Welcome to the Puberty Studies Page

DURATION: up to 5 Years

And 4 more areas

AGE: 13-17

VISITS: 1-2 session/month

LOCATION: Zoom videoconference

BEATRIX Study: A Study to Learn About Group B Streptococcus Vaccine in Healthy Pregnant Women and Their Infants

Are you the parent of a teenager who is pregnant? Your teen may be eligible for a research study looking at an investigational maternal vaccine that is designed to protect pregnant women and their babies from the 6 most common types of Group B streptococcus (GBS). If your teenager joins this study, they will receive 1 dose of the study vaccine or placebo between weeks 24 and 36 of their pregnancy.

VISITS: 5-6 visits and 4 visits for their baby

LOCATION: Oakland

NO IN-PERSON VISITS

Singularities 3.0

Are you the parent of a teen between the ages of 14-17? Your teen may be eligible for a research study to understand how well a game-based intervention reduces alcohol harms and improves other health behaviors among adolescents. If your teen joins the research study, they will play a video game and answer surveys. Compensation is provided.

VISITS: 3 surveys, 2 interviews and at home activities

DURATION: 6 months

LOCATION: Online

LOCATION: Home, Community or Univeristy of Pittsburgh (you choose)

R.E.A.A.C.H. Study - Resilient Environments Advancing Adolescent and Child Health

Are you a Black American or African American and have a child between the ages of 11 to 14? If so, we want to hear from you and your child about your perspectives of what supports health and well being. Compensation is provided.

DURATION: 2 years

VISITS: 4

Hair, Identity, and Health Care: Youth Experiences in Hospitals

Does appearance effect healthcare interactions? This research study wants to learn from previously hospitalized youth and their caregivers about how appearance-based biases shape health care interactions and how youth receive care in the hospital setting. Participation involves completing a 120-minute interview. Compensation is provided.

Adolescent/Teen Health

Eating Disorders

DURATION: about 120 minutes

And 3 more areas

AGE: 10-17

VISITS: 1 interview

LOCATION: Oakland

SPHERE Study - Pregnant teen 14-17

Is your teen pregnant? Is your teen interested in sharing their experience with food access and health? Your child may be eligible for a research study about food insecurity and health at the University of Pittsburgh. Compensation is provided.

Other Food, Nutrition, and Metabolism

DURATION: about 1 year

VISITS: 3 online, 1 in-person

LOCATION: Online and Bellefield Towers in Oakland

BRain development during puberty and Anxiety In Youth (BRAINY) study

Are you the parent of a 10-12 year old girl or an 11-13 year old boy who is often anxious? Your child may be able to participate in a study to learn more about the effects of puberty on brain development and anxiety in teenagers. Participation involves interviews and questionnaires, an fMRI scan, and providing hair and saliva samples. Compensation is provided.

Anxiety

DURATION: Approximately 2 years

Other Child Development

Puberty

AGE: 10-13

SEX: Female, Male

VISITS: 4 in-person & online questionnaires every 6 months

LOCATION: Loeffler Building & Biomedical Science Tower – Oakland & online or by phone

Panda Study – Ages 14-17

Are you the parent of a child age 14-17 who is enrolled in high school? Does your child identify as LGBQ+? Your teen may be able to participate in a research study to help learn more about how social experiences, including difficult social experiences, impact brain function in ways that may contribute to depression. Eligible participants are right-handed and willing/able to undergo MRI scanning.

Anxiety

Depression

LOCATION: Loeffler Building & UPMC Presbyterian Hospital - Oakland

And 3 more areas

AGE: 14-17

DURATION: 6 months

VISITS: 3 visits

BRAINY Study – Healthy 10-13 year olds

Are you the parent of a 10-12 year old girl or an 11-13 year old boy? Your child may be able to participate in a study to learn more about the effects of puberty on brain development and anxiety in teenagers. Participation involves interviews and questionnaires, an fMRI scan, and providing hair and saliva samples. Compensation is provided.

Anxiety

DURATION: Approximately 2 years

Other Child Development

And 1 more area

AGE: 10-13

SEX: Female, Male

VISITS: 4 in-person & online questionnaires every 6 months

LOCATION: Loeffler Building & Biomedical Science Tower – Oakland & online or by phone