Local studies, The Pittsburgh Study, Parents Promoting Early Learning, Newborn Pittsburgh ADHD Risk in Infancy Study, and Preterm Connect are working to identify factors that lead to healthy development, early learning, and success in school. All are looking for families to participate.
The Pittsburgh Study
The Pittsburgh Study, which began enrolling children and families in 2020, is a community-partnered effort to find the best ways to give children and adolescents the support they need to thrive. Children of any age, birth through high school, can enroll. The Pittsburgh Study promotes child and parent physical and mental wellness via programs that support families, schools, and neighborhoods. The study is run by Children’s Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh in partnership with community agencies and local foundations serving children.
To learn more, contact The Pittsburgh Study at pghstudy@pitt.edu.
Parents Promoting Early Learning (PPEL)
Parents Promoting Early Learning (PPEL) study focuses on how the home learning environment supports early childhood learning. The hope is to better understand how characteristics of children’s daily lives and family activities in the home relate to early learning from ages 2-5.
What does the study involve?
- 2-3 short Zoom calls which you can complete from the comfort of your own home (Laptop and Wi-Fi available upon request)
- Two phone interviews during which we will ask you about your activities on a given day
- One online questionnaire
- A one-year follow-up with more assessments for your child and more surveys for you
- Compensation will be provided
Learn more via email ppel@pitt.edu, phone 412-204-6845 Monday – Friday: 9-5, or using the PPEL online form.
Newborn Pittsburgh ADHD Risk in Infancy Study
Newborn Pittsburgh ADHD Risk in Infancy Study (NewPARIS) is currently seeking expecting parents to help learn how attention develops in infants born to parents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. As part of the study, you will receive a psychiatric evaluation and your infant will receive two neurodevelopmental examinations. Participants are compensated for study participation. For more information about the NewPARIS study, please fill out the contact form call or text 412-420-8309 or send an email to PARISstudy@upmc.edu.
Preterm Connect
Preterm Connect, an app and research study designed by Stanford University’s Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, allows mothers to engage in a virtual community, message privately with each other, and access information about pre- and post-pregnancy health. Moms can also access real-time data about their own and their baby’s health. The data collected through the app will be used to improve predictive tools and services that have the potential to reduce preterm births in high-risk populations as well as infant mortality and morbidity.
