Overview

Click on the study title below to receive contact information, brochures and more in-depth information.

"Does your child do that?" Survey of Parents about their child's behaviors

Looking for:

Parents of children with developmental differences or disabilities

Compensation:

none

Alzheimers Disease Studies

Looking for:

Three types of families:

• Families with at least two individuals who have AD usually brothers or sisters
• Families with one person with AD and a brother, sister or spouse with no AD
• Families with Adults over 60 with no family history of AD

Compensation:

none

Behavior and Development in Persons with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Looking for:

Individuals with PWS, ages 4 years and up

Compensation:

yes, call for details

Depressed? Even on Medication?

Looking for:

• Adults 18-65 who are depressed
• not responding to their depression medication
• This is not the right study for you if you are:
• pregnant, nursing, or not on birth control
• have seizures, have been bipolar, have serious medical problems, or abuse drugs.

Compensation:

Study medications and study-related vists at no costs

Fragile X Medication Study

Looking for:

• Children, teens, and adults with Fragile X
• ages 6-40 years
• who have trouble with moodiness, irritability, tantrums or aggression

Compensation:

yes

Genetics of Age-related Macular Degeneration

Looking for:

• Adults over 55 years
• with and without AMD

Compensation:

none

Hearing Evaluation for Adults with Hearing Loss

Looking for:

Adults with hearing loss

Compensation:

$25 per visit

Longitudinal Study of Person with Urea Cycle Disorders

Looking for:

Persons of any age, with or suspected of having, a urea cycle disorder

Compensation:

No cost evaluations and travel expenses are provided

Medication study for People with Bi-polar who are Depressed

Looking for:

• Adult men and women
• age 18 to 65 years
• with bipolar disorder
• who are depressed

Compensation:

$20 per visit, up to $220.00

Mulitsensory Integration in Adults with Dyslexia

Looking for:

• Adults 18 to 45 years old
• with a history of reading disability
• with NO history of reading disability
• with normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing (glasses or contacts okay)

Compensation:

The study lasts around 3 hours, and you will receive $100 for your participation.

Puzzle Skill in Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Looking for:

• Persons with autism spectrum disorders
• 8 years old and up
• who are REALLY good at jigsaw puzzles

Compensation:

At least a $20 Target gift card

Research Study of a Safety Training for Increasing Independence

Looking for:

• Young adults (18-25)
• with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• and their parents

Compensation:

Training is offered at no cost. Parent-young adult pairs will get $200 for completion.

Survey of Statewide Needs for Services in Developmental Disabilities

Looking for:

• Adults with or without disabilities
• Parents of children with disabilities
• Adults who work with persons with disabilities
• People who care about the welfare of people with disabilities

Compensation:

none

Telling our Story: Angelman syndrome Natural History Study

Looking for:

• Persons with Angelman syndrome
• from birth to 60 years old
• diagnosed with or without genetic proof

Compensation:

Yearly evaluations, with reports, at no cost

Tennessee Connections for Better Birth Outcomes (BBO)

Looking for:

We want to help mothers have healthier babies. We invite women who:

• are between the ages of 18 and 40 years old
• are less than 24 weeks pregnant, and
• have had a premature baby in the past

Compensation:

$50 Wal-Mart gift card when your baby is born and $50 gift card at the end of the study

TRIAD Research Project:Simons Simplex Collection Project at Vanderbilt University

Looking for:

We are looking for families with:

• One child with an ASD diagnosis, age 4-17
• One or more other children without an ASD diagnosis, age four or older
• Both biological parents willing to participate

Compensation:

Families will receive a thorough diagnostic/behavioral report and monetary compensation for their participation.

Williams Syndrome Research: A whole person approach

Looking for:

Persons with Williams Syndrome

Compensation:

varies