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Description: Researchers from the University of Victoria are conducting an online study to determine the impacts of chronic pain and cannabis use on quality of life and health outcomes. We invite individuals who live with chronic pain and either A) use cannabis products at least once per week OR B) have not used cannabis in the past 10 years to participate.
Specifics: Study Population:
Participants must:
-Reside in Canada
-Be at least 45 years old
-Be living with chronic pain (lasting >3months)
-Have access to computer or tablet
-Either:
1) Use any cannabis product at least once a week
2) No cannabis use in past 10 years
Participant Obligation:
Participants will complete a phone screening and then, if eligible, be asked to complete 1) a set of confidential online surveys (~45 minutes); and 2) an online cognitive assessment (~30 minutes).
Participants will receive up to $20 in gift cards.
Location: Online - Victoria, BC
Project lead: Morgan Schaeffer, Supervisor: Theone Paterson
Description: Have you been diagnosed with cancer? Do you also have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep? Or are you a healthcare provider who works with cancer survivors? We want to hear about your experiences with treatment for cancer-related sleep difficulties. Many cancer survivors will have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep after their cancer diagnosis. However, it can be hard for people with cancer to find non-medicine options to help them sleep better because there are not enough trained healthcare providers available. Peer support is widely available across Canada, and we believe that lay peers can be trained to treat sleep problems. With this study, we will ask cancer survivors, peer supporters, and healthcare providers about the treatments currently offered to cancer survivors for sleep problems and their opinions on a new treatment delivered by peers using online surveys and interviews. The information we collect will help us develop a new peer support program to help treat sleep problems among cancer survivors.
Specifics: Study Population:
1. Canadians 18 or older diagnosed with any type or stage of cancer who have insomnia
2. Canadians diagnosed with any type or stage of cancer who facilitate a peer support group
3. Licensed healthcare provider who works with individuals with cancer
Participant Obligation:
Cancer survivors with insomnia will be asked to complete a 10-minute online survey and/or a qualitative interview (approx 30-60 minutes).
Peer supporters and healthcare providers will be asked to complete a short qualitative interview.
Description: Writing a psychological assessment report can be an onerous and time-consuming task, which compounds a pre-existing problem: Clients in need of a psychological assessment, routinely find themselves languishing on waitlists. Therefore, the current research is being conducted to provide a viable solution to the waitlist barrier by introducing innovative software that is used to automate the psychological assessment report writing process. Relatedly, the purpose of the study is to evaluate the proficiency (i.e., quality) of software-generated psychological assessment reports, proposed as an innovative solution to the waitlist problem. Therefore, this quantitative correlational survey of psychologists and psychological associates in Ontario, Canada is being conducted to investigate the correlations between participants’ decision to use the software in the future and a) their ratings of the software-generated reports’ proficiency, b) their assessment service wait times, and c) their report writing hours. Participants will sign and return a consent form before commencing study participation. Afterward, they will read a sample software-generated psychological assessment report and complete a brief research questionnaire.
Specifics: Description of Study:
Writing a psychological assessment report can be an onerous and time-consuming task, which compounds a pre-existing problem: Clients in need of a psychological assessment, routinely find themselves languishing on waitlists. Therefore, the current research is being conducted to provide a viable solution to the waitlist barrier by introducing innovative software that is used to automate the psychological assessment report writing process. Relatedly, the purpose of the study is to evaluate the proficiency (i.e., quality) of software-generated psychological assessment reports, proposed as an innovative solution to the waitlist problem. Therefore, this quantitative correlational survey of psychologists and psychological associates in Ontario, Canada is being conducted to investigate the correlations between participants’ decision to use the software in the future and a) their ratings of the software-generated reports’ proficiency, b) their assessment service wait times, and c) their report writing hours. Participants will sign and return a consent form before commencing study participation. Afterward, they will read a sample software-generated psychological assessment report and complete a brief research questionnaire.
Study Population:
Psychologists and psychological associates in autonomous and supervised practice located in Ontario, Canada. Eligible participants are also licensed to work with children or adolescents in the area of school psychology.
Prospective participants can email or call the lead researcher if they have questions or require additional information: 647-259-6799 / ghia.townsend@torontopsychologicalservices.com.
Description: This study aims to document the current state of the neuropsychology profession in Canada. As the first bilingual National Survey on Clinical Neuropsychology led entirely by a Canadian team, it will collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, education, professional activities, practice settings, clientele, and key issues in the field. Conducted by Canada’s two largest neuropsychology associations, this study will enhance understanding of clinical neuropsychology and guide future training and policy initiatives.
