Rural Communities


Supporting Physical & Mental Health in Veterans with Heart Failure (CARE-HF)

PI: 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

Study Information Flyer


The Effect of Speech Rehabilitation Based on Mobile Application for People with Dysarthria After Stroke: A Single-center, Investigator-blinded, Randomized, Cross-Over Trial

PI: Yunjung Kim, PhD

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 of our remote speech therapy program using the application, which will be installed to your cellphone for free.

Compensation:

  • $200 upon study completion

Primary Contact: Courtney Wilkinson; cew19e@fsu.edu; 904-451-7992


Who do women talk to about relationship matters?: A mixed-methods evaluation of social networks and disclosure in Florida

PI: 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

Study Information Flyer


Last Updated: Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 7:35 AM