The UAB Office of Psychiatric Research is actively recruiting participants for an Adolescent Depression Study and wants to connect with you on our research! Whether you are needing someone to talk to, or even have no history of mental health conditions and are just wanting to further knowledge within the medical and mental health field, we would love to get you involved!
Our Adolescent Study is a Non-Treatment Study. Our Non-Treatment Studies do NOT involve testing a new medication or intervention. Instead, these studies focus on understanding behaviors and experiences of mental health conditions via interviews, tests, or surveys.
COMPENSATION IS PROVIDED FOR BOTH PARENT AND CHILD!
For more information, please reach out to the UAB Office of Psychiatric Research at (205) 934-2484 or go to https://tinyurl.com/UABpsychiatricresearch and our team will be in contact with you shortly!
Do you want to make a difference for kids? More children are at risk for type 2 diabetes, and you can help us learn why.
Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed when the body has problems with high blood sugar levels. This can lead to serious health problems if not identified and treated early.
DISCOVERY is a study for children 9-14 years old who may be at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
What will happen in the study?
- In person and phone visits
- Lab tests
- Questionnaires
- Physical exams
- Glucose (blood sugar) monitors
Join families across the US to help us make a difference for all children and young people! This study does not involve medications and there is no cost to you. You will be compensated for your time in this study.
Contact us for more information:
205-517-1351
Discovery@uab.edu
- You must be 11 - 21 years old.
- You will be asked to walk, jump, step, and do exercises.
- Eligible participants will have multiple visits and can be compensated up to $430 depending on your tests.
To learn more about the study, please call (205) 774-8448 or email phuong@uab.edu.
To participate in this research, you must:
- be 11 to 18 years old
- have no diagnosed medical conditions
- have a parent/guardian available to participate in lab visits
If you choose to participate in the study, you will be part of the healthy control group. You will come for 2 lab visits 13 weeks apart. The adolescent can be compensated up to $100 total. To find out more about the study, call 205-975-4205 or email pedshealthlab@uabmc.edu.
Overweight/obese adolescents ages 15-17 with an iPhone or Android phone who sleep less than an average of 8 hours per night and their parent wanted for a study of the effects of sleep on adolescents’ overall health. Requires 8 visits to UAB laboratory and 3 blood draws over a 4 month period. Participants and their parent are eligible to receive a total payment of $400 ($320 for participants and $80 for their parent). For more information call 205-934-2241 or email elliottl@uab.edu.