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We are doing this study to understand more about biomarkers (a part of your body) and how they can be used to better diagnose infection. To learn more, please contact us at DukeMESSIStudy@Duke.edu or at 919-452-1605. Estamos haciendo este estudio para entender más sobre biomarcadores (que son parte de su cuerpo) y cómo pueden ser usados estos para diagnosticar infecciones de una mejor manera. Para mayor información, por favor contáctenos al correo DukeMESSIStudy@Duke.edu o al número 919-452-1605.
We are doing this study to learn more about the cause of cardiac (heart) disease or sudden unexplained death, which is something that can run in families. Some conditions that we are looking at are:
- Cardiomyopathies (a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body) like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, or arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (also called right ventricular cardiomyopathy)
- Arrhythmia syndromes (a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat, either too slow or too fast) like long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, or short QT syndrome
- Sudden cardiac arrest or unexplained sudden death (heart stops suddenly) in someone less than 50 years of age, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Individuals with genetic mutations (variants) in genes that can lead to cardiac disease which include (LMNA, ATP1A3, and TAX1BP3)
We are doing this study to learn more about how genetic variations in people can impact how well different antibody-based drugs work for people who get organ transplants.
This is an observational study and will only be a one-time saliva sample and a completion of a questionnaire.
If you join this study, you will be placed into one of two groups by chance, like flipping a coin. One group will take a medicine called velzatinib, and the other group will take a medicine called imatinib. You will take the medicine by mouth every day. The study has three parts called screening, treatment, and follow up. During screening, doctors will do tests to make sure the study is right for you. During treatment, you will visit the clinic about once every four weeks for checkups, blood tests, and scans. You may stay in the study for a long time if the medicine is helping and is safe, with participation lasting up to about six years. After you stop taking the medicine, the study team will continue to check on your health through visits or phone calls.
If you take part in this study, you will take a study supplement or placebo for 12 weeks and attend study visits that include breathing tests, lung function tests, strength and walking tests, exercise testing, blood draws, and questionnaires about your physical activity and diet.