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Research Topics:

Parkinson's Disease

Tourette's Syndrome

Spatial Memory Test

For diabetic children and their non-diabetic brothers and sisters ages 4-16: 

The study requires two appointments, two years apart.

Appointment 1:

• Your child will take several memory tests (~1.5 hrs).  The diabetic child's blood sugar will be checked before and after the tests.
• You will be asked about your child's behavior and medical history.
• Your child will have a magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) of the brain.  The MRI will take about 45-60 minutes.  For your convenience, it is possible to schedule the memory testing and MRI on two separate days.

During the study (2 years):

• We will collect information about your diabetic child's usual blood glucose tests by his/her glucose meter.  You will asked to periodically bring in the glucose meter or send the results over the internet.
• You and your diabetic child may meet with the researchers every 3 months to discuss any blood sugar related events or complications (optional).
• Throughout the study, you and your child will be asked to report any severe blood sugar-related events or complications.
• A researcher may call you about once a month to answer any questions and verify that blood sugar events are still being reported.

Appointment 2:

• After two years, the procedures done at Appointment 1 will be repeated.  Your child will take the same memory tests and have another MRI scan.

Benefits

• Participants may help us understand the effects of diabetes on the brain.
• Your child will receive $20 for each memory test session and $25 for each MRI scan ($45 at Appt 1 + $45 at Appt 2 = total $90).
• Your child will receive a picture of his/her brain.

More Information

For more detailed information about the study, please click here to view the consent form (Microsoft Word document format). 

For more information about participation in the study, or to set an appointment, contact the study coordinator Dana Perantie at 314-747-3714 or email DanaP@npg.wustl.edu.

For information about the scientific background of the study, click here.

Participating?  Click here for a map to our location and instructions where to park.