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Research and Clinical Trials
Following is a resource listing of Research Programs and Clinical Trials going on all over the world. If you are looking for participants, volunteers, or blood and tissue samples, and you would like to have your vitiligo study or trial listed here, please send your information using our CONTACT US page (link at bottom of left menu). VitiligoSupport.org does not in any way warranty, endorse or maintain any responsibility for the research or clinical studies listed here. Those participating or volunteering do so of their own accord.
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Posted June 10, 2007
Take Part in International Study to Find VItiligo Genes (Questionnaire)
Do you have Vitiligo, or have you had it in the past? Or, does someone in your family have Vitiligo? If so, would you or they be willing to take part in a major research project on Vitiligo?
We have put together an international team of scientists to find the genes that cause Vitiligo. Thus far, we have found that at least 5 genes contribute to causing Vitiligo in different families; on chromosomes 1, 7, 8, 9, and 17. We don’t know what most of these genes are yet, and so we need additional patients and families to narrow our search. Our goal is to discover the causes of Vitiligo, and the other autoimmune diseases that are often associated with Vitiligo—thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, pernicious anemia, lupus, Addison disease, and adult-onset insulin-dependent diabetes. We are currently focusing both on families in which more than one person has vitiligo or these other diseases and on individual people with vitiligo but no affected relatives. Please give serious consideration to participating. Our long-term goal is to better understand the causes of Vitiligo and these related diseases, so as to develop better treatments and even approaches to prevention of these diseases altogether.
The first step in your participating is to fill out the questionnaire below (Microsoft Word Document) and send it to us via email or regular mail. The email address and mailing address are contained at the end of the questionnaire. We will then contact respondents that might be appropriate to the study to get further information and arrange for a saliva (spit) sample. We thank you in advance for your help, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Richard A. Spritz, M.D.
Professor and Director
Human Medical Genetics Program
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Posted February 16, 2007
Study of the Effects of Ultra Violet Light on Patients with Vitiligo
THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY is looking for RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS in order to study the effects of ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT on patients with VITILIGO.
Volunteers will receive ultraviolet light THREE TIMES PER WEEK for SIX MONTHS.
Volunteers will receive all treatment on an OUTPATIENT basis.
Volunteers MAY OR MAY NOT experience improvement in their vitiligo.
Volunteers will donate SIX SMALL SKIN BIOPSIES over the course of the study.
You may be ELIGIBLE if
• you are over 18 years old
• at least 5% of your body affected by VITILIGO
• you are in reasonably good health
There is NO COST to participate in the study.
You will receive NO COMPENSATION if you participate in the study.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Pat Gilleaudeau, RN, MSN, FNP
(212) 327-8333
gilleap@rockefeller.edu
Mary Sullivan-Whalen, RN, MSN, FNP
(212) 327-7212
whalems@rockefeller.edu
OR CALL: 1 (800) RU-CARES
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