Participate in a Research Study

The UH Cancer Center is at the forefront of cancer research in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.  You too can contribute to advancing cancer research by participating in a research study! Please review our current list of active studies below.  If you do not find a study that you would like to participate in but would like to be considered for future studies, please email us your contact information at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Breast Cancer Study

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Participate in the Breast Cancer Study

Recruiting on the Big Island, Maui, and Kauai.
Are you receiving treatment for breast cancer? We need your help to improve cancer care!


Cancer Exercise Rehabilitation Study

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Participate in the Cancer Exercise Rehabilitation Study

REHAB Hospital of the Pacific, Hawaiʻi’s only premier, acute-care rehabilitation hospital, and the University of Hawaiʻi Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science Department are collaborating in a study to show how exercise diminishes the toxic effects associated with cancer therapies. With your help, we can study how cancer exercise rehabilitation improves the health, fitness and quality of life for cancer patients.


Care Coordination Study

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Participate in the Care Coordination Study - Hawaiʻi
Participate in the Care Coordination Study - Maui

Both studies are recruiting on the Big Island, Maui, and Kauai.
Are you a cancer patient? We need your help to improve cancer care!


Improving Quality of Life for Colon Cancer Patients and Caregivers Study

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Participate in the Improving Quality of Life for Colon Cancer Patients and Caregivers Study

The UH Cancer Center is conducting a study that provides information and resources at no cost designed to help colon cancer patients and their caregivers.


Determinants of Exercise Capacity Study

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Participate in the Determinants of Exercise Capacity Study

Interested in your percent body fat, percent lean mass, bone density, and fitness level?
This medical research study performs body composition and exercise testing on healthy individuals to determine cardiorespiratory fitness using technology like Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA), treadmill aerobic tests, 3D optical scans, air displacement, and muscle strength measures. The repeatability and reliability of these different body composition measures are determined.


Healthy Diet & Lifestyle Study 2

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Participate in the Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Study 2

The Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Study II looks at whether changes in dietary habits, along with a regular physical activity plan, can affect the amount of fat stored in your abdomen and the rest of the body to reduce disease risk. This study aims to test the difference between two approaches to energy (calorie) restriction, assess participants' adherence to the diets, and whether either diet helps to reduce the fat around the internal abdominal organs. It also looks at the effect of these diets on the gut microbiome.
The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center invites you to participate in this study!


Home Body Water Analyzer Study

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Participate in the Home Body Water Analyzer Study

REHAB Hospital of the Pacific, Hawaiʻi’s only premier, acute-care rehabilitation hospital, is conducting a study to determine if an at home body water analyzer can help to detect lymphedema (i.e., swelling in the body caused by the accumulation of protein rich fluid) earlier than with the current standard of care. 


Multiethnic Cohort Quality Control Study: Help us create a world where cancer no longer exists

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Participate in the Multiethnic Cohort Quality Control Study

The UH Cancer Center is looking for volunteers to be part of quality control groups for a study that seeks to identify risk and protective factors of cancer. Each individual who volunteers makes a difference by helping scientists better understand the mystery of this disease. Your contribution of a small blood and urine sample is a gift of hope to our community and to future generations.


Kū Ola Study

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Participate in the Kū Ola Study

Come join us for a session to talk story about what it means to be a healthy Native Hawaiian kāne. The Kū Ola Study (for the good health of men) in partnership with Ke Ola Mamo, the Native Hawaiian Health Care System of Oʻahu, seeks to recruit Native Hawaiian men to discuss the current health and cultural issues that are important to them. Sessions are held regularly throughout the islands during the evening hours.


Shape Up! Keiki Study

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Participate in the Shape Up! Keiki Study

Are you a parent of a child younger than 5 years old?
Consider participating in the Shape Up! Keiki study at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center.  Shape Up! Keiki is a nationwide research study of how childhood body shape relates to health.  Your child's participation will help us find quick and accessible ways to measure health using body shape for infants and young children.  Learn more about your child's health by joining the Shape Up! Keiki study.


Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial/EA1151 Study

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Participate in the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial/EA1151 Study

We are currently recruiting women to Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST), a clinical trial that will help us develop strategies that tailor breast cancer screening to the risks of individual women.