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CURRENT STUDIES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU

PA CATALYST Focus Group Discussion - Pennsylvanians 15-17

Are you the parent of a Pennsylvanian between the ages of 15-17? This research study wants your child's opinion on abortion and contraceptive care in Pennsylvania. They hope to understand thoughts, beliefs, and opinions on related policies. Participation involves a focus group discussion that will last for approximately 1.5 hours. Compensation is provided.

Healthy Child

Other Adolescent/Teen Health

DURATION: 1.5 hours

VISITS: 1 focus group

LOCATION: Zoom videoconferencing

COMPENSATION: YES

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Research Study for Pregnant Women - 16-17

Are you the parent of a teen that is currently pregnant? Your teen can help us to learn how the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine protects infants. Pediatricians at the University of Pittsburgh are conducting a research study to better understand how well and how long protection from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine lasts for babies. Participants are compensated for their time.

Healthy Child

Other Adolescent/Teen Health

Other Newborn/Infant Health

DURATION: 6 months

VISITS: 3

LOCATION: UPMC Magee Womens Hospital

COMPENSATION: YES

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.

Other Adolescent/Teen Health

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

LOCATION: Oakland

COMPENSATION: YES

The SUPPORT Research Study - Teens 14-17

Are you the parent of a teen that is less than 12 weeks pregnant and experiencing periods of time where access to nutritional food is limited or are not always sure where the next meal may come from? They may be eligible for a research study to find out if using a trimester-specific prenatal vitamin verses a generic prenatal vitamin starting in the first trimester of pregnancy will improve health.

Other Adolescent/Teen Health

DURATION: about 8 months

VISITS: 3

LOCATION: UPMC Magee Womens Hospital

COMPENSATION: YES

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.

Other Adolescent/Teen Health

DURATION: 6 months

VISITS: 3 surveys, 2 interviews and at home activities

LOCATION: Online

COMPENSATION: YES

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

Healthy Child

Other Adolescent/Teen Health

And 3 more areas

AGE: 10-17

DURATION: about 120 minutes

VISITS: 1 interview

LOCATION: Oakland

COMPENSATION: YES

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.

Healthy Child

Other Adolescent/Teen Health

Other Food, Nutrition, and Metabolism

DURATION: about 1 year

VISITS: 3 online, 1 in-person

LOCATION: Online and Bellefield Towers in Oakland

COMPENSATION: YES

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

Healthy Child

Other Adolescent/Teen Health

And 3 more areas

AGE: 14-17

DURATION: 6 months

VISITS: 3 visits

LOCATION: Loeffler Building & UPMC Presbyterian Hospital - Oakland

COMPENSATION: YES

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Adolescent/Teen Health