Study Results
Research couldn’t happen without people volunteering to participate, but those people haven't always gotten a chance to hear about the results when the study is completed. At Duke we're making sure that changes for our research and participants. Here you can find plain language summaries of the results for studies done at Duke.
You can look for studies by searching for the condition or the researcher's name to find specific information. Or you can just check out the newest results we've shared. It's all about learning how to improve healthcare and make progress in medicine.
*Study results from industry-sponsored studies posted here reflect the findings provided by the study sponsor. These study results do not represent Duke’s promotion or endorsement of the study sponsor's findings or any products or services offered by any study sponsors.
A mindfulness program that helped blood cancer survivors improve sleep and reduce other treatment-related symptoms in a pilot study.
We wanted to gain a better understanding about how someone's leg position while jumping can affect the level of strain that is placed on the anterior cruciate ligament.
Completing Surgery in a Single Procedure has Better Results than Completing Surgery in Two Procedures
In a study of 42 children having heart surgery, ultrasound-guided nerve blocks provided better pain relief and reduced opioid use compared with numbing medicine injected into the surgical incision. Because the study was small and took place at one hospital, more research is needed to confirm these…
This study compared the treatment decisions made by patients to whom we provided a preference-based decision tool with the treatment decisions made by those who received only traditional educational materials.
The PCplanner Study tested a mobile app to improve ICU and palliative care teamwork for seriously ill older adults. It increased family meetings and palliative care involvement but didn’t reduce unmet family needs.
We did this study to get a better understanding about how running can influence the the health of cartilage in the hips.
Our study team tested three acute myeloid leukemia therapies and compared them to one another.