Official Title CP-MOVES: Complex rehabilitation technology enabled Physical activity for children with Motor delays Via telehealth in natural Environments

Purpose

This study will examine physical activity, sleep, and quality of life in children with severe motor delays and their parents before and after an 8-week intervention using adaptive standers.

Parents with a child with severe motor delay will enroll with their child (up to 1 parent per child). Both parent and child will participate in one telehealth-supervised session per week and two unsupervised sessions per week. Both parent and child will wear activity trackers on the wrists and waist for 1 week before and 1 week after treatment in order to measure physical activity and sleep. Parents will also complete surveys on quality of life before and after treatment. 

Could this study be right for you?

• Medical diagnosis causing motor delay 
• Unable to stand independently 
• A parent or primary caregiver able to enroll as a participant in the study 
• Internet or cellular service to join telehealth sessions  
• Live within 100 miles of Ohio State University or willing to travel to the lab for one visit 

Age Range

1 - 6 years

Official Title Resource Mapping for Families of Children with Brain Injury

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the family needs of children with a brain injury. We want to explore your experiences getting care, the barriers, and facilitators your family has faced in navigating and accessing services after hospital discharge, and your ongoing unmet needs.

Could this study be right for you?

• You are a primary care giver of a child that sustained a brain injury

• Your child was hospitalized for an overnight stay as a result of their brain injury
• Your child was 18 or younger when their brain injury occurred
• You speak English 

Age Range

19 years and up

Official Title Longitudinal Modeling of Interpersonal Stress Induced Rumination to Understand Depression Risk in Adolescent Girls (MARIS)

Purpose

This study looks at how young girls think about and react to stress—both in their brains and in their daily lives—to see how these patterns might lead to or predict depression. It aims to understand whether certain ways of handling stress put some girls at higher risk for developing depressive symptoms.

If eligible, the child will complete assessments which include clinical interviews over Zoom, surveys, cognitive testing, and an MRI each year, for up to three years.

A parent/guardian is required to enroll in the study and will complete questionnaires and a clinical interview as well.

Could this study be right for you?

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female
• 10-14 years of age at enrollment
• Youth assent and parent consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Psychotropic medication use in the past 4 months
• Metal braces or plans for braces in the next 2 years
• Developmental disorder
• History or diagnosis of depression, substance use disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis or seizures
• Traumatic brain injury
• Claustrophobia

Age Range

10 - 14 years

Official Title Phase II - Modular Convertible Child Safety Seat to Improve Usage

Purpose

We want to learn parents' and caregivers' opinions on a new design for a child car safety seat. You will be asked to install a rotating child seat and a regular child seat into a provided vehicle and tell us what you like and don't like about each one.

Could this study be right for you?

To qualify for the study, you must be:

1. Between the ages of 18 and 65
2. A parent or care provider to a child who is 0 to 4 years of age
3. Have installed a child safety seat in the last 2 years 
4. Able to lift and install a child car safety seat into a vehicle

Age Range

18 - 65 years

Official Title Learning Interactions Made for Everyone (LIME)

Purpose

This study will examine activities of caregivers and their preschool aged child over a 12-week period. Caregivers will track learning activities with their child over the 12-weeks. Some participants will be asked to engage in additional learning activities with their child. Researchers will conduct assessments with the child before and after the 12-week program, as well as brief follow-ups 3-, 6-, and 12- months after completion. The total duration of participation in this study is up to 24 hours. The study will identify strategies in home-based learning activities and inform development of interventions to improve school readiness among children.

Could this study be right for you?

Child is minimally verbal in English.

Caregiver understands enough English to understand intervention materials.

Child does not have a severe intellectual disability.

Caregiver and child reside in the greater Columbus area.

Age Range

42 - 57 months

Official Title The Development of Semantic Organization

Purpose

We are currently in the process of conducting a 5-year National Institutes of Health-funded longitudinal study on semantic and language development, specifically focusing on how children learn new words and understand their meanings. Our goal is to not only examine language learning but also how these processes evolve as children grow.

In this study, we will follow two hundred 4-year-old junior scientists as they participate in fun, interactive word-learning and language activities. Over the course of the study, participants will visit our lab twice a year, each lasting around 60-90 minutes (including breaks), to engage in a series of playful games with a research assistant designed to explore how children comprehend and retain new vocabulary. Additionally, your child will have the opportunity to wear a LENA recorder—a small, wearable device that tracks the number of words your child hears throughout the day, similar to a Fitbit but for words!

 

Could this study be right for you?

• Child must be monolingual
• Not born premature
• No developmental delays
• Can give a verbal response
• Normal to corrected vision

Age Range

4 - 4 years

Official Title Neural Biomarkers of Sensory Symptoms in Autism

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to understand sensory processing in children on the autism spectrum, Using EEG, we will look at brainwaves while children play different computer games. We will also have children play some paper-pencil games during their visit to our lab. We hope to better understand sensory experiences and support autistic people in ways that celebrate their unique strengths.

Could this study be right for you?

Inclusion criteria for the autism group are

• Diagnosis of autism from a licensed psychologist based on the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised or the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS),
• Aged 8 - 12 years old
• Normal/corrected vision/hearing, and IQ > 65. 19 Children taking stimulant medications will be included in the study but will be required to be off medication for 24 (for short-acting preparations) to 48 h (long-acting preparations) prior to the visit 

Inclusion criteria for the age-matched TD control group include:

• No concerns/diagnoses of any neurodevelopmental, learning, or mental health conditions 

Age Range

8 - 12 years

Official Title Developing Rumination-Focused Treatment to Reduce Risk for Depression Recurrence (RDR) in Adolescence (RuMeChange)

Purpose

We are conducting a study looking at how therapy strategies can help teenagers stay healthy, reduce rumination, or overthinking and worrying, and prevent depression relapse. If eligible, the teenager would complete assessments which include clinical interviews over Zoom, surveys, cognitive testing, and an MRI.

A parent/guardian is required to enroll in the study and will complete questionnaires and a clinical interview as well.

Could this study be right for you?

Inclusion Criteria:

• 14-17 years of age at enrollment
• Youth assent and parent consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Metal braces, tattoos with metal
• Claustrophobia
• Current pregnancy

Age Range

14 - 17 years

Official Title Disrupted eye gaze perception as a biobehavioral marker of social dysfunction: An RDoC investigation

Purpose

This study seeks to understand social functioning across mental health conditions. Social dysfunction is very common in people with mental health conditions; it can negatively impact employment, independent living, and maintaining meaningful relationships. This research is being done to learn if a person's ability to process visual information (including distinguishing other people's eye gaze direction) is a clue to social functioning regardless of diagnosis. This research will identify clinical and brain characteristics in relation to social functioning.

Could this study be right for you?

Patients:

• Diagnosis of a schizophrenia-spectrum disorder or autism spectrum disorder
• Receiving treatment in a mental health or primary care setting
• Experience difficulty in social functioning

Health Volunteers: 

• No history of past or current mental health disorder diagnosis
• Experience no difficulty in social functioning

Age Range

14 - 30 years

Official Title Preschooler's Language Use and Media (PLUM) Study

Purpose

This study is designed to investigate media’s role in language development during early childhood. The goal of the proposed work is to examine the relation between the quantity of children’s media use and their language development trajectories, as well as how characteristics of media use (i.e., parent-child joint engagement, interactive media features, and educational content) predict growth in language over time. 

Could this study be right for you?

• Children 3 to 3.5 years of age (36 to 42 months).

Age Range

36 - 42 months