Current Studies
Here is a list of some of our current studies. For additional studies, please visit RecruitMe.
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Principal Investigator:
Jeffrey M. Miller, MDWe are seeking patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who are currently experiencing symptoms despite current medication treatment to participate in a research study involving brain imaging and treatment. The goal of this study is to examine whether a type of brain imaging called PET imaging can predict how much benefit patients will have in their OCD symptoms from treatment with an anti-inflammatory medication called celecoxib, which is not FDA-approved for this purpose. This study is seeking adults between the ages 18 and 55 years old who have OCD. Eligible participants with OCD... -
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Joanna E. Steinglass, MDThe Columbia Center for Eating Disorders is an internationally recognized research and treatment program. Our mission is to advance the care of patients through advances in understanding causes and characteristics of eating and weight disorders. Our program is unique in its ability to offer treatment at no cost as part of our clinical research program. Insurance is not necessary. We have the following treatments available at no cost for individuals with eating disorders who are interested in and eligible for research participation: (a) inpatient treatment aimed at normalization of eating... -
Principal Investigator:
Joanna E. Steinglass, MDThe Columbia Center for Eating Disorders is an internationally recognized research and treatment program. Our mission is to advance the care of patients through advances in understanding causes and characteristics of eating and weight disorders. Many of our studies need healthy volunteers to provide a comparison group for the individuals with eating or weight disorders. Help us learn by participating in a research study! Our research studies are looking for healthy individuals over 18 years old. Participating in these studies may include (a) questionnaires and interviews, (b) a functional MRI... -
Principal Investigator:
Amy M. Rapp, PhDThe goal of the project is to identify differences in learning in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by measuring the activity of the brain while participants complete computer tasks. Eligible participants will be asked questions about their medical and psychiatric history and perform tasks on a computer while an electroencephalogram (EEG) is recorded. Some study procedures will be conducted online or via videoconferencing. This study requires one in-person visit. Participants will be compensated for their time and effort. -
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Raphael B Campeas, MDWe are seeking individuals without any history of psychiatric disorders to serve as controls in our studies of OCD and anxiety. Studies may involve diagnostic interviews, MRI scans, and computer tasks. Compensation provided for time and travel. -
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Claudia Lugo-Candelas, MS, PhDThe Lugo Lab at Columbia University's Department of Psychiatry is conducting a study of stress and sleep in pregnancy, which will take place over the next year. We are recruiting pregnant people who identify as Latinx/Hispanic. You will be compensated for your time! We are flexible in scheduling convenient times for you to come in. The study will involve a prenatal interview, an assessment of your sleep, a saliva collection task, a computer task, and three interviews once your baby is born. All procedures can be done remotely and with minimal contact! Participants will be compensated up to $... -
Principal Investigator:
Claudia Lugo-Candelas, MS, PhDThe Lugo Lab at Columbia University's Department of Psychiatry is conducting a study of stress and sleep in pregnancy, which will take place over the next year. We are recruiting pregnant people who identify as Latinx/Hispanic. You will be compensated for your time! We are flexible in scheduling convenient times for you to come in. The study will involve a prenatal interview, an assessment of your sleep, a saliva collection task, a computer task, and three interviews once your baby is born. All procedures can be done remotely and with minimal contact! Participants will be compensated up to $... -
Principal Investigator:
Kiyohito Iigaya, PhDOur lab is conducting a series of research studies investigating people's behavior. As a healthy study participant, you will be asked to complete a set of self-report questionnaires probing demographics and personality traits, followed by a number of computer-based tasks. Study participants earn between $10-20/hour for their time, and the study is expected to take 2-3 hours in total. The study will be conducted at the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. -
Principal Investigator:
John Caleb Markowitz, MDThe goal of this research study is to compare evidence-based tele-therapies for patients with non-metastatic breast cancer and comorbid major depression. Participants will be randomly assigned (like by the flip of a coin) to receive twelve weeks of either interpersonal therapy (IPT) or pharmacotherapy with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, either venlafaxine XR (Effexor) or escitalopram (Lexapro). All sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. Participants will be assessed by independent evaluators and will complete self-report questionnaires throughout the study. There will be a blood sample... -
Principal Investigator:
John Caleb Markowitz, MDThe goal of this research study is to compare evidence-based tele-therapies for patients with non-metastatic breast cancer and comorbid major depression. Participants will be randomly assigned (like by the flip of a coin) to receive twelve weeks of either interpersonal therapy (IPT) or pharmacotherapy with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, either venlafaxine XR (Effexor) or escitalopram (Lexapro). All sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. Participants will be assessed by independent evaluators and will complete self-report questionnaires throughout the study. There will be a blood sample...