Active Research Studies
Explore active research studies at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute.
The Adaptive Brains Learning about Emotions (ABLE) study
IRB# 529-21-FB: The Adaptive Brains Learning about Emotions (ABLE) Study is recruiting children between the ages of 8-12 to be in a research study that will help us better understand and treat anxiety disorders. Children that are anxious and worry and children who do not are both needed for this study.
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Alcohol Study
IRB# 279-21-FB: Sex differences in brain function during early abstinence in alcohol use disorders is a research study that seeks to learn about how the brain recovers from alcoholism and whether there are differences in men and women.
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Modified Ride-On Toy Cars Usage in Children with Mobility Delays
IRB# 72-23-EP: This project will focus on modified ride-on toy cars usage and its impact on global development in children with mobility delays. This study is part of the GoBabyGo! Nebraska! Program at MMI UNMC. It is recruiting children between the ages of 9 months and 4 years old with a motor disability or with identified motor delays that impact mobility.
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Peer-Feed study
IRB# 659-24-EP: Evaluation of sibling-peer modeling on increasing consumption of foods for children with feeding disorders is a research study for children diagnosed with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), or other feeding difficulties that will evaluate the effectiveness of siblings as peer models and the use of differential reinforcement procedures to increase consumption of targeted foods.
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Polygenic Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in Nebraska Kids – Down Syndrome
(PRANK-DS)
IRB # 324-22-EP: The Polygenic Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in Nebraska Kids – Down Syndrome (PRANK-DS) study is looking for children (age 8-13 years) with Down syndrome for a study to test the
relationship between genetic/genomic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) risk factors and brain/cognitive
development.
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Using Video Modeling to Teach Adults Empirically Derived Assessment and Intervention Procedures
IRB# 82-23-EP: Using Video Modeling to Teach Adults Empirically Derived Assessment and Intervention Procedures is a research study to learn how to use technology to teach assessment and intervention skills used by adults who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We also want to learn what adults like and do not like about this training. We will use this information to improve training experiences and outcomes.
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Using Virtual Reality to Teach Adults Evidence-based Assessment and Intervention Procedures
IRB# 644-22-EP: Using Virtual Reality to Teach Adults Evidence-based Assessment and Intervention Procedures is a research study to learn how to use technology to teach assessment and intervention skills used by adults who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We also want to learn what adults like and do not like about this training. We will use this information to improve training experiences and outcomes.
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Contact Us
The Research Program at MMI is directed by Jennifer Blackford, PhD.
Email Dr. Blackford for more information.