Research Studies

This study aims to detect changes in respiratory health. It involves a brief visit to the MIT CCTR lasting no more than one hour, a questionnaire, and measuring lung signals during light physical activity. Participants will be compensated with $20 gift cards for their involvement. Click here to view the study recruitment poster (PDF).

The MIT Media Lab Affective Computing group is looking for 50 healthy adults to participate in a study of links between sleep, circadian rhythm, and well-being. Participants will wear a smartwatch for 14 days, respond to surveys, and take an at-home dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO) saliva test. Participants must be 18-60 years old, use an Android phone, and reside in Greater Boston.

You will receive $195 by check upon completion.

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The purpose of this study is to better understand how pedestrians move through and experience the city and find what factors most determine a pedestrians movement pattern. The study location is in the Immersion Lab to start (MIT.Nano, third floor, Room 12-3207), and the participants will then walk a loop around campus twice. Trials will take an hour and a half for each subject, and no compensation will be provided. For more information, please see the the study consent form.

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The Bridge2AI Mood Disorder Study at MIT is a part of a larger NIH study known as Bridge2AI Voice. The study is investigating how voice can be used as a biomarker for detecting and diagnosing mood disorders/mental health conditions, such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The study will take place in-person at MIT, take around an hour to complete, and participants will be compensated $50.00 for their time. Eligibility criteria includes adults 18 years or older who have a clinical diagnosis of one of the mood disorders listed above and live in the Boston area. For general information, they can email research [at] b2ai.org. For questions specifically for MIT, they can contact: voice_study [at] mit.edu.

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This is an MRI study comparing the brain physiology of people with Long COVID with healthy participants. It involves a 2-3 hour visit at the Martinos Center (149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129) that includes filling out questionnaires and participating in an MRI scan. Participants will receive $100 for completion of the study. 

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical performance of the investigational REEV SENSE gait tracker on participants with gait impairment related to a stroke and to compare it with a reference motion capture method. REEV SENSE is intended to quantify the gait characteristics of a subject with a simple procedure adapted to clinical routine use, under the clinical supervision of a trained healthcare professional. Click here to view the study recruitment poster (PDF). 

The Biomechatronics Group at the MIT Media Lab is looking for UPPER LIMB AMPUTEES interested in being part of an advanced prosthesis study. Click here to view the study recruitment poster (PDF). For questions, please contact mariarg [at] mit.edu (Maria Ramos Gonzalez, PhD) or Michael Fernandez.

This research study seeks to explore amputee gait and the subjective experience of socket-based prosthesis use in comparison to someone with an experimental transfemoral amputation. Participants will control a powered knee prosthesis for three to five full-day sessions as data is collected. These findings will be used to develop a control system for an advanced robotic prosthesis. Click here to view the study recruitment poster (PDF).

Volunteer for a new study on measuring cerebral arterial blood flow. We need your help! We are conducting a study to measure blood flow in different vessels of the brain noninvasively. The study lasts about 90 minutes. No medications are needed. Subjects receive $100 for participating. Learn More (PDF)

Let’s Stop Lyme Disease in its Tracks! Join our study to help people suffering from Lyme. Our study aims to discover new ways to diagnose and better treat people that experience a wide range of symptoms after being infected with Lyme and COVID. Recruiting Volunteers: Healthy, Acute Lyme, Chronic Lyme, Long COVID.