand upright for long periods (up to 2 and a half hours) with rest every 5-10 minutes or as requested by the participant
6)Participants should be able to grasp a handle and move objects with both hands
Any history of musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome)
Any history of cardiovascular disease (e.g., Coronary Artery disease, Peripheral Artery disease, Carotid Artery disease, Hypertension, Congenital Heart disease, Congestive Heart failure, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Arrythmias, Stroke).
Any history of conditions or diseases that increase risk for syncope (e.g., Anemia, Myocardial Ischemia, Kidney disease).
Any history of conditions or diseases of the vestibular system