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Current Projects

Interviews

• Adult Wellness Study—This study is looking at the relationship of health habits, common symptoms, health status, chronic conditions of adults and use of health services.
• Atrial Fibrillation Incidence, Risk Factors and Genetics—This study is designed to determine risk factors for irregular heart rhythm and its complications.
• Clotting Genetic Variants, Hormones, and Venous Thrombosis—This study is looking at factors that may be associated with increased risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs among hormone replacement therapy users.
• Hormone Therapy, Prothrombotic Variants and the Risk of MI or Stroke—This study will assess the association of genetic variants in platelets and coagulation factors and heart attack and stroke
• Pharmacogenetics and Cardiovascular Events—The goals of this study are to assess interactions between selected cardiovascular medications and genetic reactions to them on the incidence heart attack, stroke and irregular heart rhythm.
• Project QUIT—A Web-based study designed to provide support to Group Health members who would like to quit smoking.
• REACH—The Reach study goal is to improve understanding of the biology and prevention of diseases of the rectum and colon.
• SPINE—The SPINE study will evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating chronic low back pain (baseline, 2-, 6-, 12-month interviews).
• STAR—The STAR study aims to gain a better understanding of how asthma symptoms and symptoms of anxiety and other disorders can affect each other in adolescents.

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Screening/Recruitment Interviews for Clinical Interventions/Trials

• EBB Study (Equol, Breast and Bone Density)—The goal of the EBB study is to answer the question: Are there differences in hormone levels and hormone-related factors, between women who have the ability to produce equol verson those who do not?
• Electronic Communications and Home B.P. Monitoring—This study will look at to improving hypertension control, using home blood pressure monitoring and Web-based communication.
• READ (Radiology Evaluation and Breast Density)—The READ study aims to answer the question: Will stopping HRT for 1 to 2 months before a mammogram will improve the mammogram image?

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