The research studies listed below are currently recruiting volunteers to participate.
For each study there is a brief description and contact information.
The Anxiety Disorders Center is conducting several studies on compulsive hoarding. One of the studies, in collaboration with Smith College and Boston University, examines how the problem with clutter started, the relationship between hoarding and other kinds of emotional problems, and your thoughts, emotions and beliefs in relation to clutter, saving, and acquiring. This study involves coming into the clinic for an interview as well as completing a number of questionnaires. It also involves a home visit by a clinician. People may participate in this study if they live within a 40 minute drive of Hartford, CT.
Major Depression
Dr. John Goethe is conducting a new trial using a new, non-invasive medical device for the treatment of depression known as transcranial magnetic stimulation. Inclusion criteria for the trial include a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, failure to respond to exactly one medication in the current Major Depressive Episode and age between 22 and 65 years old. The trial consists of five treatments per week for six weeks. Each treatment takes approximately 30 minutes. There is no recovery period, so the patient is free to leave at the conclusion of each treatment.
For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Higgins, Ph.D.
phone: (860) 545-7502
email: jhiggins@harthosp.org
Have you been diagnosed with Major Depression? Has your depression not improved with your current medication? Dr. John Goethe at The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital is offering screenings for participation in a clinical research study to assess whether an investigational drug may be useful, safe and well-tolerated for the treatment of major depression. Participants will receive a study-related psychiatric evaluation and the study drug at no cost.
For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Higgins, Ph.D.
phone: (860) 545-7502
email: jhiggins@harthosp.org
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Neuroimaging Studies
The Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center is at the forefront of research in applying quantitative measures of brain structure and function to neuropsychiatric themes, especially to severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia. Techniques include structural and functional MRI. In addition, electrophysiologic measures, including event-related potential assessments, are an important feature of our research.
To learn more about the studies currently being conducted,
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The Anxiety Disorders Center at The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital is conducting studies of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder including a neuroimaging (brain scan) study, an interview study, and a study examining problem solving abilities.
Schizophrenia
Two studies testing the effects of a novel adjunctive therapy for the treatment of either sub-optimal response or negative symptom schizophrenia are being conducted by Drs. Goethe and Winokur.
For more information about these trials, please contact:
Jennifer Higgins, Ph.D.
phone: (860) 545-7502
email: jhiggins@harthosp.org
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Schizophrenia in Adolescents
The Burlingame Center is currently recruiting patients 12-18 years of age for a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of asenapine treatment for adolescents with schizophrenia.
For more information about this trial, please contact:
Jennifer Higgins, Ph.D.
phone: (860) 545-7502
email: jhiggins@harthosp.org
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