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Brief Online Wellbeing Module for University Students on Understanding Unusual Experiences
Looking for: University students (both undergraduate and postgraduate eligible) aged 18-35, and English-speaking.Expenses: No expenses paid as survey is completed online, with no anticipated out of pocket expenses for participants.
Starting university can be a stressful time for some people. Stress can have an impact on our mental health. Therefore we have developed an online wellbeing module for students. We are now conducting the first evaluation of the module. To do this we are inviting students to take part in the online module. Participants will either receive the new module on psychotic symptoms or an alternative wellbeing module. This is decided at random. Everyone taking part will complete some brief questions before and after the modules. We will then see if there are any differences between the new module and the alternative wellbeing module. Taking part will take around 30 minutes – this includes the module and the questions before and after.
Nitrous oxide and EMOtional cogntion (NEMO) Study
Looking for: Healthy individuals aged 18-40Expenses: You will receive at least £150 for your time, and reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.
GluEsk (Glutamate & Esketamine study)
Looking for: Healthy individuals aged 18-50, who are not pregnant, and have never taken ketamine or phencyclidine (PCP), including recreationally.Expenses: You will receive £120 for your time, and reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.
The study involves a screening visit (under 1 hour, in person at Warneford Hospital, OX3 7JX, or remotely via Teams), and two research visits (each around 3 hours at the John Radcliffe Hospital, OX3 9DU). On each of these visits you will receive esketamine or placebo via a nasal spray. We will then use an MRS scanner to observe any changes in glutamate levels.
NIHR Bioresource
Looking for: Anyone over the age of 16 can join the NIHR Bioresource at Oxford Health. We welcome healthy volunteers and those with health conditions.Expenses: None
The NIHR Bioresource Centre at Oxford Health is a group of volunteers who are actively helping researchers further their understanding of common diseases and rare diseases. The support of our Bioresource volunteers allows us to: • Understand how genes can impact on a variety of diseases • Identify new and improved disease treatments • Help find strategies to prevent disease Bioresource volunteers contribute to the search for better diagnosis and treatment into a range of common and rare diseases. Volunteers will be asked to provide a blood or saliva sample, complete a health and lifestyle questionnaire, and consent to being contacted about future research opportunities.
The ROSES Study on Sexual Pain
Looking for: Two groups of people: 1) Women (18+) who have one or more diagnosed sexual pain condition such as vaginismus, dyspareunia, and/or vulvodynia/vestibulodynia and associated symptoms. 2) Healthy women (18+) who do not have and have never had any of these diagnoses or associated symptoms.Expenses: No expenses paid as survey is completed online, with no anticipated out of pocket expenses for participants.
Participants will be asked to fill in an online survey which will ask about how they relate to themselves, particularly their bodies and physical appearance, and about their sexual functioning. This may help us develop better treatment options for individuals with sexual pain. This study is funded by the Health Education England Oxford Clinical Psychology training course. You may ask any questions before deciding to take part by contacting the lead researcher at natascha.niekamp@hmc.ox.ac.uk. This is the link to the study: https://forms.office.com/e/Wr81SXmLdL
The study of shame memories in young adults
Looking for: We are looking for volunteers aged 18-25, both with and without experiences of trauma in childhood. Volunteers must be living in the UK. You will be invited to complete a series of questionnaires online about emotions and mental health.Expenses: Not required.
We are running this study to find out more about shame memories in people with and without experiences of childhood trauma such as abuse and neglect. Understanding more about such memories and emotions could help us improve psychological treatments working on these memories.
Evaluating digital games for adverse experiences
Looking for: Young people based in the UK aged 12-24.Expenses: No expenses paid as surveys are completed online, with no anticipated out of pocket expenses for participants.
We are looking for volunteers to evaluate a digital game that addresses challenging life experiences. The game can be played independently on a smartphone or tablet. We aim to explore creative ways to support people with adverse childhood experiences. Participation involves completing a 40-minute online survey before and after gameplay, answering questions about wellbeing, mental health, and life experiences, with an optional interview in the end.
GLADE (Glutamate Activity in Depression study)
Looking for: Healthy individuals aged 18-70, who have recovered from depression and have been free of antidepressant medication use for at least 3 months, or who have never experienced depression.Expenses: Upon completion of all your visits, you will receive £30 for your participation. In case you are screened but do not fulfil the study criteria, you will still be reimbursed £10 for your time. Reasonable travel expenses will also be reimbursed.
Study involves a screening visit online or in-person at Warneford Hospital. If deemed eligible, a research visit at the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) at the John Radcliffe Hospital will be offered, which will last around 1.5 - 2 hours. This involves being scanned by an MRS machine whilst viewing a visual stimulus.
GLAD (Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression)
Looking for: Individuals who have experienced or are experiencing anxiety or depressive disorders (with or without a medical diagnosis) and Individuals who have never experienced any mental health disorderExpenses: None
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.
