The Columbia Otolaryngology Department is interested in understanding the intersection of vaping, smell, and taste and their impact on individuals' preferences for certain flavors. Participation will involve answering a series of questionnaires in addition to completing a formal evaluation of your smell and taste with standardized measurements. You can…
Have you ever received treatment in an ICU, do you have a smartphone (iPhone or Android), and are you at least 18 years old? If you answered yes to the above, you may be eligible for the Messy Memories Study. All study activities are completed from the comfort of home, and participants are asked to: 1. use a smartphone to revisit memories of the ICU, and 2…
The use of electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigs or vaping, has increased among former smokers and young adults who have never smoked. Relatively little is known, however, about their health effects (whether they are adverse, have no effect, or are beneficial). The purpose of this research study is to evaluate (1) the association of e-cig use with…
This is a four-session study in which we will be recruiting existing cigarette smokers to explore the competitive dynamics between memory encoding and memory retrieval. To participate, you will first go through a phone screening to determine eligibility and learn about the study. Then you will be asked to visit our facility at the Morningside Campus of…
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of combining an investigational drug called BMS-986218 (also known as Anti-CTLA4-NF monoclonal antibody), or BMS-986218 plus nivolumab, with standard of care docetaxel (chemotherapy), in men who have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) that progressed after a second-…
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical benefit (i.e., does it help to improve or slow down the cancer) of adding study drug JNJ-56021927 to combined treatment of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone to treat patients with metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC). This study will also evaluate the possible side effects of study…
You are being asked to join this study because you have either been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be having surgery to remove your prostate or you will be having a prostate biopsy to look for prostate cancer. This study is looking to see if a new imaging device, diffuse optical tomography (DOT), can detect prostate cancer. We will also see if DOT…