University of Central Florida BEEAST
Since the inception of aerospace travel, NASA has been collecting biospecimens from professional astronauts for research. With the recent growth of civilian aerospace travelers, there is a need for biospecimen banking for civilian astronauts. This protocol addresses this gap by being a biobank for civilian astronauts,
| Condition(s) | Biospecimen Donation, Environmental Impact |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Study type | Observational |
| Summary | Since the inception of aerospace travel, NASA has been collecting biospecimens from professional astronauts for research. With the recent growth of civilian aerospace travelers, there is a need for biospecimen banking for civilian astronauts. This protocol addresses this gap by being a biobank for civilian astronauts, their family members (to be controls) and others who are also doing travel to extreme environments (pilots, submariners). |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Primary Enrollees: adults, ages 18 and older, and persons who travel (such as space travel) or live in extreme environments (such as Antarctica). * Secondary Enrollees: Referred adult family members (such as siblings and spouses) of primary enrollees. * Tertiary Enrollees: Adult persons from the general public can enroll to serve as matching controls. Tertiary enrollees will be screened based on age, gender, race and ethnicity, country of residence, disease/ conditions and employment history. * Pregnant women may choose to enroll. Exclusion Criteria: * adults unable to consent, * minors (under age 18) * prisoners |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | University of Central Florida |
| Locations | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Start date | 2025-01-13 |
| NCT ID | NCT06781424 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06781424 |