GEMS (Glutamate Emotion Memory Study)
Looking for: Depressed individuals aged 20-60 who are currently taking an antidepressant but are still experiencing symptoms.Expenses: You will be reimbursed for your time up to £255 and reimbursed for travel expenses.
We are exploring the effects of ketamine on past memories, decision-making and emotions. We are looking for volunteers who are aged 20-60 with current depression who have not responded to the usual antidepressant treatments. If you participate, you will be administered ketamine or a placebo intravenously in a single infusion. The study will involve coming to the Neurosciences building, Warneford Hospital, on five occasions.
AADAPT Online - Addressing Young Mums’ & Dads’ Low Mood or Stress And their ParenTing
Looking for: Parents aged 16 - 24 years who have had a baby born in the last 12 months who feel low in mood.Expenses: You will be reimbursed for completing some questionnaires and recording some short videos of you playing with your baby.
The AADAPT study aims to see whether a new way to support parents aged 16-24 years who are experiencing low mood and stress is helpful. We would like to see whether an online package of information and activities, supported by volunteer parents who were previously young parents themselves (Parent Buddies) is more helpful than a control group. Could you help us by taking part?
Cognitive Processing of Stressful Life Events in Individuals Having Migrated to the UK
Looking for: Volunteers aged 22 years-old and above, who have moved to the UK from another country. You need to have been in the UK for at least 4 years.Expenses: No expenses paid as this is an online survey, with no anticipated out of pocket expenses for participants.
We are looking for volunteers, aged 22 years old and above, who have moved to the UK from another country. You need to have been in the UK for at least 4 years and speak English. You are invited to participate in an online survey which will take 20 to 30 minutes.
PEACE Study: healthy volunteers
Looking for: Healthy volunteers aged 18 - 65 years oldExpenses: Volunteers may be reimbursed between £265-£355 and reasonable travel expenses will be paid separately
We are looking for healthy volunteers to help understand how the brain works.
Brain Health Centre: healthy volunteers study
Looking for: Volunteers aged 16 years of age and overExpenses: Participants will be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and £10 per hour of participation.
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: sameera.shabir@psych.ox.ac.uk
Emotional Processing and Biomarkers Study
Looking for: Healthy people aged 16-35 years old.Expenses: You will be reimbursed for your time!
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.
Losartan and Emotional Learning
Looking for: Healthy adults aged 18 - 50Expenses: You will be reimbursed for your time and reasonable travel costs.
We are looking for volunteers aged 18-50 years and fluent in English to take part in a study investigating how a single dose of the medication Losartan affects certain aspects of learning and memory, which we know are important for psychological treatment to work. Losartan is currently used to treat high blood pressure. However, we think that it may also enhance the effectiveness of psychological treatments such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy. The study involves one online screening and one face-to-face testing session of about 2-3 hours in total.
Parent mentors required to support young parents with low mood
Looking for: Parents who are 24 – 35 years who had their first child under the age of 25 years and have experienced low mood at some point whilst being a parent (does not have to have been formally diagnosed).Expenses: You will be reimbursed for undertaking training and for each session of support provided to a mentee.
Are you interested in supporting young parents? The AADAPT study aims to see whether a new way to support parents aged 16-24 years who are experiencing low mood and stress is helpful. We would like to see whether an online package of information and activities, supported by volunteer parents who were previously young parents themselves (Parent Buddies) is more helpful than a control group. Could you be a Parent Buddy and help young parents with the support package?
An investigation of fear of losing control and anxiety
Looking for: Anybody can participate in this study, as long as you are: over 18, currently reside in the UK, and speak English fluently.Expenses: No expenses are paid as this is an online survey.
We are a team of researchers at the University of Oxford who are interested in better understanding fear of losing control and anxiety. We aim to develop a questionnaire that will help us understand whether there are differences in fear of losing control across anxiety disorders, particularly Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Panic Disorder. We are hoping to develop a deeper understanding of factors that may contribute to distress in these conditions, with the hope of tailoring and improving psychological treatments for these individuals. You do not need to identify as having any anxiety disorder to participate in this study.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) study
Looking for: Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford are seeking right-handed volunteers aged 18-45 years with symptoms of low mood for a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) study.Expenses: We will compensate you for your time and reasonable travel costs for every session (including the online screening session via MS Teams).
The overall motivation for this study is to improve treatment for people suffering from depression. The purpose of this study is to test if novel brain stimulation changes emotion recognition. The study involves Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), in which we place a stimulation coil over the head, which generates a magnetic field that passes painlessly through the skull to stimulate the brain. The effect lasts for a few minutes. Participants do not normally notice any effect of stimulation, though some may experience short-lasting discomfort during TMS, which can usually be alleviated by adjusting the coil position. By conducting this research, we hope to better understand the effect of brain stimulation on emotional processing, which will inform efforts to improve the treatment of depression.
Communicating health-related information: the CICERO online randomised controlled trial
Looking for: Participants must be between 18 and 65 yearsExpenses: No
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.