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EEG Brain Imaging in Current and Recovered Anorexia Nervosa
King's College London, GB
Hi! My name is Rayane; I am a researcher at the Section of Eating Disorders, King's College London, exploring potential mechanisms that might be involved in maintaining eating disorders. My study will be recruiting females with current anorexia nervosa or recovered anorexia nervosa (12-month...
- 2 Hour(s) to complete
- £20
- Experiment
- King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London SE5 8AF, UK
19 May 2018 Requirements- Current Anorexia Nervosa
- 1) BMI < 18.5
- 2) No neurological condition
- 3) Fluency in English
- 4) Female
- 5) Age 18-60
- 6) No alcohol/drug abuse
- Recovered Anorexia Nervosa
- 1) BMI > 18.5
- 2) No excessive fear of gaining weight / overly restrictive eating behaviour
- 2) No neurological condition
- 3) Fluency in English
- 4) Female
- 5) Age 18-60
- 6) No alcohol/drug abuse
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Test a new smartphone app and help improve surgical care
King's College London, GB
Background
Being at the centre of their care, patients having surgery and their families/carers can help NHS staff to deliver safer care and to ensure the best possible surgical experience.
Project aims:
To explore the use of a smartphone app, called MySurgery (free to download on the App...- 60 Min(s) to complete
- £25 Shopping voucher
- Pre and post surgery - Short questionnaire and reflective diary or telephone interview
- Online
02 May 2018 Requirements- • Individuals awaiting surgery before mid-June 2018 (in England only). By ‘surgery’ we mean any hospital-based surgical procedure that involves an incision (including caesarean sections and tooth-extractions, emergency and elective procedures, and day-surgery as well as surgery requiring a hospital stay).
- • Individuals over the age of 18
- • Individuals with a good understanding of written and spoken English.
- • Individuals with capacity to provide informed consent
- • Individuals with access to an Apple iPhone or iPad.
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Online Survey for Individuals with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
King's College London, GB
I am a PhD student at King’s College London and my PhD focuses on diabetes patients suffering from Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN). Currently, I am conducting a survey targeting to gather a more in-depth understanding of the experience of pain from the perspective of PDN patients. This study...
- 25 Min(s) to complete
- Sincere Gratitude
- Online Questionnaire
- Online
10 April 2018 Requirements- Confirmed diagnosis of diabetes.
- Presence of painful diabetic neuropathy.
- Aged at least 18 years.
- Willingness and ability to take part.
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Atypical Sexual Interests and Mental Health Outcomes
King's College London, GB
The objective of this study is to look at the rates of unusual or atypical sexual interests, fantasies and activities in a general population. Specifically, we want to examine how much people experience these unusual sexual interests, whether factors such as personality traits influence them,...
- 30 Min(s) to complete
- Sincere Gratitude
- Online Questionnaire
- Online
03 April 2018 Requirements- Age 18+
- Reside in United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, or Canada
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Cross cultural differences in emotional awareness
King's College London, GB
We are conducting this study to better understand how bodily awareness relates to emotional awareness and how this may differ across cultures. We are looking for students who are over 18.
If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to complete some questionnaires about your...- 35 Min(s) to complete
- Prize draw
- Online Questionnaire
- Online
03 April 2018 Requirements- Over 18
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Social experiences and eating behaviours in adolescents
King's College London, GB
This study investigates the way that young people view others and experience social interactions in relation to mental health and eating behaviours. Participants will be asked to complete some questionnaires and computerised tasks which will take a maximum of 2 hours ad will receive £15 for...
- 2 Hour(s) to complete
- £15 Amazon Voucher or Cheque
- Experiment
- 103 Denmark Hill, Camberwell, London SE5, UK
30 March 2018 Requirements- To take part in this study you must be:
- Aged 13-17
- Fluent in English
- No current or previous mental health diagnosis
- OR currently diagnosed with an eating disorder, with no severe psychiatric comorbidity (e.g. psychosis)
- No visual impairment that is not corrected by glasses/contact lenses
- No neurological impairment (e.g. epilepsy)
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STRATIFY
King's College London, GB
The STRATIFY study is a major brain imaging project that aims to investigate the relationship between brain and behaviour. The study involves questionnaires in the comfort of your home and visiting King's College London to complete some tasks, questionnaires, and provide a blood and urine sample...
