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Condition: Healthy Volunteers
Investigator: Christine Kim Garcia, MD
Status: Currently Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to identify genetic causes of lung diseases and to develop a research repository so that we can better understand, prevent and treat these conditions. You have been asked to join this study as a healthy control. Even though you do not have lung disease, your sample is valuable to us. For example, you may be related to someone…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Investigator: Pablo Goldberg, M.D.
Status: Closed
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of a single infusion of ketamine for adolescents and young adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Ketamine is a FDA-approved anesthetic medication that can possibly cause a rapid decrease in OCD symptoms. To be eligible to participate, patients need to have already tried at least one SRI…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Investigator: Helen Simpson, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
The Center for OCD and Related Disorders is currently conducting a study in treating Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD), which is a severe illness characterized by distressing intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses about a variety of themes (e.g., fears of contamination or harm) and repetitive…
Condition: Healthy Volunteers
Investigator: Pamela Freda, MD
Status: Currently Recruiting
Growth hormone and insulin-like growth-factor 1 (IGF-1) are two hormones that are very important to human growth and metabolism. In disorders of GH and IGF-1 excess and deficiency, significant growth and metabolic abnormalities can develop. This study investigates the effects of GH on the appetite-stimulating hormone AgRP (…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Investigator: Helen Simpson, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
This study is investigating how the brains of people with OCD may change with treatment. The study uses Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to scan the brain, and the treatment used is a form of Cognitive-Behavioral therapy consisting of Exposure and Ritual Prevention (EX/RP). Participants will undergo a scan, which lasts for approximately 2 hours and takes…
Condition: Healthy Volunteers
Investigator: Melanie Gold, MD
Status: Closed
Auriculotherapy is a type of Eastern medicine that has been used for thousands of years involving the ear. The ear has nerve connections to the whole body, and therefore using non-invasive techniques can be used to treat a wide variety of problems. This study is looking to see if auriculotherapy might be used to treat abdominal pain and find areas on the…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Investigator: Reilly Kayser, MD
Status: Closed
The Center for OCD and Related Disorders at New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Medical Center is seeking individuals aged 18+ with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to participate in a survey regarding their experiences with marijuana/cannabis. We hope this study will lead to increased understanding of…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Investigator: Helen Simpson, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
The purpose of this pilot research study is to test whether certain components of the marijuana plant, known as "cannabinoids", may help to reduce symptoms in patients with OCD. Specifically, patients enrolled in the study will smoke marijuana containing different concentrations of 2 different cannabinoids, THC and CBD. Both of these agents act on the brain…
Condition: Healthy Volunteers
Investigator: Amir Levine, MD
Status: Closed
The Columbia University Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute is currently recruiting healthy volunteers with no previous diagnosis of any psychiatric disorders to provide samples and answer questionnaires. If your child is eligible, he or she will be compensated up to $110.
Condition: Healthy Volunteers
Investigator: Jonathan Posner, MD
Status: Closed
Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are typically treated with two types of medications: stimulants and non-stimulants. These medications work in different ways to treat ADHD symptoms, but we do not fully understand the brain mechanisms underlying the medications' effects. This study will use MRI scanning to look at changes in…
Condition: Healthy Volunteers
Investigator: Helen Simpson, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
Obssesive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders characterized by repetitive thoughts and behaviors (e.g., Tourette Syndrome and Eating Disorders) are severe conditions that lead to significant health-related disability. Dysfunction in the brain circuits…
Condition: Healthy Volunteers
Investigator: Akiva Mintz, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
Neurodegenerative diseases are conditions where the brain cells break down, causing mental and/or physical impairment. Alzheimer's Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of individuals and causes irreversible memory loss and cognitive impairment. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is also and incurable disorder that causes patients…
Condition: Healthy Volunteers
Investigator: Martha Welch, MD
Status: Closed
The purpose of this current study is to investigate the efficacy of a group model of Family NurtureIntervention in ameliorating behavioral problems in preschool-aged children. The behavioral, neurobiological and clinical insights gained from this project may eventually lead to better treatment of emotional, behavioral and developmental…