The Research Imaging Institute has the following studies in need of volunteers. If you are interested in participating, please contact Debbie Espinoza by phone at (210)567-8220 or email, leave your name and phone number/email address and the name of the study about which you are inquiring.
At times, there are ongoing protocols in addition to the ones listed here. Please contact Debbie for further information.
Brain Control of Thirst Study
Positron Emmission Tomography Study (18-40)
Stutterers (18-65)
Non-Stutterers (18-65)
Stutterers (18-65)
TMS Induced Performance Enhancement
Bipolar Sibling Study
Expanding a Neural Model of Speech Using Virtual Lesions And Connectivity Studies
Brain Control of Thirst
The Research Imaging Institute at the UTHSCSA is seeking healthy individuals who are 18-30 to participate in a study about the brain control of thirst.
Subjects who agree to participate in the study will make 3 visits to the RII and will undergo Pet scanning and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and will have to ride a stationary bike.
Primary Investigator: Peter T. Fox, M.D.
All Studies performed at McDermott Clinical Sc. Bldg (North Campus).
You will be compensated $575 for the complete study. If you don't complete the study you will be compensated $25 for each hour you have completed.
For further information contact
Betty Heyl
Phone: 210-567-8220
Positron Emission Tomography (18-40)
The Research Imaging Institute at the UTHSCSA is seeking healthy individuals who are 18-40 years old to participate in a study of Pet imaging.
Subjects who agree to participate in the study will make one visit ( 5 hours) to the RII and will undergo Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
Investigator: Peter T. Fox, M.D.
All studies performed at McDermott Clinical Sc. Bldg (North Campus).
You will be compensated $ 60 per hour for the part of this study you complete. The study will take a total of 5 hours. The total compensation you may receive for the study is $300.
For further information contact:
Betty Heyl
The Research Imaging Institute at the UTHSCSA is seeking individuals who stutter, 18-65 years old, and right handed and have a home computer with internet access to participate in a study of stuttering therapy.
Subjects who agree to participate in the study will receive therapy and will undergo 5 sessions of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and 5 sessions of Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
Investigators:
Peter T. Fox, M.D.
Roger Ingham, Ph.D.
All studies performed at McDermott Clinical Sc. Bldg (North Campus).
You will be compensated $25 for each MRI and $100 for each PET session
For further information contact
Robin Selman 210-567-8172
E-mail: mpi@uthscsa.edu
The Research Imaging Institute at the UTHSCSA is seeking non-stuttering individuals who are 18-65 years old and right handed to participate in a study of stuttering therapy.
Subjects who agree to participate in the study will make 3 to 4 visits to the RII and will undergo 3 sessions of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and 3 sessions of Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
Investigators:
Peter T. Fox, M.D.
Roger Ingham, Ph.D.
All studies performed at McDermott Clinical Sc. Bldg (North Campus).
You will be compensated $25 for each MRI and $100 for each PET session
For further information contact
Robin Selman 210-567-8172
E-mail: mpi@uthscsa.edu
The Research Imaging Institute at the UTHSCSA is seeking individuals who stutter are 18-65 years old and right handed to participate in a study of stuttering therapy.
Subjects who agree to participate in the study will make one visit to the RII and will undergo a speaking task and one Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Imaging (MRI) session.
Investigators:
Peter T. Fox, M.D.
Roger Ingham, Ph.D.
All studies performed at McDermott Clinical Sc. Bldg (North Campus).
You will be compensated $25 for the MRI scan
For further information contact
Robin Selman: 210-567-8172
E-mail: mpi@uthscsa.edu
TMS Induced Performance Enhancement
IRB#HSC20060041H
Healthy volunteers needed
The Research Imaging Institute at the UTHSCSA is seeking healthy individuals who are 18-50 years old and right handed to participate in a study to understand how the brain learns new motor skills and if brain stimulation will help.
Subjects who agree to participate in the study will undergo sessions of brain imaging scans to measure brain structure and activities and hand muscle activity measurement. Subjects will make daily visits to the RII for four weeks to do finger tapping and have brain stimulation.
Compensation for participation ($10-50/hr) is available For further information contact TMS lab @567-8194
Email: tmslab@uthscsa.edu
Principal Investigator: Peter Fox, MD
DO YOU SUFFER FROM BIPOLAR DISORDER?
We are looking for subjects who have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder for a study on brain structure and function. The study consists of computerized testing and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Financial compensation is provided.
We are looking for subjects who:
Are between the ages of 20-60.
Have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.
Do not have any non-removable metal objects or pacemakers remaining in their body (i.e. staples, rods, pins, mesh implants).
Have a brother or sister in the San Antonio/Bexar County area, which will be willing to participate with you in the study. Your brother or sister must not have a history of any psychiatric disorder.
This study is being conducted by David C. Glahn Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio.
For further information, please call (210)567-0330, leave a message and your call will be returned.
Expanding a Neural Model of Speech Using Virtual Lesions And Connectivity Studies
IRB#HSC20080426H
Healthy Volunteers Needed
The Research Imaging Institute at the UTHSCSA is seeking healthy individuals who are 21-55 years old, right handed and English speakers to participate in a study to examine the human speech system.
Subjects who agree to participate in the study will make three visits to the RII in four weeks and will undergo sessions of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), speech recordings, and Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
Reimbursement of $200 for a completed study For further information contact TMS lab @ 567-8194
E-mail: tmslab@uthscsa.edu
Principal Investigator: Shalini Narayana, Ph.D