Participate in Research
Would you like to learn about research studies related to Learning Disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? We keep you up to speed on local research studies in the Calgary Region, and direct you to national and international studies on LD & ADHD.
Families: If you or a family member have been diagnosed with a Learning Disability or ADHD, or perhaps you struggle with learning or attention issues and suspect an LD or ADHD, this is a great place to learn about local and national research studies and discover ways you may want to get involved, including participating in a study.
Researchers: If you are a researcher, this a great place to post your study and ask individuals to participate in your research project. You can also share your findings with the public through the Network’s website. Provide evidence of ethics, lay-person summary that includes inclusion/exclusion criteria, what they will need to do, and how this will benefit them and/or community. Send the information to the Learning Disabilities & ADHD Network via the Contact form.
Professionals: If you are a professional, such as an educator, this is a good place to keep up with current research, and possibly direct a person you are working with to a related research study.
University of Calgary Research Studies
The cortical excitability and dopamine in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) study is recruiting participants!
This study is investigating the use of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in children with ADHD.
Every child with ADHD may face unique challenges. To help us understand the brain of children with ADHD, we want to use TMS. TMS is a safe and promising treatment, with minimal side effects. This technique works by using a magnetic field to stimulate specific brain regions. We want to target different brain areas to determine how this may help children with ADHD.
Children aged 10-16 with ADHD are encouraged to participate in this study.
Participation can help researchers:
- Identify targets for stimulation in children with ADHD
- Advance the use of brain stimulation in the treatment of ADHD
- Learn how we can better personalize therapies based on individual differences
To learn more, visit: https://research.ucalgary.ca/participate/brain-stimulation-and-imaging-children-adhd-reb23-0047 or contact brainkids@ucalgary.ca.
The LDAC Research Hub has summaries of the latest Canadian research on Learning Disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as it relates to LD. You can search for summaries by an author, keyword, date and/or topic. Each summary contains bibliographic and contact information that you can use to gain access to the full article.
Abstracts are selected for their clinical relevance by ADHD experts, who provide a brief comment. Commentary reflects the opinion of the contributor and is not approved or necessarily representative of the CADDA Board.
Disclaimer: The Learning Disabilities & ADHD Network does not support, endorse or recommend any specific method, treatment, product, remedial centre, program, or service provider for people with Learning Disabilities or ADHD. It does, however, endeavour to provide impartial and, to the best of our knowledge, factual information for persons with Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD.