- 6 Hour(s) to complete
- £100
- Experiment
- King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London SE5 8AF, UK
16 March 2018 Requirements- Age 18 - 25
- Fluent English
- White ethnic background
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The influence of transcutaneous nerve stimulation on acute pain perception
King's College London, GB
We are looking for participants aged 18–50 years with 1) a diagnosis of ASD and/or 2) alexithymia to take part in a study on pain perception. This study uses electrical stimulation to investigate the influence of individual traits on pain perception and will take place at Department of...
- 120 Min(s) to complete
- Cash + refund reasonable travel expenses
- Experiment
- New Radcliffe House, Walton St, Oxford OX2 6BW, UK
09 March 2018 Requirements- Age 18-50
- Have a diagnosis of ASD OR is alexithymic
- No previous heart or chronic pain condition
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The influence of transcutaneous nerve stimulation on acute pain perception.
King's College London, GB
We are looking for participants aged 18–50 years to take part in a study on pain perception. This study uses electrical stimulation to investigate the influence of individual traits on pain perception and will take place at Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.
- 90 Min(s) to complete
- £15 Cash
- Experiment
- New Radcliffe House, Walton St, Oxford OX2 6BW, UK
09 March 2018 Requirements- Aged between 18 and 50
- No previous heart or neurological condition
- No chronic pain condition
- No current or past psychiatric diagnosis
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From body to mind, healthy males needed for PET scans (£350)
King's College London, GB
We are interested in understanding how the “immune system”, that is, the system dedicated to fight infections in our body, may be involved in developing depression. To do this we would like to understand if when we have inflammation in the body, we have also inflammation in the brain.
We are...- 1 Week(s) to complete
- Bank transfer £350
- Experiment
- 16 De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London SE5 8AF, UK
28 February 2018 Requirements- Age range 25-45 years
- Male
- Consenting to participate
- No smoker
- No medical or psychiatric disorders
- No taking medications
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The effect of chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) polyphenols on blood pressure
King's College London, GB
This study primarily aims to investigate the effect of aronia berries (chokeberries) on vascular function. This dietary intervention is a randomized placebo controlled trial (RCT) where consumption of 2 different capsules, containing aronia berries extract or a placebo, will be investigated.
- 3 Month(s) to complete
- £150 cash
- Clinical Study
- Stamford St, London SE1, UK
26 February 2018 Requirements- Healthy men and women aged 40-70 years old
- Blood pressure comprised between: SBP 120/139 mmHg or DBP 80/89 mmHg
- Subjects are willing to maintain their normal eating/drinking habits and exercise habits to avoid changes in body weight over the duration of the study
- Are able to swallow a capsule
- DO NOT manifest cardiovascular disease including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and peripheral artery disease
- DO NOT have grade 1 hypertensive or above, as defined as SBP superior or equal to 140 mmHg or DBP superior or equal to 90 mmHg
- ARE NOT obese participants, defined as BMI superior or equal to 30
- DO NOT have diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome
- DO NOT have acute inflammation
- DO NOT have chronic and acute disease
- DO NOT have terminal renal failure and other kidney abnormalities
- DO NOT have malignancies
- DO NOT have an abnormal heart rhythm (lower or higher than 60-100 bpm)
- DO NOT have allergies to berries or other significant food allergy.
- DO NOT require treatment for hypertension at any time (e.g. statins, aspirin, blood pressure lowering drugs)
- DO NOT take food supplements, dietary supplement or herbal remedies within 1 month of study start
- HAVE NOT lost more than 10% of their weight in the past 6 months or are currently in a diet
- HAVE NOT been reported participant in another study within one month before the study start
- DO NOT smoke an irregular amount of cigarettes per day (e.g. social smokers)
- DO NOT require chronic antimicrobial or antiviral treatment
- DO NOT have an unstable psychological condition
- HAVE NOT had had history of cancer, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular incident
- ARE NOT Pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant, as well as premenopausal women who do not have a regular menstrual cycle and do not adequate method of contraception .
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The ChANgE Study: Chewing, Adult Neurogenesis and Energy Restriction
King's College London, GB
Hippocampal neurogenesis is the production of new brain cells, or neurons, in the area of your brain that is responsible for memory – called the hippocampus. Increases in this process may help to improve memory function. This study will investigate whether an intermittent energy restricted diet...
- 3 Month(s) to complete
- £75 + up to £10 travel expenses
- Intervention Study
- Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford St, South Bank, London SE1 9NH, UK
26 February 2018 Requirements- Male and female
- 60+ years of age
- BMI 25-35
- Chews less than 3 pieces of gum in a week
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