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Music Therapy for Caregivers of People with Parkinson’s Disease

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My Care to Take Care Research Study

Join us for four weeks of music therapy and mindful movement sessions delivered online for care partners of people with Parkinson's disease who live in North Carolina or South Carolina.

You may qualify if you:

  • Provide care/assist an adult (18+) diagnosed with Parkinson's disease for at least 5 hours/week for the past 3 months
  • Live in North Carolina or South Carolina

What the program includes:

  • Four sessions delivered online in real time, each lasting 60 minutes
  • Surveys will occur at various points in the program, including two and four weeks after the program. These will last no more than 10 minutes.
  • An online focus group four weeks after the program ends
  • Total program participation is about six hours

 

 

 

 

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African American Caregiver Sleep Study

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African American Caregiver Pilot Sleep Study

You may be eligible for this study if you are:

  • An African American adult
  • Over the age of 40
  • Serving as an informal caregiver for a loved one with dementia
  • Willing to complete memory and thinking tests
  • Willing to complete take home sleep study devices

Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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Caregiving for People with Dementia and Pain

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Are you providing support to someone living with memory changes and pain?

This program is designed to support you and your loved one manage challenges related to memory changes and pain. It is for older adults who have both diagnosed memory changes and pain on most days (such as arthritis, back pain, shoulder/neck pain, leg/foot pain, headaches) that interferes with their daily activities. Together, you will learn skills to help recognize and cope with pain and improve your quality of life.

This program includes five one-hour sessions at a time and location convenient for you (including by phone or video conference). Participants will be compensated $90 each.

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Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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MRI Study of Sugar in the Brain

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How does your brain turn sugar into energy?

This study is seeking healthy people to participate in an MRI study to help them learn more about how the brain turns sugar into energy.

Participation includes:

  • Physical exam
  • Blood work
  • A sugary beverage
  • IV sugar infusion

You may be eligible if you are:

  • Age 18-45 years old
  • Have a BMI of 18.5-25 kg/m² or BMI 30-40 kg/m²
  • Not taking prescription medications besides contraception or levothyroxine

You can receive compensation up to $425 depending on level of participation.

Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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Memory and Aging Study

Posted on by Manda Hufstedler

What is normal memory loss as we get older?
The Memory and Aging Study will identify the biological factors involved in normal brain aging and disease. We need a group of people of different backgrounds to participate in this important research which we hope will have a positive impact in your community.

You may participate if you are:

  • Between ages 25 and 44
  • Willing to attend annual study visits and participate in any or all study procedures:
    • Brain imaging (MRI)
    • Memory evaluations
    • Blood tests
    • Spinal fluid sample

You will be paid for your participation.

In collaboration with:In collaboration with Duke Health, UNC School of Medicine, National Institute on Aging Designated Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

 

Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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Eyes and Memory Study

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Non-Invasive Study to Assess Retinal Blood Vessels in the Eyes (iMIND)

We are recruiting cognitively normal adults over 18 years old for a study to take non-invasive pictures of the retina of the eyes.

About the Study

  • Noninvasive pictures will be taken of the retina of the eyes.
  • No x-rays, no eye drops, no eye contact are involved.
  • The study visit takes 30-45 minutes.
  • There will be no charge to you or your insurance.
  • Participants will be compensated.

Who Is Eligible?

  • Cognitively normal
  • 18 years or older

Who Is Not Eligible?

  • Have had prior retina surgery
  • Are not willing to have undilated pictures taken of their eyes
  • Have any of the following:
    • Alzheimer’s disease
    • Dementia
    • Down syndrome
    • Frontotemporal dementia
    • Lewy body dementia
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Multiple sclerosis
    • Parkinson’s disease
    • PTSD
    • Traumatic brain injury
    • Other neurodegenerative condition

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Dementia in African American Families

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Genetic Studies in Familial Dementia (African Americans)

Alzheimer's. It runs in our families.

Alzheimer's affects African Americans twice more than other races and there is no cure. Scientists are conducting research on Alzheimer's Disease and we need your help! We are seeking families where two or more family members are affected with memory loss or dementia to join this research study. Participants are not required to travel and they receive monetary compensation. Contact us today if you are interested in making Alzheimer's a memory.

 

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Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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