Recruiting for Epigenetic Research: Facilitating the Informed Consent Process
Table 1
Overview of studies.
Research title
Epigenetic aim
Population
Recruitment goal
Epigenetics and psychoneurologic (PN) symptoms in women with breast cancer (Lyon et al.)
(1) Longitudinally examine levels of inflammation and epigenetic patterns pre-, peri-, and postchemotherapy (2) Longitudinally examine relationships among inflammation, epigenetic changes, and PN symptoms
Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer
Epigenetics and maternal stress (supplement to ongoing intervention trial) (Jallo and Cook)
Longitudinally examine relationships among epigenetic changes, stress, anxiety, depression, and stress biologic markers
Low-income healthy pregnant women
Stress, immunity and symptoms in Fibromyalgia (Menzies and Cook)
Examine relationships among stress, inflammation, environment, fibromyalgia symptoms, and gene expression
Women with fibromyalgia
Effects of yoga for women with depression (Kinser and Cook)
Examine relationships among depression, stress, inflammation, cellular aging, DNA methylation patterns, and yoga