Specifics: Study Population:
Licensed neuropsychologists in Canada with a minimum of a master’s degree, including those in supervised practice. Participants must have practiced clinical neuropsychology in Canada for at least 12 consecutive months within the last five years.
Participant Obligation:
Participants will complete an online survey lasting approximately 30 to 60 minutes. Participation is voluntary, and responses remain anonymous.
Clinical neuropsychologists in Canada who were not directly contacted can register through this Google Form to receive a personalized survey link, allowing them to pause and resume at their convenience: https://forms.gle/r37tpjeXK6phDJmQ7
Location: Online
Project lead: Dr. Nicolás Francisco Narvaez Linares
Description: This is a research project conducted by the Research Laboratory on Social Behavior (RLSB) at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). The aim of the present research is to examine the role of students' motivational processes in their optimal functioning.
Specifics: Study Population:
Participants must be 18 years old or older, full-time university students, and fluent in either English or French.
Participant Obligation:
Participation involves completing an online questionnaire which takes approximately 15 minutes.
Participants will be entered into a draw for 1 of 5$50 Amazon gift cards.
Location: Online-Montréal
Project lead: Jany St-Cyr, Supervisor: Robert J. Vallerand
Specifics: Study Population:
• Clinical Psychology doctoral students in Canadian programs
• Speak/read English
• Engaged in program-required clinical work
• Not currently in family violence training outside of compulsory/elective course offerings
• Internet access
Participant Obligation:
• Pre- and post-training questionnaires (30 minutes each time)
• Family violence training (3.5 hours to complete)
• Training reaction surveys (15 minutes to complete)
• Checklist of clinical behaviours (10 minutes)
• Optional interview (1 hour)
Description: Psychiatric diagnoses are an important means of communication among health professionals. They are used to guide treatment decisions, facilitate access to services, and predict future clinical management needs. Advancements in research continue to inform how clinicians conceptualize, assess, and treat mental health problems. For instance, recent changes to the classification of stressor-related problems, a category of psychiatric problems described in both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2022) and the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (World Health Organization, 2022), are indicative of a wider ongoing trend to better understand how different stressors and exposures influence the presentation of mental health difficulties. An important first step towards tailoring interventions and developing appropriate guidelines which address the complex interactions among stressor exposures and their sequalae include understanding what information clinicians most rely on to make diagnostic decisions, and how this information influences treatment decisions. This study examines how access to different diagnostic criteria informs clinical decision-making. Participants will be randomized into one of two conditions and asked to provide their diagnostic and treatment impressions for 5 cases.
Specifics: Study Population:
Registered mental health professionals in Canada and abroad.
Participant Obligation:
This study is a one-time online survey which takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
Location: Online - London (ON)
Project lead: Stephanie Houle
Study Dates: décembre 11, 2024 to décembre 31, 2025
Description: Do you ever wonder why a friend’s good mood can be contagious, or why comforting someone who is sad can make us feel upset? Research shows that everyday emotions like fear, anger, disgust, sadness, joy, and even surprise can be contagious and easily transfer from one individual to another. While there’s some research examining how this might apply to psychological conditions like depression and anxiety (e.g., watching a socially anxious presenter makes us feel more anxious than watching a non-anxious presenter), how and why obsessions might spread in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has never fully been explored. Thus, the main purpose of the current study is to investigate a potential “obsession contagion”, in which a person with OCD might “catch” an obsession after being exposed to it. We hope that this research may help us better understand the potential for contagion in situations in which sharing obsessions occurs (e.g., online blogs, peer support groups, educational campaigns). As appreciation and compensation for your time completing the survey, you can choose to be entered into a raffle for the chance to win one of 20, $100 e-gift cards. Your participation is greatly appreciated, as it helps us better understand the mechanisms of symptom spread in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Specifics: Study Population:
Specifically, we are recruiting participants who have been diagnosed with OCD, are age 18 or above, and who are living in Canada or the U.S. Participant Obligation
Participate in an approximately 20–25-minute online survey about your experiences with how obsessions spread.
If you are interested in participating in this study and meet the eligibility criteria noted above, you may access the survey below.
Location: Online - St. John's. Approval for Canada and the U.S.
Project lead: Brooke Hiscock, Supervisor: Dr. Emily Fawcett
Study Dates: juillet 25, 2024 to septembre 1, 2025
Description: We are studying experiences of discrimination and stigma when accessing mental health care among young adults diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Specifics: Study Population:
Young adults ages 18-26 who reside in Alberta and self-identify as having a borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis.
