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.

Learn more about the Robinson Institute's CP research:

• CP Research Group Flyer
• Study Information Sheet
• Watch our video

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

Pregnancy loss/miscarriage, Preeclampsia (high blood pressure in pregnancy), having a premature baby or small for gestation baby are common pregnancy problems affecting 1 in 4 couples. At present, there is no way to predict which couples will develop these pregnancy problems.

The aim of the PAPO study is to develop tests so that couples with a high risk of these problems can be identified early in pregnancy.

Prediction will allow prevention and treatment of these problems for future pregnant women and their babies.

What does taking part in PAPO mean for you?

• A 12 week pregnancy blood test
• If possible a pre-pregnancy blood test
• A confidential dietary and medical health questionnaire will be completed

To register your interest or for more information please phone Dr Denise Furness on 8161 8226 or 0412 613 985 or email denise.furness@adelaide.edu.au

Are you 11-23 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 18-23
- 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

These experiments are non-invasive and painless. The electrical rhythms of the brain will be recorded using electrodes placed over the scalp (EEG).

Temporary changes, lasting less than an hour, will be induced by stimulating the region of your brain that controls your hand using a technique called repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS).

We will record the muscle responses (EMG) in your hand in order to measure the induced changes. You will also be required to perform a simple visuomotor training task, involving tracking a moving object on a computer screen using your index finger. Participants will be required for two experimental sessions, each approximately 1.5 hrs long. You will be reimbursed for your time at $15/ hr.

The study will take place at the Neuromotor Plasticity and Development (NeuroPAD) Laboratory, The Robinson Institute, 77 King William Road, North Adelaide.

To be eligible for this study, participants must:
• Be right-handed
• Be aged 18-50 years
• Not have any neurological conditions such as epilepsy
• Not be on any medications which alter nervous system function

This study has been approved by The University of Adelaide Human Research Ethics Committee.

To register your interest or for more information please phone Suzanne McAllister on 8313 1308 or email suzanne.m.mcallister@adelaide.edu.au