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This study examines mental fatigue that is regularly experienced by people with multiple sclerosis. Researchers will examine levels of mental fatigue by looking at brain activation during an MRI scan and analyzing self-reported mental fatigue provided during study participation.
This fully remote study evaluates how effective a strength-based intervention is in improving job interview skills in young adults with ADHD who may have difficulty with job interviews or want to improve these skills.
This study examines how prevalent spatial neglect is after a traumatic brain injury and how it may affect their daily lives. People with spatial neglect often pay much more attention to one side of the body while ignoring the other side even though they have no difficulty seeing.
This fully remote study explores how access to public transportation impacts the lives of people with spinal cord injury. This information will be used to improve existing strategies to meet the needs of public transportation users living with disabilities.
Micro-fragmented adipose tissue (MFAT) or body fat is used to treat a variety of medical conditions including those that cause pain in muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The purpose of this research study is to analyze and compare the characteristics of different MFAT materials produced by four commercially available systems to see if all methods produce similar products or if one method is better over others.
This fully remote study explores social, cultural, emotional, and environmental factors that impact wheelchair breakdowns and repairs.
This study assesses whether using a wearable device, called the robotic exoskeleton, can be helpful in improving recovery of walking in adults who have recently had a stroke.
This study investigates the effectiveness of a memory enhancement technique in adults 60 years and older. Participants are randomly assigned to either an active control group or treatment group. Both groups complete memory exercises.
This study evaluates the usefulness of an upper extremity assistive device called MyoPro in improving upper extremity activities in people with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI).
This study assesses the comfort, fit, and ease of using a motor powered ankle foot orthosis brace in adults who have had a lower limb injury.
This study examines how brain stimulation can help improve performance in tasks that normally cause fatigue or weakness in women who have had breast cancer. This study is also enrolling healthy female volunteers who have not had breast cancer for the control group.
This study explores a new set of hands-free tests that will assess ability to learn new information and how quickly participants process information. These new tests use a system that measures the movement of your eye (an "eye tracking system") to record responses to various thinking tasks.
Every discovery begins with people. It’s accelerated by those who choose to take part, and donors who choose to act.
Using the Eyes to Study the Brain
This study explores a new set of hands-free tests that will assess ability to learn new information and how quickly participants process information. These new tests use a system that measures the movement of your eye (an "eye tracking system") to record responses to various thinking tasks.
FAQs About Joining a Research Study
Rehabilitation research studies are designed to help people with neurological and physical conditions become as independent as possible in everyday activities, restore function and mobility, enhance memory and learning, and improve quality of life.
First, check out our list of research studies that are now enrolling participants. Once you find a study that interests you, complete the “Join a Study” form found on each study page. Then a member of our research recruitment team will reach out to discuss the study and determine whether you are eligible to participate.
Our scientists seek to improve memory and learning, mobility, and long-term outcomes, including employment, for people with neurological and physical disabilities including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and autism. We also study the role of caregivers who assist individuals with disabilities with daily activities, and we help people return to the workplace after disabling illnesses or injuries.
We offer a number of tele-studies that can be completed from your home, while others may require you to visit one of two Foundation locations in East Hanover, NJ, or West Orange, NJ. In some cases, we may be able to travel to your home or provide reimbursement for travel to our offices.
Some studies are completed in one day, while others may need volunteers to be available for follow up from six weeks to more than a year.
To achieve results that help as many people as possible, participants of all ages and ethnicities are needed in our studies.
Yes, absolutely! People without disabilities can serve as controls in research studies. Comparing the results between people with and without disabilities helps researchers prove the efficacy of their interventions.
Participating in our research studies is completely voluntary, and if at any time anyone is uncomfortable or unable to continue the study, they are able to withdraw.
Most of our studies provide compensation to volunteers for participation. The amount paid varies for every study. Some studies reimburse participants for travel or cover Uber Health or Lyft Concierge rides.
Each individual has their own motive for participating, but volunteers are vital to the ongoing rehabilitation research at Kessler Foundation. Their assistance helps scientists identify new treatments and interventions that can change the lives of loved ones and others with disabilities and debilitating health conditions. These scientific advances are made possible when people like you volunteer for research. To learn more, read our article “3 Reasons to Join a Research Study.”
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