Participant Obligation:
Participants are not obligated to complete all survey questions.
Participants who complete the survey will have the chance to enter a draw for a $25 gift card of their choice.
Location: Online, Edmonton
Project lead: Jenny Le, Supervisor: Jamie Dyce
Study Dates: septembre 2, 2024 to septembre 1, 2025
Description: The revised definition of Criterion A in the DSM-5 (2018) diagnosis of PTSD for the first time included exposure to others' traumatic experiences--particularly in the context of one's work--as a form of trauma, termed secondary traumatic stress (STS). Accordingly, there has been increasing interest in understanding the factors that account for risk and resilience in professionals involved in delivering services to trauma-impacted individuals as well as those who have contact with trauma-related information in the context of their work. Mental health professionals, including health service psychologists, comprise one such group. The purpose of the present study is to examine characteristics and practices that are associated with increased risk of STS as well as those that are protective. Specific hypotheses will be tested derived from the R-TIP (Kerig, 2019) model, which focuses on the six dimensions of appraisals, self-efficacy, emotional awareness, affect regulation, resilience, and prevention. In one branch of this IRB-approved study, participants are being invited to attend a training focused on prevention of STS, and the effectiveness of their use of the skills imparted in the training will be assessed at pre, post, and follow-up. In the branch of the study for which we are currently recruiting participants, data from a non-workshop comparison group will be gathered.
Specifics: Study Population:
All mental health professionals in all regions are eligible for participation in this study.
Participant Obligation:
Participants will complete an online survey that will take approximately 40 minutes. At the end of the survey, participants will be invited to participate in repeat surveys 3 and 6 months following.
This study is being conducted in the context of an international research consortium team, including Dr. Julie Goldenson of the Univ. of Toronto and Dr. Patricia Kerig of the University of Utah. The survey was created in Dr. Kerig's lab and was IRB-approved at that site.
Description: Our quantitative research study examines the approach that Canadian psychologists and psychological associates undertake when conducting psychoeducational assessments. We will be investigating whether there are relationships between clinician characteristics and their approach to assessment. There are several studies that focus on psychological report writing and propose recommendations for psychologists with the goal of increasing positive long-term client outcomes. However, minimal research has addressed identifying the approaches psychologists are undertaking in their assessment work, and any factors that may influence these approaches (e.g., personal beliefs and motivations). Current research has investigated the importance of taking on particular approaches to psychoeducational assessment within schools, but what is really being done by psychologists in Canadian school contexts? This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through a University of Waterloo Research Ethics Board.
Specifics: Study Population:
Psychologists and psychological associates who are registered to practice within a provincial and/or territorial regulatory body within Canada and who provide psychoeducational assessments to students in Canadian schools (full-, part-time, contract).
Participant Obligation:
Participants will complete a 15-minute online questionnaire assessing their beliefs about different parts of psychoeducational assessment, personal assessment practices, motivation for undertaking a particular approach, and demographic questions.
Description: This research focuses on a critical reason for the shortage of Black Canadian school psychologists: their experiences of and how they navigate anti-Black racism at work (for details, see Banks & Callahan, 2022; Cooper, 2021; Proctor et al., 2016; Smith, 2021; Truscott et al., 2014). Only a handful of researchers in the United States (Cooper, 2021; Banks & Callahan, 2022; Proctor et al., 2013; Smith, 2021; Truscott et al., 2014) have completed closely related research about African American school psychologists’ work or internship experiences. While the researchers above did not set out specifically to explore African American school psychologists' experiences of anti-Black racism at work, their findings revealed that this was a significant issue frequently experienced by them. Since there appears to be no research on Black Canadian school psychologists’ experiences of anti-Black racism and how they navigate it in their professional lives, it is essential to complete research that examines this issue in Canada. Therefore, the question for this research is - How do Black school psychologists navigate anti-Black racism in the workplace?
Specifics: Study Population:
Black Canadian school psychology practitioners (registered or in process of registration), including psychological associates, psychoeducational consultants, psychologists, etc., employed, retired, or resigned from a school board in past two years.
Participant Obligation:
They are willing to discuss how they navigate anti-Black racism at work and can commit to a 90-minute audio-recorded Zoom or in-person interview at OISE/UT. All participant data, including name and place of work, will be confidential.
