Participants Needed for Healthy Controls Study
We are doing this study to find out why kids with MPS have problems with their bones, joints, brains, and other parts of their body so we can come up with medications that help them.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Investigator(s)
The Study: This research study collects blood samples from healthy children and adolescents to support research on MPS (Mucopolysaccharidoses), an inherited disease caused by the body’s inability to produce specific enzymes. The missing or insufficient enzyme prevents cells from recycling waste, resulting in cells not working right throughout the body. As the disease progresses, there is widespread damage throughout the body, including the heart, bones, joints, lungs, and brain, leading frequently to death in the 2nd or 3rd decade of life.
We are doing this study to find out why kids with MPS have problems with their bones, joints, brains, and other parts of their body so we can come up with medications that help them.
Who Can Participate?
- Healthy kids aged 4 to 17 years
- Not taking medications other than routine supplements like multivitamins
- Able to come to the Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance for a one-time visit lasting 1-2 hours
What is involved in this research study?
If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to visit our research center once. When you visit the research center: We will collect about 1 tablespoon of blood from a needle placed in a vein in your arm. We will collect some information related to your health from you and your parents.
PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A $25 TARGET GIFT CARD
Contact:
Giselle Perez de la Garza, Clinical Research Associate
Phone # 310-222-3690
Principal Investigator – Dr. Lynda Polgreen
This study is being conducted by Dr. Lynda Polgreen of the Department of Pediatrics at Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA).