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NCT Number: NCT06781424

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, their family members (to be controls) and others who are also doing travel to extreme environments (pilots, submariners).

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Key information

Conditions

Biospecimen Donation Environmental Impact

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Amoy Fraser, PhD, CCRP, PMP

CONTACT

[email protected]

4072668742

Britney-Ann Wray, BS, CTBS, CCRP

CONTACT

[email protected]

4072668742

Emmanuel Urquieta, MD, MA, FAsMA

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

The objective of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine's Biobank for Extreme Environments, Aviation and Space Travel (BEEAST) is to acquire, store, and distribute identifiable human biospecimens and health information for medical research purposes only. The target population are astronauts, aviators, submariners, persons living in extreme environments (such as Antarctica), and their families, and people from the general population who can serve as matching controls.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Receipt of donated biospecimen for aerospace research

    Time frame: 50 years

    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.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Britney-Ann Wray, BS, CTBS, CCRP

CONTACT

[email protected]

4072668742

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Central Florida

Other

Registry information

Official study title

University of Central Florida Biobank for Extreme Environments, Aviation and Space Travel

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2075
Study completion
2075
First posted
Jan 17, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 26, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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