Search and volunteer to participate in these available studies at UB. Your participation in research doesn't just benefit you, it helps advance healthcare for our entire community.
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how nurse practitioner students and practicing nurse practitioners perceive the health needs Read More
Eligibility:
Ages 18+
Understand and speak English
Have a state license as a nurse practitioner OR have a state license as a registered professional nurse while simultaneously seeking a nurse practitioner education
Have at least 3 months of professional practice in a setting that could potentially direct the care of adult lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender patients
Have nurse practitio...
This study enrolls pharmacy students at the University at Buffalo. The purpose of this study is to design an integrative health elective for pharmacy students and evaluate their knowledge and perceptions before and after taking the elective. Read More
Eligibility:
People ages 18+.
Students must be enrolled in the Integrative Health elective through UB's School of Pharmacy.
This study enrolls children ages 3-5 who attend certain Buffalo child care centers and their parents. This study is looking at early stressful experiences in the family and with friends at school. We are trying to find out how these experiences impact school readiness when children transition from preschool to kindergarten. We are also exploring how stressful experiences "get under the skin" and are measured in the stress hormone cortisol that we can measure in hair and saliva. Read More
Eligibility:
Children ages 3-5.
Must be attending one of the participating child care centers in the larger Buffalo metro area.
This study enrolls currently practicing orthopaedic surgeons. The purpose of this study is to learn more about common practices in orthopaedic surgery. Read More
This study uses a phone app to track people’s life values and goals. It aims to help people improve their quality of life by completing their goals with the help of trained life coaches. It includes two in-person visits, a few phone check-ins, short tests, and questionnaires. Read More
Eligibility:
60+ years old,
Own smart phone, and
Have no history of substance use problems or mental health/ neurological conditions.
This study is for people who read the Sofia Learns About Research book. The book is a coloring and activity book created to help children and families learn more about participating in research. Anyone can access the online, interactive version of the book and participate in the study. Read More
Eligibility:
Children and adults (any age)
Have read or will read the Sofia Learns About Research Book
ALSO
Children in select classrooms in WNY where the Sofia Learns About Research book is being read.
We are looking for adults with type 1 diabetes for a research study. The purpose of the study is to see how well an already approved treatment for type 2 diabetes works for people with type 1 diabetes. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults ages 18+.
Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Currently using an insulin pump or multiple daily injections of insulin.
The purpose of this study is to develop a new treatment for tuberculosis (TB). It is expected that direct participation in this study will be during participants' blood draw. Read More
Eligibility:
Healthy Adult
Ages 18-65
Willing to serve as a control in the study
The Buffalo Research Registry connects people 18 years of age and older in Western New York to research opportunities at the University at Buffalo. Read More