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SPARK (all ages)
Facing Your Fears (ages 12-21)
Impact of Natural Environments (ages 5-17)
The aV1ation Study (ages 5-17)
Goally Beta Test (ages 5-18)
Sexuality in Adults with ASD (21 and older)
Autism and Perception (ages 7-17)
Impact of Music Therapy on Brain Response (ages 6-12)
Microbiome, Metabolites, and the Mind (ages 2-7)
Down Syndrome Studies
Human Trisomy Project (ages 6 months-89)
Skill Building for Infants with Down Syndrome (parents of infants)
General Studies
Crisis Intervention (parents of child age 8-50)
TRIXY (ages 1-5)
What is this study about?
This study will help us understand why people with Down syndrome are less likely to have some medical conditions, but more likely to have others.
Who can participate?
Anyone who has Down syndrome and is 6 months – 89 years old or anyone who does not have Down syndrome and is 6 months – 89 years old can be in this study.
What will participation in this study involve?
A researcher will need to take a sample of your blood and swab your mouth. The researchers will also be able to look at your health records.
For more information, or to find out how to participate, visit http://www.trisome.org/
Skill Building for Infants with Down Syndrome
What is this study about?
This study is examining skill building activities to help infants with Down syndrome develop important early problem-solving skills.
Who can participate?
Infants with Down syndrome and their parents are eligible to participate.
What will participation in this study involve?
Parents and their infants will complete up to four 30-minute in-home sessions where the infant will engage in playful activities. Parents will be asked to participate in 10 minutes a day of playful intervention activities with the infant between sessions. Parents will also complete questionnaires about their child’s development.
For more information or to join this study, contact Emily Schworer at emily.schworer@colostate.edu or by phone at (970)491-1969.
Crisis Plan Intervention
What is this study about?
The goal of this project is to develop a template for a crisis plan for individuals with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental illness.
Who can participate?
You can be in this study if you are the parent of a person who has both IDD and a mental health diagnosis. Your child must be between the ages of 8 and 50, live in Colorado, and have experienced a 911 call, been admitted to an Emergency Department for mental health concerns, or have had some other urgent medical intervention.
What will participation in this study involve?
Parents will work with the research team to develop a crisis plan and asked to complete follow-up surveys.
For more information, or to find out how to participate, contact Angela Rachubinski at angela.rachubinski@ucdenver.edu
Growing up with an extra X or Y: The TRIXY Study
What is this study about?
There is limited information about the early development of children with extra X or Y chromosomes. The goal of this study is to find early markers to know which children are at a higher risk for behavioral differences.
Who can participate?
Children age 1-5 with a confirmed diagnosis of 47 XYY, 47 XXY, 47 XXX, or typically developing children may be eligible. There are additional screening criteria for participation.
What will participation in this study involve?
This is a longitudinal study, which means it will take place over an extended period of time. Researchers will measure biomarkers (eye-tracking, and skin conductance) and neurocognition (brain activity). Additional information will be collected in interviews.
For more information or to find out how to participate, contact Lisa Cordeiro at trixy@ucdenver.edu or by phone at (720)722-1515.
Useful websites:
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/research/research-studies-clinical-trials/why-participate/
*** http://www.alz.org/research/clinical_trials/why_participate_in_clinical_trials.asp
*** https://www.iths.org/participate/studies/
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