Female African American veterans needed for research study

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are looking for adult veteran African American participants to participate in a research study.

The purpose of this research study is to better understand the role of salt storage in the body and its effect on inflammation (how your body reacts to an injury) and on insulin resistance (how your body uses sugar).

The study will include two visits to Vanderbilt’s General Clinical Research Center. During the study researchers will:

• Measure how much fat and muscle you have
• Measure the salt content in your body using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Measure how your body uses sugar
• Collect information about your general health condition

Qualifications:

• Veteran
• African American female ≥ 45years of age
• Body Mass Index (BMI) ≤ 30
• No kidney-related problems
• Not taking insulin

Participants will be compensated for their time upon completion of the study.

This study is under the direction of Alp Ikizler, one of the kidney doctors at Vanderbilt University. If you have questions about the study, or are interested to see if you qualify, please send an email to ikizler.lab@vanderbilt.edu or call 615-343-5828.