https://pittplusme.org/study/menobrain
MenoBrain: A Women’s Midlife Brain Health Study
STUDY BASICS
Are you a healthy woman 42-52 years of age? You may be eligible for a research study designed to look at women’s brain health over midlife. This study involves at least 7 visits to the laboratory over 2 years. Compensation is provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
This research study is designed to examine brain health in women at midlife. They will collect information from you at two different times, with about two years in between each visit. This will help them to see changes in your brain health as you age.
COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- Are female
- Are between the ages of 42-52
- Are not pregnant
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
This study involves at least seven visits to the laboratory over two years, including: one fasting blood draw, ultrasound images of your blood vessels, brain imaging using MRI, hot flash and sleep monitoring, interviews about your health, questionnaires, completing daily surveys on a smartphone and monthly surveys online.
IRB: STUDY24070088
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MEET THE RESEARCHER
Rebecca C. Thurston
Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD, FAMBR, FSBSM, is Assistant Dean for Women’s Health Research; Pittsburgh Foundation Chair of Women’s Health and Dementia; and Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, Epidemiology, and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Thurston is a graduate of Stanford University, Duke University, and Harvard University. She is an author of over 200 publications on menopause, is past president of The Menopause Society, and is an international expert on the menopause transition and its implications for women’s heart, brain, and mental health.