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The Impact of Health Anxiety in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Looking for: People who do not have COPD or any other chronic health condition (‘healthy controls’)Expenses: Participant travel expenses of a reasonable amount covered.
Studies show that having a chronic physical health condition can increase someone’s worry about their health. We want to explore whether having a COPD diagnosis increases anxiety about one’s health. Understanding this can improve what support we offer to people with COPD.
Physiology of Habit Learning Study
Looking for: We are looking for people aged 18 and over who have access to a computer (PC or laptop) and do not wear glasses or have an eye disease that interferes with pupil dilation (e.g. glaucoma).Expenses: Participants will be reimbursed for their time if all three study visits are completed.
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 1 to 1.5 hours) and daily online tasks between two of the visits (takes about 15 minutes each, can be completed at home). During these visits, you will be asked to complete a simple computer-based task and some questionnaires about your mental wellbeing. We would also record the direction of your gaze during the visits.
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.
The Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research
Looking for: First Time Mums needed.Expenses: Questionnaire
Are you a UK-based Mum? Is your baby under 10 weeks old? Please consider taking part in this online questionnaire study about stress, anxiety and social support after giving birth. It is hoped that this research will help us better understand how to support new Mums during such an important and precious time in your child’s life. Please follow the link below to take part https://psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37YBWx0ayaIhNnD OR contact joanna.maher@hmc.ox.ac.uk for more details
Are you experiencing depression despite taking antidepressants?
Looking for: Participants to take part in a study investigating how a new anti-inflammatory drug affects emotional and rewarding information in depression.Expenses: You will be reimbursed for your time!
Duration: Three appointments (one screening visit, two research visits) about 8 hours in total Who can participate? People who feel depressed despite antidepressant treatment, aged 18 to 65 What does the study involve? Psychological tasks, one brain scan using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), and taking medication for 7 days.
Healthy Volunteers Needed For Study Of Reward and Emotion.
Looking for: People who are healthy with no history of psychological disorder.Expenses: Time and travel expenses will be reimbursed.
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.
Looking for: Individuals aged 50-75 who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in the last 6 years, to take part in a research study assessing the effects of their usual medication on learning and memory.Expenses: Time and travel expenses will be reimbursed.
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.
Healthy Adults and Stroke Survivors Needed for Motor Learning Study
Looking for: We are looking for volunteers to participate in a study investigating how people learn motor tasks. We are recruiting participants who are neurologically healthy, and those who have had a stroke. This study involves 3 testing sessions each lasting 2 hours, to include an MRI scan, brain stimulation session and motor learning session. MRI is a type of brain scan that allows us to see how the brain is organised, processes information and performs skills like speech or memory. This scan is safe and does not involve any needles or injections.Expenses: You will be compensated for your time.
Are you experiencing low mood?
Looking for: People who are experiencing persistent low mood and not taking antidepressants, to take part in a study investigating how a new medication affects emotional decision makingExpenses: Participants will be reimbursed for their time
We are looking for people who are currently on antidepressants
Looking for: For people who are currently on antidepressants but are still experiencing persistent low mood despite this, to take part in a study investigating how a new medication affects emotional decision making.Expenses: Participants will be reimbursed for their time
The effect of pramipexole on brain function in healthy volunteers
Looking for: Volunteers needed for a study investigating the effects of a potential novel antidepressant drug on the way the brain processes certain kinds of informationExpenses: You will be compensated for your time.
Friends of Oxford Dementia and Ageing Research (OxDARE)
Looking for: Anyone who is interested in finding out about dementia and ageing research volunteer opportunities in the Oxford area.Expenses: Compensation will vary by study – this will be detailed in the study specific invitations emailed out to registered Friends of OxDARE.
Anyone who is interested in finding out more about dementia and ageing research in Oxford is invited to become a Friend of OxDARE. Friends can choose to register an interest in taking part in future studies and/or receive quarterly newsletters. When new studies get underway, OxDARE researchers will invite interested Friends to take part by email. If you are contacted by one of our researchers, it is your choice whether you would like to participate in their study or not.