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LGBQ+ self-esteem intervention study
King's College London, GB
We are investigating a new talking therapy for LGBQ+ young people who are looking for help to improve their self-esteem. The study would involve taking part in an interview and then 6 individual sessions designed to improve self-esteem. You would also be asked to fill out some short...
- 6 Week(s) to complete
- The benefits of a talking therapy with no waiting list and compensation for travel
- Intervention trial
- Denmark Hill, Camberwell, London, UK
06 March 2019 Requirements- Identify as a minority sexual orientation (e.g. lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, pansexual etc.)
- Age 16-24
- Currently experiencing low self-esteem and would like help with this
- Can attend six 1 hour sessions in London
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Social Brain Study
University College London, GB
The Institute of Neurology at the University College London is currently recruiting participants for the Social Brain Study. This research project takes a neuroscientific approach to understanding how people interact in social situations in order to improve psychological treatment for people...
- 8 Hour(s) to complete
- Cash - £10 per hour + up to £10 performance-based pay+ £30 blood sample
- Experiment
- 26 Bedford Way, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0AP, UK
27 February 2019 Requirements- You MUST NOT:
- • Be at university OR hold a university degree/equivalent
- You MUST:
- • Be 18 years old or above
- • Be fluent in English
- • Have no current or past neurological or mental illness
- • Have no history of head injury
- • Live in London or on the outskirts
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Binge Eating Research Study
University College London, GB
We are looking for men and women, aged 18-24, who binge on food 1+ times per month and experience a sense of loss-of-control when bingeing, but are otherwise generally well. This psychological research will be conducted at University College London’s Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit.
You will...- 7 Hour(s) to complete
- £85
- Experiment
- 1-19 Torrington Pl, Fitzrovia, London WC1E 7HB, UK
26 February 2019 Requirements- Motivation to reduce binge eating
- Age: 18-24
- Several other eligibility criteria are assessed with the online screening questionnaire.
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Music, language and emotion processing in autism, amusia and TD
University of Reading, GB
We study how music, language and emotion are processed by individuals with or without autism or amusia (tone deafness), using behavioural and EEG methods.
Participants will take part in a series of experiments over three years, each of which will last about 1 to 2 hours, involving listening...- 6 Hour(s) to complete
- Cash
- Experiment
- Reading, UK
15 February 2019 Requirements- Children or adults aged 7 to 60 years
- Native speaker of English or Mandarin
- No speech or hearing problems
- Either: cannot sing in tune or detect an out-of-tune note in a melody
- Or: have a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, high functioning autism, or Asperger syndrome
- Or: typically developing, having neither music nor language problems
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Cognitive training study
University College London, GB
We are looking for healthy participants, aged 18-60, with no history of neurological/psychiatric illness. Participants will be paid £20 for completing the experiment.
You will be asked to attend the lab for two testing sessions of 1 hour, seven days apart, during which you will complete...- 2 Hour(s) to complete
- £20
- Experiment
- Alexandra House, 17 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AR, UK
06 February 2019 Requirements- Males and females
- Aged 18-60
- No history of neurological or psychiatric illness
- Internet connection
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The Impact of Dietary Inorganic Nitrate on Skin Inflammation
Queen Mary University of London, GB
Are you a healthy white male non-smoker?
Aged 18 - 45?
No medical problems & no regular medications?
We are recruiting healthy male volunteers for a clinical study investigating the potential role of inorganic nitrate (in the form of beetroot juice) on skin inflammation. Participants will...- 6 Day(s) to complete
- £120 for time + reasonable travel expenses
- Experiment
- The William Harvey Heart Centre, London EC1M, UK
05 February 2019 Requirements- Healthy males
- Aged 18 - 45
- Caucasian
- Non-smokers
- No medical problems
- No regular medications
- Willing to avoid activities over the course of study that might cause the induced blisters to burst.
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Cannabis vaporisation study for healthy volunteers
University College London, GB
We are conducting an imaging study looking into the acute effects of cannabis. We are looking for people aged 16-17 and 26-29. Overall, you will get paid £150 + travel + extra bonuses for task performance (~£25).
There are 4 sessions, spaced over a 4-8 week period, held at UCL and Hammersmith...- 16 Hour(s) to complete
- £150 + travel + task performance bonus (~£25)
- Pharmacological MRI Experiment
- Shepherd's Bush, London W12 0NN, UK
31 January 2019 Requirements- • Healthy Volunteer
- • Be available in the working day to come to Hammersmith Hospital for 4+ hours, on 3 occasions
- • No diagnosed psychiatric disorder
- • Never had psychosis or have a family member with psychosis
- • Male and Female
- • Age 16-17
- • OR Age 26-29
- • Currently be a regular cannabis user
- • Able to have an MRI scan
- Note - there are other eligibility criteria that are assessed over the phone.
