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Healthy
Volunteers
Includes:
Food Intake and Appetite Study; Comparison
studies for psychotic disorders
Are
you interested in volunteering for participation
in Clinical Research?
How
to use this page:
In
order to find out whether you may be eligible
for one or more of our studies, we would
appreciate you taking 5 minutes to fill
out the On-line
Screening Questionnaire.
Below
are Clinical Research studies that are seeking
healthy volunteers for comparison to individuals
with psychotic disorders:
Conte
Center: Mapping Brain Functions in Adolescents
This
study is targeted towards subjects who may
be at risk for schizophrenia by virtue of
having a first-degree relative (parent or
sibling) that has been diagnosed with a
psychotic disorder (schizophrenia and/or
schizoaffective disorder). We are interested
in comparing the normal changes in brain
structure and function that occur during
puberty in those with and without a first-degree
relative with a psychotic disorder.
This
study involves MRI brain imaging (where
magnets are used to take pictures of the
brain) and electrophysiology studies to
measure brain activity. These are safe,
routine medical procedures.
Ages:
9-18
Food
Intake and Appetite Study
If
you are a healthy female and:
- At
least 18 years old
- Are
normal weight (BMI <
25) OR obese (BMI 30-40)
- Are
NOT diabetic and
- Are
NOT taking medications (for diabetes or
other disorders) that alter appetite
- Are
not pregnant, nursing, or planning to
be pregnant in the next 3 months
- Are
willing to spend 2 single-night stays
in the UNC Hospital Research Center
- Are
willing and able to have your blood drawn
Ages:
18 and older
Below
are Clinical Research studies that are seeking
healthy volunteers for comparison to At
Risk individuals:
PREDICT:
Prodromal Research for Early Detection in
a Collaborative Team
The goal of this project is to
improve identification of individuals who
will develop schizophrenic psychosis at
the initial prodromal stage of illness,
prior to the onset of the full syndrome.
Accurate identification of prodromal individuals
offers what may be perhaps the field’s
best hope for developing more effective
treatment strategies, including secondary
prevention of this typically devastating
illness.
Ages:
14-30
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