Healthy Volunteer Studies
If you would like to participate in health research as the healthy volunteer, below is a list of studies accepting healthy volunteers.
Connection in Caregivers
Lead Researcher: Kimberly Van orden
Subjects will complete a baseline interview (phone/zoom and online) at the beginning of the study. If eligible, subjects will complete 10 days of surveys that are texted 3 times a day (morning, afternoon, evening). Eligible subjects will also complete a follow-up interview (zoom/phone and online) at 6 months. Subjects are paid up to $250 for completing assessments. Inclusion: age 50 and older; caring daily for a loved one with dementia; caregiving stress. Exclusion: Under 50 years of age; not caring for a loved one with dementia daily.
Fine Eye Movement Study
Lead Researcher: Brian Keane
This study will look at differences in eye movement as they relate to visual perception and the way people think. The information collected in this study will aid in finding ways to more accurately diagnose psychiatric disorders, namely schizophrenia, by using eye scans. Also, results from this study may guide the development of more tailored therapies to help people with psychiatric disorders in the future. Procedures include: interviews about your medical and drug use history; a vocabulary test; review of your eRecord data; visual perceptual tasks completed on a computer; and eye scans (like those during an eye doctor exam). Some of these procedures may occur via Zoom, depending on participant preferences. Eligibility: Ages 18-55; a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder OR no psychiatric disorder with no more than one lifetime major depressive episode.
Mapping Meaningful Symptoms and Impacts in People with Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease- The PPMI Mapping Meaningful Symptoms Study
Lead Researcher: Jamie Adams
The goal of this study is to talk to people and gather information about symptoms related to Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. We will interview both healthy people and those who might be at risk for these diseases. The information we collect will help us understand the symptoms better and improve early diagnosis and care for patients with Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Must be aged 60 years or older. Must be able to provide informed consent. Must be able to speak English. No significant neurologic or psychiatric disease. No diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease/parkinsonism/Lewy Body Dementia. Must be able to participate in an online interview conducted via Zoom with a tablet or computer.
PRG Contact Database
Lead Researcher: Brian Keane
This future contact database will facilitate contact with prospective subjects, giving them greater opportunities to participate in behavioral and neuroimaging studies for which they may be eligible.