Sample Final Research Protocols
We have seven sample protocols posted here. All of these were built by students in our DCR courses since Summer 2011. Take a look at a couple of these to get a feel for well done protocol assignments.
Implications of Circulating microRNA Expression in HIV-PAH: Diagnosis, prognosis and pathobiology
Victoria Parikh, MD, Stephen Chan, MD PhD and Priscilla Hsue, MD
Low serum bicarbonate as a predictor of kidney function decline and incident chronic kidney disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Lead investigator: Todd H Driver, BA
Optimizing Surgical Management of Thyroid Cancer: Using Surgeon-performed Ultrasound to Predict Extrathyroidal Extension of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Elizabeth Cedars, MS4 (research assistant) and Lisa Orloff, MD (PI)
Malaria Prevention and Control Practices Among HIV-infected and HIV- uninfected Women in a Rural Area of Uganda
Jenna Kay, MS IV
Acceptability and success of long-term progestin-only contraception following surgical abortion
Tushani Illangasekare, MS4, Justin Dietrich, MD, Jody Steinauer, MD, Eleanor Drey, MD
Financial Incentives and Treatment Adherence in Schizophrenic Patients on Depot Antipsychotics
Investigators: Michael Hoefer, MD and Steven Hamilton MD, PhD
Can a mindfulness meditation intervention decrease burnout among health care providers?
Robert Eric Dinenberg, M.D., M.P.H.