ENCORE fMRI Study – Healthy Volunteers

STUDY BASICS

If you are between the ages of 18-35 and have NO history of psychiatric disorders, you may be able to participate in a research study. Researchers want to learn more about the brains of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) by comparing brain scans from people with and without the disorder. Compensation provided.

STUDY PURPOSE

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the brains of people who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). To do this, researchers will compare brain scans from people with and without the disorder.

COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?

• Ages 18-35
• Right-handed
• No personal or family history of psychiatric disorders
• Not using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol
• Willing and able to have an fMRI scan (no metal in the body, such as non-removable piercings, non-titanium pins/screws and not claustrophobic)

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT

This study involves one 1-3-hour screening visit that includes an interview, questionnaires, medical history, other tests and assessments, and the collection of a urine sample to test for illegal drug use. The second 2.5 hour visit includes a saliva test and a urine drug sample (to ensure participants have not consumed alcohol on the day of the visit), questionnaires, and a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scan. An fMRI scan is an imaging technique for measuring brain function. fMRI is non-invasive and does not involve radiation.