Location: Online (Virtual Zoom interview) - Toronto, Ontario or in person at OISE/UT.
Project lead: Deanne Edwards, Supervisor: Dr. Roy Moodley
Description: The purpose of the study is to understand suicide risk among adolescents. The study involves three parts. The first part involves completing questionnaires, an interview, and a computer task. During the computer tasks, participants will view and rate a series of images. Part two of the study involves completing 4 surveys a day for 21 days on a smartphone. The final part of the study involves completing two online follow-up questionnaires. These questionnaires would be administered 1 and 2 months after the first session of the study. We hope that our findings improve the detection of youth at imminent risk for suicide and guide the identification of viable targets for interventions that hold the promise of de-escalating moments of acute crisis.
Specifics: Study Population:
We are recruiting 13-19 year olds in Canada who had suicidal thoughts in the past 3 months. Participants must provide an emergency contact. For participants below 15, they must also have a parent/guardian willing to provide informed consent.
Participant Obligation:
-Attend a baseline session involving an interview, a computer task, and questionnaires (1.5-2 hours)
-Completing 4 prompts a day for 21 days on their Smartphone
-Complete follow up survey 1 and 2 month after baseline session (20 minutes)
How to participate:
Please contact Ashley Filion at querby@queensu.ca with the subject line “PRISM” to indicate your interest. Email is the preferred method of contact. However, you can also contact the lab at 613-533-2592 and ask for Ashley Filion. If no one picks up when you call, please leave a message mentioning the “PRISM” study and let us know how we can reach you to follow up.
Location: Online-Kingston -There is also an option to participate in person in Kingston, Ontario
Description: This study is a randomized control trial that seeks to test the efficacy of a novel form of online psychotherapy to treat social anxiety in HIV-negative men who have sex with men. Participants who are eligible will receive 12 online psychotherapy sessions to better manage their social anxiety, substance use, and sexual HIV risk behaviour. We hypothesize that participants will experience reduced sexual risk behaviour, reductions in social anxiety symptoms, and will reduce substance use in sexual situations. Participants will complete a baseline assessment consisting of 1) an online questionnaire about mental health, substance use, and sexual health, 2) an online interview with a clinician about mental health and substance use, and 3) in-person HIV and STI testing with a research nurse. If you choose to participate in this study, you will be asked to attend in-person STI testing appointments up to 4 times throughout the study at our laboratory located at Toronto Metropolitan University. Participants may be eligible to receive up to $380 in compensation for their time. For more information and/or if you wish to participate, please contact us over email at sexual.confidence@torontomu.ca or call 416-979-5000 ext. 552179.
Specifics: Study Population:
We are recruiting HIV-negative men who are actively having sex with other men, are not currently using PrEP, and who experience anxiety in social situations.
Participant Obligation:
Participants will complete 4 assessments and 12 psychotherapy sessions via Zoom for Healthcare, and in-person STI testing at the baseline, post-intervention, 3- and 6-month follow ups.
Participants complete the study over the course of 10-12 months.
Location: Online via Zoom for Healthcare and the HIV Prevention Lab (TMU) 105 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B1Y3
Description: The purpose of the research study is to better understand (1) factors that affect alcohol use among transgender adults who drink, and (2) harms associated with this alcohol use. If you choose to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete an online Baseline Session over a video call, which will include completing a survey with the platform Qualtrics. This Baseline Session and Qualtrics survey will mostly focus on brief demographic information, hormone therapy, stage in transition (social, physical, and/or legal), as well as more detailed measures of mental health and alcohol and other substance use (nicotine, cannabis, other drugs). Afterwards, over 21 days, you will be asked to complete surveys on a smartphone at various times each day. These surveys will mostly assess your alcohol and other substance use, and any related outcomes/experiences. Finally, you will be asked to complete an Exit Survey using Qualtrics. This survey will mostly ask for feedback about your experiences in the study.
Specifics: Study Population:
Adults who live in Canada, are of legal drinking age in the province/territory they reside (i.e. 18-19+), who identify as trans and/or under the trans umbrella (e.g., non-binary, genderfluid, agender, etc.), and drink alcohol regularly are welcome.
Participant Obligation:
Screening survey to determine eligibility. Eligible participants will be invited to a 2-hr Baseline appointment over Google Meets. Following this, 3 weeks of daily surveys (up to 10 mins/day) and an optional Exit Survey.
Location: Online-Toronto.
Project lead: Dr. Sarah Dermody
Study Dates: septembre 1, 2023 to septembre 30, 2025
