This study seeks to examine parenting skills in responses to child misbehavior. Parents complete rating scales about their child's symptoms and behaviors and also participate in computer tasks to measure brain wave activity through EEG. There is an optional section where parent and child will be video recorded while completing activities together. Following the testing sessions are 8 weeks of counseling sessions for parents to help better manage their child's attention and behavior symptoms.

Participants will complete C-DISC while caregiver will complete rating scales around ADHD, ODD, and CD symptoms during initial visit. On the second visit, participants will complete emotion regulation tasks while EEG data is collected. Caregivers will also complete a monetary task while connected to EEG equipment. Parents will use LifeData to report inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and oppositional behaviors over 14 days. Optional parent child interaction and 8-week parenting intervention are offered to participating families.

$50

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the use of an investigational drug for the treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in preschool-aged (4-5 years old) children.

If after Visit 1 (Screening) your child is found to be eligible to take the study drug, he/she will need to come to the study center for 7 additional visits (Visits# 2-8; 6 weeks) and you will receive a follow-up phone call one week after your child’s last study visit (or after your child takes the last capsule of study drug). Most visits will be scheduled 1 week apart. Every participant will take 1 capsule each day for 6 weeks. Your child will either take one SPN-812 capsule every day for 6 weeks or a Placebo capsule every day for 6 weeks.

$650

The study will survey parents, caregivers, and direct care professionals who support children and adults with intellectual disability, autism and limited vocal speech. The survey will ask questions specifically related to participants' experiences supporting an individual with communication needs. The study will gather information on factors that contribute to the use of high-tech AAC as a mode of communication compared to other types of AAC.

Participants should click on the link below to participate. Participants will answer questions about their experiences in supporting children and adults with intellectual disabilities, autism and limited vocal speech. The questions will relate specifically to supporting their communication needs. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete, and participants will have an option to provide additional information which could take another 10 minutes to complete.https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MuXHc2fLOWVfy6

Participants can choose to be entered into a monthly drawing to receive a $25 gift card.

In this study, we hope to better understand the neural mechanisms underlying risk for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in adolescent girls. BPD is a condition that is usually found in adults. However, it may be possible to identify risk for the disorder before adulthood. Understanding who is at risk for BPD early in development is important in order to develop preventative interventions.

There will be a total of three visits - one main visit and two follow-ups. Participants will be completing questionnaires, participating in a parent-child observation task, and children will be doing an EEG assessment during the first visit. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires and participate in a parent-child observation task during the follow-up visits.

$100

This research seeks to better understand functioning in children who differ in symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), conduct problems (CP), and callous-unemotional (CU) traits, ages 6 - 13. Specifically, this research is being done to find out how these different types of behaviors impact cognitive skills (like attention, impulsivity, working memory, emotion identification) and social functioning to help inform future treatment with these children.

This study will examine whether patients who have insomnia with different sleep characteristics demonstrate a differential response to two common insomnia treatments, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and trazodone. All participants will complete a trial of CBT-I, followed by a medication trial in some participants. Participants will be evaluated with structured interviews; self-report questionnaires; in lab sleep recording; activity monitoring; saliva, blood, & urine collection for routine clinical measures; blood pressure monitoring and an EKG. All outcomes will be assessed again following the end of treatment.

Study involvement is 9-12 monthsPhone Screen to determine basic eligibility.There are 5-6 in person visits (first is consent/screening visit)3-4 of the in person visits are overnight visits to the sleep labUp to 18 other visits for treatment may be done in person or by video conference.Data is collected at home for 6-8 weeks during the 12 month period (activity monitor & blood pressure)Online self-completed surveys & structured interviews are required.A single blood sample and saliva samples will be collectedPregnancy Test, 12-Lead EKG, Medication may need to be taken in addition to the CBT-I Sessions

$465.00

In this study, we hope to better understand the neural mechanisms underlying risk for personality disorders in adolescent youth. Understanding who is at risk for personality disorders early in development is important in order to develop preventative interventions.

Youth participants and their parent will be required to attend one in-person visit at our lab in Hershey, PA where youth participants will complete two computer tasks while EEG and cardiac data are collected. Youth participants will also complete questionnaires and a peer-interaction task with another peer their age. Parents will complete questionnaires and an interaction task with their child. Youth participants will complete remote surveys via a survey app for two weeks after the visit. This study includes 4 follow-up appointments (once every 6 months) which can be completed in-person or remotely via a Microsoft Teams meeting. These follow-up appointments will consist of a parent-child interaction task and surveys for parent and youth participants.

Up to $305

Children with attention and behavior problems often need external rewards to motivate them to perform challenging tasks, but we don’t yet know much about how children weigh potential rewards and the effort required to obtain the rewards. This research is being done to find out how children with varying levels of ADHD symptoms value rewards and costs when making decisions about whether or not to perform a difficult task.

There will be one in-person visit. Children will complete two computerized cognitive tasks (thinking games), and will be able to earn prizes from the points they earn on these tasks. Parents will also be asked to complete a few questionnaires that should take about 25 minutes to finish. Children can earn up to $50 in compensation for completing the study.

$50

This is a drug study for children between 7-12 years old with ADHD that will examine how central nervous system (CNS) stimulants improve anger and irritability in children. It uses only meds that are already FDA approved for ADHD. After intake, families will meet with study doctors to determine an ideal stimulant dose (no placebos in this phase) over 6 visits spaced 1-2 weeks apart. All youth showing improved ADHD and stable or reduced levels of irritability/aggression will advance to a 2 week blinded crossover trial. Participants will complete computer tasks while hooked up to EEG to measure how CNS stimulants impact processing of reward and loss. Participants will complete two EEG visits one week apart - one visit will occur while the child is on the optimal active dose of CNS stimulant from the prior phase, and the other will occur while the child is on a placebo pill. Parents will complete 3 cell phone surveys per day of their child's behavior over these 14 days. This study is expected to take an average of 10 visits over 3 months.

Parent and child will first complete an intake up two hours (30 minutes for child) to verify that child has ADHD and issues with temper problems at home. Then over 6 visits spaced 1-2 weeks apart study doctors will find the best dose of ADHD medication for the child that also helps their anger, with parents filling out weekly ratings of child behavior. All medicines used in the study are already approved to treat ADHD in children and commercially available. At least half of these visits need to occur at the study site at 22 NE Drive in Hershey, PA. For the last two weeks, there will be one in office visit per week at the Hershey office. Children will complete 3 computer games while undergoing EEG testing to measure their brain wave activity. For each of these 14 days, parents will fill out 3 cell phone surveys per day about their child’s behavior. During one of these two weeks, children will take the dose of ADHD medication that worked the best for them. For the other week, it will be replaced with placebo (fake pill). Neither parent or child will know which week is real and which week is fake medication. The total study takes between 10 to 12 visits over an average of 3 months.

child is $100 parent is $105