Anxiety Research Study
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh campus/Oakland are partnering with individuals aged 50 and older who feel anxious often to examine how everyday worrying affects the brain. Join our compensated study today!
Fast Facts
Experience anxiety with or without deprression
50 Years and Older
Compensation Provided
Conducted at the University of Pittsburgh campus/Oakland
Study Background
We’re recruiting adults ages 50 and older to examine how anxiety and worry contribute to aspects of aging, including brain and body aging, as well as risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
In order to see how factors change over time in participants, we meet with them at the start of the study for baseline assessments and then again two years later for follow-up. This will include a clinical interview, cognitive testing, and an MRI scan (with no radiation and no contrast).
Your participation in this study may help researchers identify the most effective intervention and prevention targets for anxious older adults. Advance research today and join our compensated study!
Study Background
We’re recruiting adults ages 50 and older to examine how anxiety and worry contribute to aspects of aging, including brain and body aging, as well as risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
In order to see how factors change over time in participants, we meet with them at the start of the study for baseline assessments and then again two years later for follow-up. This will include a clinical interview, cognitive testing, and an MRI scan (with no radiation and no contrast).
Your participation in this study may help researchers identify the most effective intervention and prevention targets for anxious older adults. Advance research today and join our compensated study!
Additional Information
You may qualify for this study if you meet the following criteria.
Key Criteria:
- Ages 50+
- Experience anxiety with or without depression
- No other major psychiatric disorders, intellectual development disorders, or neurocognitive disorders
- No history of drug/alcohol abuse within last six months other than cannabis
- No history of significant head trauma
- No unstable medical conditions
- Safe for MRI
- If female, no pregnancy
- No diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
Screening: First, you will be asked to complete a screening visit, which can be completed remotely over HIPAA-compliant Zoom or in person at our offices in the Oxford Building. The screening visit consists of interviews to evaluate your medical history and psychological symptoms and is expected to last approximately 2 hours.
Study Procedures: Participants who are found to be eligible after the screening visit would come in for their baseline visit, during which time they would complete additional assessments including cognitive testing, up to a 2 hour fMRI scan with the option of a break in the middle and/or option to only complete half the scan, blood and hair sampling, and an optional ultrasound of the neck. These procedures can be broken up into two separate visits. At your first in-person visit you will be asked to complete a urine drug screen.
Follow-up: Two years later, there is a follow-up visit that includes the same procedures as the initial baseline visit. These procedures can also take place over two days.
