Are you in perimenopause? Are you interested in lifting weights and taking creatine supplements? Do you want to learn more about your body and brain? If so, you may be able to participate in a research study to understand the impact of resistance training and creatine on muscle quality and cognition in perimenopause!
Are you planning on having an IUD placed? If you are already planning to get an IUD, this study gives the chance to receive extra pain medication during insertion. Everyone will receive standard pain medication, and 2/3 of volunteers will receive extra. We are looking to see if giving ketorolac pills 1-hour vs 2-hours before an IUD decreases pain levels. We would need 3 hours of in-person clinic time from volunteers. Compensation provided.
Do you have depression and are currently experiencing depression symptoms? We are conducting a treatment trial to see whether non-invasive brain stimulation that matches your brain waves can improve depression symptoms. This is a randomized controlled trial where participants will be randomly assigned to receive active or placebo (fake) stimulation. Compensation is provided.
Are you an adult with an intellectual disability (ID/D) age 18 to 30 years? Would you and your adult care partner like to participate in a one-hour zoom interview together to answer questions that can help researchers learn about school and community experiences and technology use that helps people with ID/D transition to adulthood? Digitial gift card compensation provided to both participants.
Have you been diagnosed with early stage triple negative breast cancer and not yet received treatment? If so, you may be eligible for a trial comparing the use two different regimens of chemotherapy-immunotherapy treatments prior to surgery.
Is your child between the ages of 8 and 11? Was your child assigned female sex at birth? If so, you may be able to take part in a study to see how social experiences and puberty can affect the mental health of preteen girls. We want to help improve youth mental health support. Compensation provided.
How do you connect in daily life? Now enrolling for the Daily Interactions Across Locations Study! We are interested in understanding social interactions in context, whether at home or out and about. Compensation provided.
Are you interested in the ways our social world can affect our brain and body? You may be able to participate in our research study to find out the effects of social information processing on physiology. Eligible participants will be compensated. We invite individuals from diverse backgrounds to participate, in an effort to increase representation in psychological research.
Do you have a child or a sibling with an autism spectrum disorder? Or do you work with autistic individuals? If so, you may be able to take part in a study on how social-emotional learning (SEL) programs can help siblings of children with autism. We want to help them handle their emotions and become more independent. We hope that these siblings get the support they need to feel happy and healthy. Compensation provided.
Help us learn about Lyme disease among people and dogs in northwestern North Carolina! Both people and dogs can get Lyme disease, and in recent years, Lyme disease cases have gone up a lot in North Carolina. Especially in the northwestern part of the state. Pet owners are considered to be at higher risk for Lyme disease, but little is known about the shared risk factors between pet dogs and their owners in this area. We need your help to better understand these risks! If your dog was tested for Lyme disease during a recent veterinary appointment at the Animal Hospital of Boone, you may be able to participate in this research study. Compensation provided.