University of Central Florida BEEAST

NCT06781424 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00007332
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 10,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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).

Conditions

Biospecimen Donation; Environmental Impact

Keywords

donate; biobank; biospecimen; astronaut; pilot

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Receipt of donated biospecimen for aerospace research

  Donated biospecimens from participants will aid in the improvement of medical aerospace research. The key research divisions are cancer, cardiovascular, immunity and pathogenesis, neuroscience, and molecular microbiology.

  50 years

Study Arms (3)

Primary Partcipant

Participants who have who travel (such as space travel) or live in extreme environments (such as Antarctica).

Secondary Participant

Participants who have been referred adult family members (such as siblings and spouses) of primary enrollees.

Tertiary Partcipant

Participants from the general public to serve as matching controls.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The target population comprises of persons from many countries. Therefore, enrollees can be from other countries. However, biospecimen collection will occur in the USA.

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• adults unable to consent,
• minors (under age 18)
• prisoners

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Central Florida: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Britney-Ann Wray, BS, CTBS, CCRP

CONTACT

4072668742; britney-ann.wray@ucf.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2025
• First Posted: January 17, 2025
• Study Start: January 13, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 13, 2075
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 13, 2075
• Last Updated: March 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

US (1)