Currently Recruiting Studies

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

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. Sign up here to participate.

The Bridge2AI Mood Disorder 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. 

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. Sign up to participate here.

Immersion Lab is looking for participants for its study "Immersive athlete-training technology and data-driven coaching support in fencing."

An MIT-led team is developing a device that could be a more comfortable treatment option for OSA patients and seeks volunteers for a small research study.

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.

We are asking people who are medical students who completed their core clinical rotations or a medical school graduate and have not completed their PGY2 year of residency to be a part of this research study. This study is taking place at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The main purpose of this study is to help develop an effective and efficient surgical skill training program for transoral robotic surgery (TORS). We are developing a simulation training program that is paired with noninvasive brain stimulation, specifically, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). The study will last approximately 7-8 and requires 12 visits at BIDMC. You will be paid up to $450 for participating and will be reimbursed for travel expenses up to $20 per visit.

Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Mindfulness and Compassion is seeking Massachusetts residents aged 21 to 29 who regularly consume alcohol for a paid research study examining the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention to reduce alcohol consumption.

Over a three-week period, participants will attend two in-person lab visits in Malden to complete surveys, view alcohol-related images, and listen to guided mindfulness practices while wearing a vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device in the ear. This device, which has been safely used in prior clinical trials for conditions like depression and migraines, is designed to promote relaxation, and participants will be randomly assigned to either an active or inactive stimulation group. There is no cost to attend the lab visits or the virtual mindfulness training. Participants will be compensated with up to $100 for attending the lab visits and completing study-related tasks.

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are seeking volunteers ages 13-21 who frequently experience negative thoughts for a voluntary, confidential brain imaging study on mindfulness. Participants will complete 3 visits over 6 weeks; the first visit can be conducted remotely, and the second takes place in person at MGH and involves an MRI scan. Compensation is up to $510. Parental/guardian permission is required for participants under 18.