https://pittplusme.org/study/1025
Pepper Center Research Registry for Older Adults
STUDY BASICS
Are you at least 60 years old? If so, you may be able to take part in the Pepper Center Research Registry to help researchers learn more about aging, mobility, and balance.
STUDY PURPOSE
Researchers want to better understand aging, mobility, and balance by enrolling older adults into the Pepper Center Research Registry. A research registry is a list of individuals who agree to allow researchers to contact them about future research study opportunities. Participants who join the registry may be contacted in the future about potential research studies on health topics such as physical therapy, fall and fracture prevention, medications, and other age-related issues.
COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- Ages 60 and up
- Community-dwelling (means living out in the community on your own, and not being taken care of in a nursing facility or assisted-living facility)
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
Participants who join the Pepper Center Research Registry will be asked to complete a short 10-15 minute questionnaire asking about background, general health status, balance, and mobility. Once enrolled in the study, participants may be contacted for future research studies for which they may qualify. They may also be contacted every 1-2 years to update their health information.
IRB: STUDY19090270
- University of Pittsburgh Claude D. Pepper Older Adults Independence Center Research Registry "Community Research Connection"
MEET THE RESEARCHER
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Jennifer Brach
Jennifer S. Brach is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. Her areas of interest include community-based participatory research, aging, gait, exercise, physical activity, and physical function. She is responsible for teaching research methods in physical therapy courses in the DPT program and the Methods of Inquiry course in the PhD program. As of January 2024, Dr. Brach was appointed the new director of the Pepper Center.