Study Involvement

Music or Silence in the Aging Brain

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This research study explores the impact of music on brain activation and performance.

What will participants have to do?

  • Complete cognitive tasks while listening to music
  • Wear a headband to record brain activity.

Requirements:

  • You are 60+ years old
  • You are willing to commit to a 1 hour in-person session

Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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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

 

 

 

 

Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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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Cognitive Training and Memory Problems

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Cognitive Training and Neuroplasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment: COGIT-2 trial

Can Crossword Puzzles Help Improve Mild Memory Loss? Seeking volunteers with mild memory loss.

What Does the Study Involve?

  • Memory testing
  • Brain MRI scans
  • Computer brain training with crosswords
  • Compensation for time

Who Is Eligible?
Volunteers are eligible who:

  • Are age 55-89 years
  • Have experienced mild memory loss
  • Do not currently do crossword puzzles on a regular basis

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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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Memoria en los latinos – en español

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LAMP: Latinos, Memoria y Pensamiento

¿Qué es LAMP?
Es un estudio de investigación que busca entender cómo las personas que hablan español y viven en los EE.UU. se desempeñan en las pruebas cognitivas (es decir pruebas de memoria y otras habilidades del pensamiento).

Usted Podría Calificar Si:

  • Tiene entre 60 y 85 años de edad
  • Es hispano/a o latino/a
  • Habla español
  • Resultados de sus pruebas de memoria sin costo para usted.
  • Horario flexible para programar las visitas del estudio.
  • Recibirá un pago por su tiempo.
  • Ayuda disponible para el transporte a las visitas del estudio.
  • Toda la información es confidencial y voluntaria.

Hagamos una diferencia en la comunidad
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Memory in Latinos

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LAMP: Memory and thinking skills in Latinos

What is LAMP?
It is a study that seeks to understand how Spanish-speaking people living in the US perform on cognitive tests (meaning tests of memory and other thinking skills).

You may qualify if:

  • You are between 60 and 85 years old
  • You are Hispanic or Latino/a
  • Speak Spanish
  • Results of your memory tests at no cost to you.
  • Flexible hours to schedule study visits.
  • You will receive payment for your time.
  • Assistance available for transportation to study visits.
  • All information is confidential and voluntary.

Let's make a difference in the community

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Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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Memory and Aging Study

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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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Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.