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Potential Participants

Read about our current studies below! If you are interested in participating, please take the Potential Participant Survey!

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TX-CARES | Telehealth TX-CARES

This study is a 12-16 week intervention to guide family caregivers of persons with dementia on their caregiving journey by reducing stress, and is designed to be done either in-person at the Garrison Institute on Aging or via telehealth.

02

Creative Minds - Respite

This study  consists of assessment sessions and 12 weeks of respite care where family caregivers will bring their loved ones with dementia or Parkinson's each Monday from 9 am-12 pm or Thursday from 1 pm-4pm. Caregivers then have that time to run errands, go home, or just take some time for themselves! 

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fMRI Caregiver Study

This study is for caregivers of persons with dementia. We would have you complete an fMRI scanning session and a few assessments (about 3-hour commitment). For your participation, you would receive $50.

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Rural Quality of Life Telehealth 

This study is designed to offer 12-16 telehealth intervention sessions to persons diagnosed with a mental health condition who live in rural Texas counties.

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Pre-Death Grief and Advanced Cancer

This study is for persons with advanced cancers and their family caregivers. Participants in this study will complete 3 surveys over the course of 3 months, each survey will take about 30-45 minutes to complete. For your participation in this study, you would each receive $25 on an Amazon gift card for each survey completed.

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Naltrexone Treatment for Prolonged Grief Disorder

Have you been diagnosed with a grief disorder or having a hard time getting over the death of a loved one? You may be eligible for a 12 week study of using Naltrexone for PGD. You could be paid up to $100. 

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Group Intervention for Caregivers of Persons with AD/ADRD

This study is for persons taking care of a friend or family member with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Participants will answer survey questions. Afterward, they will attend a 16-week group intervention that meets once per week for 1 hour at the Garrison Institute on Aging, focused on managing stress related to caregiving. For your participation in this study, you could be paid up to $120. 

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Intervention for Teens Grieving a Loss

This study is investigating a therapy treatment for adolescents (ages 12-18) grieving a loss. Adolescents will be asked to attend 14-16 weekly individual or group sessions that last 45-60 minutes. Participation will involve the completion of surveys throughout the study.

Parents/caregivers might also be randomized to attend a separate weekly 45-60 minute group training session. 
Teens will be paid $5 per session.
If randomized to participate in the group training, caregivers will also be paid $5 per session.

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