Have you been diagnosed with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)? You may be eligible for a research study to determine how bioenergetic changes in the brain occur and contribute to progression of Lewy Body Dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. This is a brain imaging research study using MRI and PET scans to look at a certain kind of brain activity. Compensation provided.
What you’ll do
Participants will have brain MRI and PET scans, provide blood and skin samples, and complete paper and pencil test, questionnaires and neurologic exam, over several visits at UPMC Presbyterian/Montefiore.
Who the researchers are looking for
Have you been diagnosed with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)? You may be eligible for a research study to determine how bioenergetic changes in the brain occur and contribute to progression of Lewy Body Dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. This is a brain imaging research study using MRI and PET scans to look at a certain kind of brain activity. Compensation provided.
Review the provider’s screening questions. These requirements do not guarantee selection.
Time and reward
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Up to $950 · up to $950 and transportation is provided
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