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Participants Wanted: Live in the DC or Johnstown, Pennsylvania area?
Check out this research opportunity funded by the Department of Defense.
Study Title: Investigation of Cognitive Function Status in Polio Survivors
with and without Post-Polio Syndrome
A research study of polio survivors is being conducted by Dr. Kimbra Kenney (DC area) and Dr. William DeMayo ( Johnstown , Pennsylvania area) and colleagues to investigate the problems involving mental fatigue that may affect concentration, memory, attention, etc. Qualified individuals will receive at no cost, the following study related items:
- Physical and Neurological Exams
- Laboratory Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
Study Description: This study’s objective is to assess if polio survivors with or without PPS are having significant problems affecting their capability to think clearly, to concentrate, pay attention, register and store memory, etc.
Time Requirements: The study will last a total of 2-4 weeks and required 2 visits to the study center that enrolled you.
You may participate if: You are a polio survivor and you are 18 or older.
Locations: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, Maryland, and Conemaugh Health System, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
DC area: Please call the study Nurse Coordinator at 301-984-7755.
Johnstown area: Please call the Nurse Coordinator, Jan Goodard, RN, 814-269-5288.