Mental Health and Wellbeing studies
GLAD
This study will explore genetic and environmental factors associated with risk for depression and anxiety disorders in the UK, to understand these common disorders and help develop better treatments.
You can take part in this study if you are over the age of 16 and have experienced clinical anxiety and/or depression in your life.
If you choose to take part, please select ‘Berkshire Healthcare’ when you're asked where you heard about this study.
Visit the GLAD study website to find out how to take part (opens new browser tab)
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Recruitment end date is 30 November 2024
PPiP2
A study that aims to establish the prevalence of pathogenic antibodies in patients with first episode psychosis.
You can take part in this study if you are aged 16-60 and have been experiencing at least one symptom of psychosis for at least two weeks but not longer than two years.
Contact our research team to find out more quoting 'PPiP2' study
Recruitment end date is 30 November 2027
Feeling Safer
Feeling Safer is a new six-month programme designed to help people feel safer, happier, and getting back doing more of the things they want to be doing. It is an online programme (accessed via a computer, tablet or smart phone) that is guided by a staff member. The purpose of this research is to see whether Feeling Safer may be helpful for people. To do this, everyone who takes part will receive Feeling Safer. We then compare how people were feeling before Feeling Safer to how they felt afterwards. The research is for adults (16 years+) who feel very concerned that others are trying to harm them in some way, and are attending mental health services for a diagnosis of psychosis.
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Recruitment end date is 30 January 2026
Pharmacogenetics
This study is researching whether genetic testing is beneficial for people who take antipsychotic medications. Genetic testing could help to improve the way we adjust the dose of these medications and help to reduce side effects. You can take part in this research if you are aged 18 or over, taking an antipsychotic medication, and willing to have a blood test and complete some questionnaires.
Contact our research team to find out more quoting 'Pharmacogenetics' study
Recruitment end date is 30 November 2024
Virtual Reality Study
Phoenix Virtual Reality therapy is for people attending psychosis services, aged between 16 and 30 years old, who are feeling low in self-confidence. The Virtual Reality therapy is an easy to use, step-by-step programme that provides experiences to help build up positive self-beliefs.
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Recruitment end date is 30 June 2024
Prolonged Grief study
Prolonged Grief Disorder is a newly recognised mental health problem arising after a bereavement. This study is investigating the acceptability of a new cognitive therapy programme for PGD to bereaved adults. The study involves working through the therapy programme online via computer or smartphone app, with guidance from a therapist via secure messaging and telephone/video calls, for three months.
Contact our research team to find out more quoting ‘Prolonged Grief’ study
Recruitment end date is 31 May 2027
Integrated Bipolar Parenting Intervention
This study is looking to recruit parents with bipolar disorder who have a child aged 4-10 to test a new online support programme that integrates bipolar self-management techniques with taught parenting skills.
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Recruitment end date is 1 October 2025
Understanding feelings of dehumanisation in psychosis
This study is looking for people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder or who have experienced psychosis to take part in a questionnaire looking at experiences of self-dehumanisation which is when a person feels like they are less than human.
Contact our research team to find out more quoting 'DiPS' study
Recruitment end date is 3 February 2025
Vision Quest
This study is looking for people with a psychosis diagnosis (such as schizophrenia) who also see visions (or visual hallucinations) to take part in an exciting study developing our understanding of these.
Contact our research team to find out more quoting 'Vision Quest' study
Recruitment end date is 4 March 2025
PATTERN
We are looking for patients (both male and female), aged 18 and above. In order to participate, you must have a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder or psychological difficulty (such as depression, anxiety, or eating disorders).
You would be invited to a Berkshire Healthcare NHS site (Prospect Park Hospital or University of Reading) for a research visit. This would take approximately 45 minutes for the first visit and approximately 30 minutes for subsequent visits during which specific physical parameters would be measured by two non-invasive devices. You would also complete a short demographic questionnaire.
Physical contact will be kept to a minimum wherever possible. We will follow University of Oxford, Local NHS Trust, and National PHE guidelines with regards to symptom checking, social distancing measures and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Recruitment is currently paused but due to reopen soon