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Lifestyle predictors of long-term well-being study

We are looking for healthy volunteers for an online study investigating life-style predictors of well-being.

Combined blood pressure medication and activity scheduling for low mood study

A 7-day course of Losartan (a licensed and safe medicine) or placebo, and psychological training focused on activity scheduling. Participants will also visit the Department of Psychiatry twice to complete questionnaires and computer tasks.

The Delphi Survey

Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Liverpool are conducting a Delphi consensus survey to understand how we improve data collection and harmonisation for people with mental health needs who are from the LGBTQI+ community.

The Neural Basis of Habit Learning

We are looking for volunteers to improve our understanding of how people learn habits. The study involves three visits to the Department of Psychiatry in the Warneford Hospital (each visit takes up to 2 hours) and daily online tasks over the course of 1 week between two of the visits (these take about 10 minutes each, can be completed at home). During the visits, you will be asked to complete a simple computer-based task and some questionnaires about your mental wellbeing, as well as some questions about your medical history to check your suitability for an MRI scan. During two of the visits you will have an MRI scan. If you are interested and would like more information please contact Dr Juliet Griffin on juliet.griffin@psych.ox.ac.uk.

Pimavanserin and emotional processing (PANDER) Study

We are investigating how a single dose of pimavanserin (a medication for Parkinson’s-related psychosis) affects emotional processing. The study will involve a 1-hour call to assess eligibility and a single in-person visit at Warneford Hospital (OX3 7JX) involving: physical checks (ECG, blood pressure, BMI), saliva samples and questionnaires, drug administration, a 4-hour break and computerised tasks.

Exploring digital technologies to capture mood, cognition, brain activity and wake/sleep patterns.

The study is investigating regular, at-home use of digital technologies to measure brain activity, cognitive performance, mood, activity and sleep. The study involves 2 in-person sessions, each approximately 2 hours, at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX. You will be provided with devices to use during your daily life over a 7-week period.

The effects of citalopram on the brain's response to faces

If you are healthy, without a history of a mental health disorder (like depression), fluent English-speaking, not pregnant, and aged 18 to 40 years, we invite you to take part in a study to investigate the effects of a single dose of citalopram (a medication for depression) on the brain's response to faces using the 7T MRI scanner.

Effort and Antidepressant Study Test (EAST)

The study will take place at Warneford Hospital, and it requires a screening phone call plus 2 in-person visits and will involve a brain scan and a series of computer-based tasks.

Nitrous oxide and EMOtional cogntion (NEMO) Study

GLAD (Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression)

The Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression (GLAD) Study is a project set up to support studies exploring risk factors for depression and/or anxiety. Participants in GLAD are asked to complete a questionnaire, provide a saliva sample and give permission for the study to access to relevant NHS health records.

PEACE Study: healthy volunteers

We are looking for healthy volunteers to help understand how the brain works.

Brain Health Centre: healthy volunteers study

Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking for volunteers, aged 16 years or over, to have an MRI brain scan, to help develop ways to measure brain health. For info, email: emily.bowman@psych.ox.ac.uk

Emotional Processing and Biomarkers Study

We are looking for healthy volunteers aged 16-35 years to take part in a study investigating how levels of certain proteins, so-called growth factors, influence how we process emotional information. The study involves one session of about 3 1/2 hours at the Department of Psychiatry in Headington, Oxford, including a battery of questionnaires and computer games and a small blood sample. The findings might ultimately help develop a simple blood test indicating the risk of developing anxiety in the future.

Communicating health-related information: the CICERO online randomised controlled trial

How the benefits and harms of medical interventions are communicated affects how well patients understand it and can impact their decision-making and confidence. The CICERO study will compare three different ways of communicating available information on medical interventions. The study consists of a single session lasting about 20 minutes.

Healthy Volunteers Needed For Study Of Reward and Emotion.

We are looking for healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 40 years of age for a study investigating the effects of a single dose of a drug called selegiline on reward and emotional processing. Time and travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Volunteers Needed For Parkinsons Disease Study.

If you express interest, you will be invited to come to the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital for 3 study sessions. The first would be an initial screening visit to assess your eligibility to take part. If eligible, you would be invited for a further 2 sessions. One would be shortly after you have taken your usual medication, and the other would be conducted when you are in an ‘off-medication state. This would involve missing/delaying your usual medication for a few hours. Each session would take 2-3 hours of your time and will involve completing a set of computer-based tasks. These sessions would be scheduled approx. 2-3 weeks apart.