Volunteer for Research on Aging Improve the future of health for everyone by participating
Welcome to our research participation page for older adults! We invite you to contribute to meaningful studies aimed at improving health and well-being.
Study volunteers can learn more about their own health by participating in studies. Your participation can make a significant difference. For more information or to get involved, please contact the respective coordinators listed for each study. Join our mailing list to receive a quarterly newsletter with information about clinical trials, community events, volunteer opportunities, and research on aging news from UTMB Health.
Annual Wellness Visits for People with Dementia: A National Study at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Participate in a 60-90 minute interview to help us improve healthcare services provided to individuals with dementia.
Interested? Contact Eloisa Martinez at (409) 266-9643 or awv@utmb.edu.
Are you a caregiver of or someone diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease and related Dementia? Participate in an interview to create a screening tool to help protect older adults and improve referral for services.
Interested?
Contact: Lisa Thibodeaux, BSN, RNC-OB, Research Nurse II (English) at (409) 747-1756 or lbthibod@utmb.edu or Eloisa Martinez (English and Spanish) at (409) 266-9643 or esmartin@utmb.edu.
Are you an adult age 60+? Do you want to take control of your health and live an active, fulfilling life? Look no further – The UTMB Health Chronic Diseases Prevention & Self-Management Programs are here to support you!
Interested? Contact Rhonda Saiz-Vaca, Research Coordinator, UTMB Global Health at (409) 747-5007 orrhsaizva@utmb.edu.
Are you a stroke survivor still having trouble walking? We’re exploring whether a safe, non-invasive form of brain stimulation—called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)—can help stroke survivors improve walking ability.
Interested?
Contact: Shih-Chiao Tseng, PT, PhD at (409) 772-9555 or shtseng@utmb.edu.
Volunteer for Research: Vascular mechanobiology (blood draw) study. Help us better understand how platelets in our blood work and develop better treatments for blood clots leading to stroke and heart attack.
Interested? ContactAtreyee Biswas at atbiswas@utmb.edu or (409) 772-9753 (between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday-Friday).
All Recent Studies Supported by the UTMB Pepper Center & Sealy Center on Aging
SCOA supports studies in the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit, as well as inpatient and outpatient research, including the following recent studies:
GRIPS Study: “A Phase I Randomized Clinical Trial of In-hospital and Post-hospital Whey Protein vs. Low Quality Protein vs. Isocaloric Placebo Supplementation to Improve Functional Recovery from Hospitalization in Older Adults” (PI: E. Hommel)
MASS study: “Prevalence of Malnutrition and/or Sarcopenia at Hospital Admission” (PI: E. Hommel)
COVID-19 MIB-626 Acute Kidney Injury study: “A Phase 2a Randomized Controlled Trial of MIB-626 ² (β Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, NMN) versus Placebo in Adults with COVID-19 Infection and Early Acute Kidney Injury” (Site PI: E. Volpi)
BRASS Study: “Bed Rest in Accelerated Sarcopenia Study” (PI: E. Volpi; S. Fisher Co-I/intervention lead; TL1 Scholar: Kseniya Masterova)
ASPREE-XT Blood and Urine Collection study: “ASPREE-XT; Blood and Urine Collection Biobank-XT” (PI: J. Goodwin)
REPLAY Study: “The effect of clinic visit audio recordings for self-management in older adults” (mPI: M. Masel)
CHRONICLE Study: “Comparing Healthcare visit Recording and Open Notes to Improve the Chronic iLlness care Experience for older adults: a multisite trial” (Site PI: M. Masel)
CHALLENGE Study: "A Social Media Game to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adult Women" (PI: E. Lyons)
D-CARE: “Comparative Effectiveness of Health System-based Versus Community-based Dementia Care – A Pragmatic Trial of the Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Dementia Care” (Site PI: R. Galloway; Primary PI: D. Reuben, UCLA).
MoTrPAC: “Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium” (PI: B.B. Rasmussen; Consortium Coordinating Center Principal Investigator: M. Pahor)
MAC Study: “Sex-specific determinants of early-phase recovery from skeletal muscle disuse ” (PI: B.B. Rasmussen; Co-I S. Fisher)
STEP-HI: “Starting a Testosterone and Exercise Program and Hip Injury” (MPI: S. Fisher; Contact PI: E. Binder, Washington University)
REHAB-HFpEF: “Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients with Acute Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (REHAB-HFpEF)” (Site PI: W. Khalife; S. Fisher Co-I/intervention lead; Contact PI: D. W. Kitzman, Wake Forest)
Older Women’s UI & Falls Study: “Comparative effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training, Mirabegron, and Trospium among older women with urgency urinary incontinence and high fall risk: a feasibility randomized clinical study” (PI: S. Fisher)
Safe Wheelchair Use & Cognitive Decline: “An Informatics Platform for Objectively Quantifying Electric Power Wheelchair Usage for those with Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias, and Cognitive Impairments” (PI: M. Morrow)
CAPSS study: “The Caregiver and Patient Support Study” (PI: M. Pappadis)
Chronic Diseases Prevention and Care Program: “Self-Management Education Programs for Chronic Disease in Older Population” (PI: H. Serag and H. Sallam)
eSTEPS Exercise Program: “electronic Strategies for Tailored Exercise to Prevent FallS” (PI: E. Hommel)
