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Professor Ilina Singh and Dr Gabriela Pavarini, University of Oxford and Professor Sheila Murta, University of Brasilia, have been awarded a British Academy Youth Futures grant to support Brazilian young people's sense of agency and responsibility in promoting mental wellbeing.
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 samp…
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…
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…
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.
Computational Mechanisms underlying human facial emotion recognition
Understanding facial expressions is something all living beings do. It helps us figure out how others feel and how to best respond to social cues around us. We know that many chemicals regulate emotion recognition in our brains, but we do not know exactly how. In this study, our goal is to use eye movement data…
The ROSES Study on Sexual Pain
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 Educati…
GLADE (Glutamate Activity in Depression study)
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 viewi…
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 rec…
AADAPT Online - Addressing Young Mums’ & Dads’ Low Mood or Stress And their ParenTing
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 Bud…
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, includin…
Losartan and Emotional Learning
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 p…
Parent mentors required to support young parents with low mood
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…
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) study
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, w…
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 s…
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…