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Social Networks and Eating Behaviours in Adolescents
King's College London, GB
This study is aiming to investigate how young people perceive and interact with others in social situations. We are looking for two groups of young people (12-18) to compare:
1) People with no history of mental illness
2) People with eating disorders
If you fit one of these categories, please...- 2 Hour(s) to complete
- £15
- Experiment
- Online
30 January 2019 Requirements- Aged 12-18
- No current or previous diagnosis of mental illness OR current diagnosis of an eating disorder
- Fluent in English
- Normal visual acuity (no visual impairment that cannot be corrected with visual aids such as glasses or contact lenses)
- No neurological impairment (e.g. epilepsy)
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ALCOHOL AND MEMORY STUDY
University College London, GB
We are looking for healthy individuals aged between 18-50 who are regular social drinkers, (i.e. consume 2 – 3 pints of beer per week without adverse effects), with no history of alcohol misuse or psychiatric illness. The study involves verbal and computerised tasks, and participants will be...
- 150 Min(s) to complete
- £20
- Experiment
- 26 Bedford Way, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0AP, UK
11 January 2019 Requirements- • Social drinkers (i.e. consume 2 – 3 pints of beer per week without adverse effects)
- • Age 18 -50
- • No history of alcohol/drug misuse, or mental health disorders.
- • No previous head trauma.
- • Not currently using illicit substances or medications that may have an adverse effect when combined with alcohol.
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fMRI study of guanfacine and lisdexamfetamine in ADHD adolescents
King's College London, GB
This study looks at two different types of medication that are sometimes used in treatment of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The medications we are studying are called lisdexamfetamine and guanfacine. We would like to find out how these two drugs act on the brain...
- 4 Day(s) to complete
- Cash
- Experiment
- MRC SGDP (Social and Genetic Developmental Psychiatry Centre), Camberwell, London SE5, UK
09 January 2019 Requirements- Males
- Age 10-18
- ADHD diagnosis
- Never medicated for ADHD or non-medicated for at least one year
- Right-handed
- Weight: 25-80 kg
- No other psychiatric or neurological disorder
- No history of substance abuse
- No metal in your body (e.g. braces, pacemaker)
- No history of cardiac problems
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Quantitative MRI for Anatomical Phenotyping in Parkinson's disease
University College London, GB
Disease course and presentation for Parkinson’s differ widely between individual patients. This study aims to combine novel MRI anatomical imaging techniques with detailed clinical and genetic data to develop tools to develop ways of more accurately diagnosing PD and predicting change.
We...- 3 Hour(s) to complete
- Sincere Gratitude (Travel Expenses will be reimbursed)
- Observational Study
- Queen Square, London WC1B, UK
09 January 2019 Requirements- Either:
- Non-Parkinson’s disease:
- - Rapid eye movement behavioural disorder diagnosed through an overnight sleep study.
- - Control participants who are otherwise well
- Parkinson’s disease:
- - Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease made within the last two years
- - No identified cause for Parkinson’s disease (such as genetic, medication related, or due to a brain abnormality such as stroke-related damage)
- +Age between 45-75
- +Able to undergo MRI scanning (i.e. no history of brain surgery, pacemaker, severe claustrophobia)
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ICARUS: Cognitive Training & tDCS for Binge Eating Disorder
King's College London, GB
Do you have symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder? Cognitive bias modification training (CBM) and a form of non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) have separately been shown to help alleviate symptoms of eating disorders, reducing binge episodes and frequency of cravings, and are delivered as a...
- 7 Week(s) to complete
- All participants are reimbursed £60 for completing the 3 assessments, and travel expenses for the 6 intervention sessions will be covered by up to £10 per visit.
- Experiment
- Camberwell, London SE5 8AF, UK
12 November 2018 Requirements- Inclusion Criteria
- - Male and female community-dwelling adults
- - Aged between 18 and 70
- - Diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder (will be assessed at screening)
- - BMI greater than 25 kg/m² (overweight or obese)
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- Exclusion Criteria
- - Individuals with a significant/unstable medical or psychiatric disorders needing acute treatment in its own right (e.g., substance dependence, acute suicidality)
- - Individuals taking antidepressant medication who have not been on a stable dose for at least 2 weeks
- - Individuals with a history of epileptic seizures, stroke, or brain injury, who have any implanted metal devices in the head, frequent or severe headaches or dizziness
- - Individuals who smoke >10 cigarettes per day
- - Individuals who drink >3-4 units (men) or 2-3 units (women) of alcohol per day
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- Additional excluding criteria may apply and inclusion will be determined by the study screening.