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Supporting Physical & Mental Health in Veterans with Heart Failure (CARE-HF)
Principal Investigator: Lucinda J. Graven, PhD, APRN, FAHA, FAAN
We are inviting veterans with heart failure to participate in a 12-week tailored intervention delivered by a registered nurse over the telephone, designed to improve problem-solving, and support physical and mental health in the home. As a component of the intervention, tailored heart failure self-care education will be provided.
Who Can Participate:
- This study is open to all US Veterans who have been diagnosed with heart failure (rural and urban residents). All participants must be English-Speaking.
Duration:
- Eight telehealth sessions over 12 weeks. These sessions are conducted weekly for the first month and every other week for the next two months.
Compensation:
- Up to $100 gift card, based on study completion.
Primary Contact: Lucinda J. Graven, PhD, APRN, FAHA, FAAN; lgraven@fsu.edu; 850-644-5601
The Effect of Speech Rehabilitation Based on Mobile Application for People with Dysarthria After Stroke: A Single-center, Investigator-blinded, Randomized, Cross-Over Trial
Principal Investigator: Yunjung Kim, PhD
This study develops and tests a smartphone application to be used for speech therapy for stroke survivors. The application allows patients to receive personalized treatment remotely, as an effort to improve accessibility and convenience of speech rehabilitation services.
Who Can Participate:
- Stroke survivors who are 18 years or older with speech intelligibility deficits.
- Individuals who have no problems using a smartphone application (physically and cognitively).
- Native speakers of English who can read and write.
- Individuals without other neurological conditions (e.g. dementia, Pick's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, or Parkinsonism)
- Individuals without severe mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, severe depression, alcohol or substance abuse disorders).
Duration:
- Individuals will actively participate in a 4-week clinical trial at our remote speech therapy program using the application, which will be installed to your cellphone for free.
Compensation:
- $200 upon study completion
Primary Contact: Haley Willms; haw23a@fsu.edu
Who do Women Talk to About Relationship Matters?: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Social Networks and Disclosure in Florida
Principal Investigator: Pooja Ichplani
This study compares the interpersonal networks of women survivors of intimate partner violence with those of women at-risk of intimate partner violence. The end goal is to propose recommendations for a social network driven primary prevention program to reduce incidents of intimate partner violence.
Who Can Participate:
- Women who are at least 18 years of age, and have been or currently are in an intimate or romantic relationship for at least three months.
Duration:
- 30 minute survey
Compensation:
- Participants earn $10 upon survey completion.
Primary Contact: Pooja Ichplani; pichplani@fsu.edu; 850-345-8210
A Scalable Mediterranean-Ketogenic Nutrition Intervention to Improve Gut and Brain Health in Underserved Rural Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Principal Investigator: Julia Sheffler, PhD
The Improving Cognitive Aging through Nutrition (ICAN) study aims to examine the benefits of Mediterranean and Mediterranean-Ketogenic nutrition
Who Can Participate:
- Adults 55-85 years old.
- Interest in participating in a nutrition program
- Stable medical condition
- No diagnosis of neurodegenerative illness.
- No nut or fish allergy (does not include shellfish)
Duration:
- Ten 1-hour weekly meetings, 4 in-person assessments, and weekly/monthly online surveys for 13 months. li>
Compensation:
- Up to $405 through the course of the program
Primary Contact: Dr. Julia Sheffler; healthy.aging@med.fsu.edu; 850-644-4199
Environments of Health and Socializing in Florida's Capital Region
Principal Investigator: Amber DeJohn, PhD
Environments of Health and Socializing in Florida's Capital Region
Who Can Participate:
- Adults at least 55 years old
- Those living in Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden or Jefferson County
Duration:
- The main survey takes roughly 15 minutes
Compensation:
- Up to $15 upon completion of the initial and second survey
Primary Contact: Dr. Amber DeJohn; amber.dejohn@fsu.edu; 448-488-5805
Examining The Impact of HIV Knowledge & Perception on Accessing Healthcare in Rural North Florida
Principal Investigator: Merrin Goldstein
The goal of this study is to examine the knowledge of HIV and HIV-related healthcare among rural citizens in Florida. Additionally, persons with a background in HIV outreach, research, and healthcare will be interviewed for a secondary opinion.
Who Can Participate:
- Anyone 18 years or older, living in a rural county of North Florida, and is sexually active is eligible to complete the survey. The private interview can be completed over the phone or in-person.
Duration:
- Around 30 to 60 minutes.
Compensation:
- $10 e-gift card for completing the survey.
Primary Contact: Merrin Goldstein; mhg18@fsu.edu; 863-944-2400