{"id":19824,"date":"2026-05-06T12:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/?page_id=19824"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:25:14","slug":"volunteer-for-a-research-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/research\/psychiatry-department-research-programs\/prime\/volunteer-for-a-research-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer for a Research Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2926 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/oasis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/718\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_97116082-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Woman is interviewed by research assistants. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>If you&#8217;re interested in being a healthy volunteer for a research study with PRIME, please fill out the qualtrics survey below.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#https:\/\/unc.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_29WxxVLPnWJ3VMq\">Complete Survey Here<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you are eligible based on your surveys responses, one of our team members will reach out to you to discuss the study details. 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