Participate in Research

It is a collaborative study involving IVF units in Australia and New Zealand.To be eligible for this study you must be:

• generally fit and healthy
• aged between 18 and up to your 41st birthday
• have a body mass index (BMI) of less than 32
• have had a previous IVF cycle in which 5 or fewer, eggs (oocytes) were collected despite a FSH stimulation dose of at least 250 IU of FSH injections

For more information visit the Light Study web site:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/light-study/

Study Contact:

Helen Alvino

ring: 0419 843 418 or
email: helen.alvino@adelaide.edu.au for more information.

Approximately one in every 500 children born in Australia has cerebral palsy.

It is now recognised that most cases of cerebral palsy are associated with factors present before labour begins, and not as a result of events occurring during labour and delivery.

However, what actually causes cerebral palsy is not clear. In order to determine these factors, it is important to conduct research into possible causes of cerebral palsy.

Visit The Australian Cerebral Palsy Research Group site to find out more and to participate.

Study contact: Gai McMichael +61 8 8313 1336 or email gai.mcmichael@adelaide.edu.au  

Are you 9-18 years of age?
You can help us to find out how and when some specific parts of our brain that control muscle movement mature.

What is involved?
You'll be seated comfortably in a chair for approximately 2.5 hours while magnetic stimulation is used to send messages from your brain to the muscles in your hands. This non-invasive technique is used routinely in hospitals and for research and is not painful. NO needles or medicines are used in this study!

Criteria for involvement?
- You must be aged 9-18
- Unfortunately individuals with history of epilepsy, migraine, brain injury, peripheral nerve damage, diabetes or congenital abnormalities cannot participate

The study will help us understand normal motor development and why some children and adolescents (e.g. those born preterm) experience delayed or abnormal motor development.

To obtain a detailed information sheet and/or discuss your possible involvement, please contact Jo Cole on 8313 1322 or email joanna.cole@adelaide.edu.au

South Australians conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) between 1985 and 1992 are being sought for a University of Adelaide study to determine whether they are more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The study, led by Associate Professor Leonie Heilbronn from the University's Robinson Institute, will test emerging evidence that shows DNA modifications in IVF-born children can contribute to obesity and diabetes risk.

Up to 20 IVF-born individuals and 20 naturally conceived individuals, all aged between 18 and 25 years, are needed for a week-long pilot study involving three days of a regulated diet followed by another three days of high-fat feasting.

Participants will be required to attend one, 1 hour screening test, and two 6-7 hour visits across the period of one week, and would receive an honorarium of up to $252.00.

To register your interest please fill in the ONLINE FORM, or for more information please phone A/Prof Leonie Heilbronn on 8222 4900 or 0424 187 880 or email leonie.heilbronn@adelaide.edu.au