Current clinical studies
The Brain & Mind Research Institute regularly recruits members of the community to participate in our clinical trials. If you meet the following prerequisites and are interested in helping with our research in this way then we would love to hear from you.
Alzheimer's disease
COPS: Circadian rhythms and sleep in neurodegenerative disease.
We are looking for people 45 years and over with any of the following – mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia or late life depression – to participate in a study which will involve overnight sleep assessments and actigraphy (wearing a small "wristwatch").
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- T: +61 29351 0969
Autism
We require volunteers aged 12 to 18 years who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder to participate in a trial which administers the hormone oxytocin (or placebo) via a nasal spray over a course of eight weeks.
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- T: +61 2 9351 0881
Anxiety
If you are between 12 and 65 years of age, have experienced shyness, obsessive compulsive symptoms or extreme worry, you are invited to participate in a trial which will involve individual and/or group therapy.
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- T: +61 2 9351 0881
Sleep
COPS: Circadian rhythms and sleep in neurodegenerative disease.
We are looking for people 45 years and over with any of the following – mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia or late life depression – to participate in a study which will involve overnight sleep assessments and actigraphy (wearing a small "wristwatch").
- E:
- T: +61 2 9351 0969