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Interested in being part of vision rehabilitation research for healthy older adults aged 50-59 to lay the foundation of using a new device?
Here is an overview of what our study will involve!
The purpose of this study?
- Calculate baseline data for Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS) and identify its clinical implications in treating visual impairments.
- Compare the baseline data of Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS) to Dynavision for visual scanning.
Who are we looking for?
- Healthy adults aged 50-59 without physical, visual, or cognitive impairment and with no history of seizures or balance problems.
- Adults who are able to walk without assistive devices and are English speakers.
What would you have to do in 60 minutes?
- Fill out a short survey for demographic data.
- Quick functional screening of upper extremities.
- Perform four tests on BITS.
- Perform four tests on Dynavision.
Participants will receive a $25 gift card.
To participate in the study, please fill out this short survey:
https://uab.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_exEYGMKXxc230p0
For more information, please contact us at almulhim@uab.edu
- Between the ages of 11 and 19?
- Feeling sad, down, or hopeless?
- Feeling guilty, tense, or irritable?
If so, you may be eligible to participate in a non-treatment research study.
Compensation provided for both parent and child, if applicable.
For more information, please contact the UAB Office of Psychiatric Clinical Research at (205) 934-2484.
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We Need Healthy Adolescent Controls!
- Are you in good physical health?
- Are you between the ages of 11 and 19?
- Do you have NO history of Depression?
If so, you may be eligible to participate in a non-treatment research study.
Compensation provided for both parent and child, if applicable.
For more information, please contact the UAB Office of Psychiatric Clinical Research at (205) 934-2484.
Do you have NO history of Depression?
Are you eager to participate in research?
If so, you maybe be eligible to participate in a non-treatment study. Compensation provided.
For more information, please call the UAB Office of Psychiatric Research at (205) 934-2484.
- 18-60 years old?
- Feeling sad, down, hopeless?
- Experiencing increase or decrease in appetite?
- Experiencing loss of interest in activities?
- Having difficulty concentrating?
- Sleeping too little or too much?
- Wishing you were dead?
If so, you may be eligible to participate in a non-treatment research study. Compensation provided.
For more information, please call the UAB Office of Psychiatric Research at (205) 934-2484.
This is a great opportunity for all to gain experience participating in a clinical research study. All participation would not only contribute to advancing our understanding of perceptual learning and how the brain processes vision, but also holds the potential to improve outcomes for those with central vision loss.
If you or someone you know may be interested, please consider participating.
For more information or to express interest, please email mcmaxwell@uabmc.edu or text or call 205-410-4041, or visit go.uab.edu/brainstudy to sign up!
Thank you for your time and consideration!
Participants between the ages of 35 and 65 are needed for this study. The purpose of the study is to fill in what we don’t know about how schizophrenia affects people as they get older. We want to find out what we can do to help older individuals with schizophrenia live better lives. The study includes 4 visits over the course of two weeks. The screening visit will take 2 hours. The first study visit will take 3 hours. The second study visit will take 2 hours. The third study visit will take 9 hours. This study will include: a clinical interview, cognitive batteries, questionnaires and assessments related to your daily and psychiatric functioning, two 90 minute MRI scans of your brain, a fasting blood draw, and a urine drug screen and pregnancy test (for females). Compensation is up to $310. TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY PLEASE CONTACT (205) 934-8203.
This study aims to characterize social cognition and motivation in HIV and to determine the effect of social cognition and motivation on quality of life in HIV.
Are you eligible?
- Older than 40 years
- No Neurological Deficits
- No History of Psychotic Symptoms
- No diagnosis of a mood disorder
- No Diagnosis of HIV
- English Speaking
How many visits?
Pre-Screening interview (2 hours)
Behavioral Testing Sessions (6 hours)
MRI Scans (4 hours)
$25 per hour up to $312.50
Interested?
Contact us: 205.934.8203 NLSB.uab@gmail.com
- Are you 18-60 years of age living with HIV, and want to be a part of a vaccine study?
- Is your viral load suppressed/undetectable?
- Are you able to receive a vaccine?
- Are you generally healthy?
- Are you willing to temporarily stop taking antiretrovirals?
You may qualify for a study looking at testing an experimental HIV vaccine with an experimental adjuvant to see how the immune responses change among participants who do an antiretroviral analytical treatment interruption (ATI) compared to those who do not. Compensation at each study visit will be provided for time and travel. Transportation services are also available upon request. If interested, please email sspaulding@uabmc.edu.
Participants will be compensated a total of $200. Only requires 2 visits.
For information, call us at 205-934-5498 or email: urogynecology@uabmc.edu
Help us find out by participating in the PRECISION-BP research study investigating the effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan or Valsartan on your body’s 24-hour rhythm of a hormone in your blood called natriuretic peptides. This hormone and the study medications are related to the heart. Eligible participants must be obese (BMI: 30-45 kg/m2) men and women, have high blood pressure, and have no history of heart or kidney problems. The study involves wearing a blood pressure monitor for 24 hours, 24-hour inpatient visits at UAB Hospital, taking medications, and collecting blood and urine samples. Meals will be provided at no cost. Participants will be compensated $575 for completing the study visits. Please e-mail Haley at PRECISION-BPSTUDY@uabmc.edu or call us at 205-975-5825 if you are interested.
- 18-75 years old
- No diagnosis of any neurological disorders or psychiatric problems
- No history of problematic drug/alcohol use in the last 3 months
**Compensation is provided**