Are you a guy that likes guys? Brown University Study on Men's Health. Participation involves: 

• Coming to our offices in downtown Providence for one appointment (takes about 30 minutes)
• Downloading a study “app” onto your smartphone
• Taking a home HIV test kit with you and trying it out within 1 week
• Receiving a follow-up phone call from a counselor
• Completing a 30 minute phone interview about your experience
• You will be paid $50 for participating

To see if you're eligible for this study, please click the link below to complete an online survey. It takes 5-10 minutes to finish. We ask for some contact information at the end of the survey. This information is only used for scheduling purposes and will never be connected with your answers to survey questions. After you finish the survey, if you're eligible, we will contact you to schedule an appointment.

https://brown.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2aGAHBchujpM5vv

If you have questions about this study, contact Erik at 401-863-6684 or [email protected]. Thanks again for your interest!

About: A brain imaging research study. This study involves the use of nasal spray.

Who: Adults (18-60 years old) cigarette smokers and alcohol drinkers who smoke 1 ½ packs of cigarettes a week and drink regularly.

Time Involved: 3 Visits

Compensation: Up to $250

For more information please call/text 401-424-1813, or email alcoholsmokestudy@brown.edu

Drinking and Smoking Study Flyer

About: The Get Fit to Quit study involves a 16-week treatment program focused on managing weight and quitting smoking for overweight or obese smokers. 

Who: Adults ages 18-75 years old who are overweight or obese and have at least 5 cigarettes per day. 

Time Involved: 20 hours (1 hour per week)

Compensation: Up to $230

For more information please call 401-484-7848, or email GetFitToQuit@brown.edu

View the study flyer

Pathways is recruiting adults who speak English or Spanish for a research study that provides counseling that may help some adults drink less alcohol. You do not need insurance.

Who: Adults age 18+ who drink alcohol

Time Involved: Up to 14 hours over 3 months

Compensation: You will be paid up to $532. You can choose to stop the study at any time.

Contact Information: Answer a few questions to see if our study is a good fit for you! https://brown.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cC1cdRx3t2oNVMa. Gabe can also answer questions about our study: call or text (401) 863-5566, or email [email protected] 

Pathways Flyer.pdf

Who: Do you drink alcohol? Are you between the ages of 18-29?

About: You may be eligible to participate in a study on the drinking experiences of young adults. Participation will involve annual in-person sessions, online surveys, and three separate month-long daily data collection periods over the course of two years. Daily data collection includes surveys via a mobile app and wearing a biosensor bracelet that detects your drinking. All data collection is confidential.

Time involved: Participation will involve annual in-person sessions, online surveys, and three separate month-long daily data collection periods over the course of two years.

Compensation: If eligible, you can receive up to $337 over 1 month in the first year, and up to $1,000 total over the course of the study. Some participants may be eligible for up to $1,026 over the course of the study. You may be compensated though a reloadable spending card or an Amazon.com gift card.

Contact:  With any questions, contact [email protected].

See if you may be eligible  View Study Flyer

Protocol #2883. Principal Investigator: Merrill.
Brown University’s Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Tell us about your experience with HIV prevention and treatment!

Eligible participants must be:

• Black/African American or Hispanic/Latino
• Men who have sex with other men
• 18 years or older

We are currently seeking participants for a focus group with other men who have sex with men.

If eligible, you could earn $40 in compensation as well as $10 for your transportation/childcare costs.

If you are interested in seeing if you are eligible for the study, or have any questions, please call 401-837-3335 or email [email protected].

Project MAP is a Brown University School of Public Health Research study.

Name: Project Milestones: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study (IRB Number: 2107003057)

Who: Young adults ages 18-25 years old who never attended four-year college

About: Over the course of 2 years, you will be asked to compete 5 online surveys. Each survey takes about 1 hour to complete. At the end of the survey, you will also be asked to recruit your friends to participate in the survey. Although you will not be compensated for this, we would like you to ask 5 of your friends to participate in the survey. The point of this is to examine if developmental milestones and transitions occur at the same time within social networks. This is a Brown University research study.

Compensation:  Participants will receive $30 in an electronic Amazon gift card for completing each of the five surveys. Participants will be compensated an extra $60 if they complete all of the follow-up surveys and $30 for completing 3 of the 4 follow-up surveys.

Contact Info: Matthew Meisel at (401) 863-6590 or email: [email protected]

Enrollment in the study is completed. Participants will be contacted by the research team about the follow-up surveys.

About: A non-treatment research study involving individuals who use alcohol and other drugs at the same time so that their effects overlap

Who: Participants must be between 18 and 35 years of age

Time involved: Study participation involves a 75-minute remote individual interview

Compensation: Participants will be provided a $50 Amazon.com gift card for their participation

To learn more about the study and see if you are eligible to participate, visit https://tinyurl.com/ProjectSUP-info

You must have a valid form of ID to participate. Regardless of eligibility, completing the screener will enter you into a raffle to win a $50 Amazon gift card!

To complete the screener, visit https://tinyurl.com/ProjectSUP-screener

Simultaneous Use Patterns (SUP) Study Flyer

About: This study involves taking two different nasal spray medications for 7 days each, then coming to our laboratory to complete assessments under a stress induced condition.

Who:  Participants who have been on a stable dose of Buprenorphine/Naloxone/Suboxone/Methadone for at least 3 months, and are between the ages of 18 - 70.

Time Involved: Study participation involves 7 outpatient visits over 20 days.

Compensation:  You may receive up to $550 for your time.

For more information please call (401) 863-6646, or email [email protected]

All calls/emails will be held in strict confidence