Eligibility Screening for the NIH Intramural Research Program Clinical Protocols

The purpose of this protocol is to provide patients with adequate informed consent to understand that screening tests with minimal health risk will be performed to evaluate their eligibility for a research study. The protocol makes it clear that patients initial visit to the intramural clinical program may include screening studies that are not medically necessary for disease management, but are done purely for research purposes. Patients with a known or suspected diagnosis of cancer, HIV infection, skin disorder or immunodeficiency who are being considered for enrollment in a National Cancer Institute intramural clinical research protocol will participate in this consent protocol. It informs patients of screening tests and procedures involving minimal risk that are done for research purposes only, including blood tests, electrocardiogram, standard X-rays (e.g., chest X-ray), bone films, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine studies. It explains that other eligibility screens that are more invasive and involve greater risk, such as a biopsy, will require separate consent. ...

Sex

All

Minimum age

1 Month

* INCLUSION CRITERIA:
* Patients and healthy volunteers who are being evaluated for protocols within the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP). Note: Participants must be \> 1 month of age.
* All patients or their parent/guardians or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) must sign a document of informed consent indicating their understanding of the research nature and the risks of the procedures that will be performed to assess eligibility for research protocols. NOTE: It is expected that healthy adult volunteers have the capacity to consent (i.e., a LAR may not be used).

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

None