Current Studies

This current studies list for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry highlights some of the latest research in the field, including investigations into the causes and risk factors of mental health disorders, the development of new therapies and interventions, and the evaluation of existing treatments. For additional studies, please visit RecruitMe.

Active Studies

  • Smartphones and the Teen Brain -- Healthy Volunteers

    Principal Investigator:

    David Pagliaccio, PhD
    This study is designed to understand aspects of brain function that result in some adolescents experiencing difficulties with depression and suicide. We are currently recruiting healthy adolescents ages 13-17 who have NOT experienced any lifetime difficulties with depression or suicide. To participate in our study, we would ask your child to: (a) complete a mental health interview (over Zoom), (b) complete a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan, (c), provide a saliva sample, and (c) collect data from their smartphone for 3 months through a research app, which would be setup during the...

  • Smartphones and the Teen Brain Following Emergency Room Discharge

    Principal Investigator:

    David Pagliaccio, PhD
    This study is designed to understand aspects of brain function that result in some adolescents experiencing difficulties with depression and suicide. We are currently recruiting adolescents ages 13-17 who recently visited the emergency room for suicide-related concerns. To participate in our study, we would ask your child to: (a) complete a mental health interview (over Zoom), (b) complete a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan, (c), provide a saliva sample, and (c) collect data from their smartphone for 3 months through a research app, which would be setup during the initial study...

  • Smartphones and the Teen Brain Following Emergency Room Discharge

    Principal Investigator:

    David Pagliaccio, PhD
    This study is designed to understand aspects of brain function that result in some adolescents experiencing difficulties with depression and suicide. We are currently recruiting adolescents ages 13-17 who recently visited the emergency room for suicide-related concerns. To participate in our study, we would ask your child to: (a) complete a mental health interview (over Zoom), (b) complete a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan, (c), provide a saliva sample, and (c) collect data from their smartphone for 3 months through a research app, which would be setup during the initial study...

  • Stress and Sleep in Pregnancy

    Principal Investigator:

    Claudia Lugo-Candelas, MS, PhD
    The 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 $...

  • Stress and Sleep in Pregnancy

    Principal Investigator:

    Claudia Lugo-Candelas, MS, PhD
    The 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 $...

  • Y202

    Principal Investigator:

    Jeremy M Veenstra-Vanderweele, MD
    This study will examine the possible benefits of an investigational drug called L1-79 in adolescents and young adults (12-21 years) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participation would involve ten visits to the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain in White Plains, NY over a period of 32 weeks. This will allow the study team to assess participants general health, perform developmental testing and study related medical care. You will not have to pay for any study-related treatments, lab tests or assessments. You will also receive $75 in reimbursements for in clinic study...

  • Y202

    Principal Investigator:

    Jeremy M Veenstra-Vanderweele, MD
    This study will examine the possible benefits of an investigational drug called L1-79 in adolescents and young adults (12-21 years) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participation would involve ten visits to the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain in White Plains, NY over a period of 32 weeks. This will allow the study team to assess participants general health, perform developmental testing and study related medical care. You will not have to pay for any study-related treatments, lab tests or assessments. You will also receive $75 in reimbursements for in clinic study...