Research Opportunities
REPEAT Lab
OCPD Decision-Making Study
The REPEAT Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University is currently recruiting adult participants who have symptoms of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD; e.g., need for order, control, perfection) and healthy adults without a history of OCPD for a research study.
The goal of the study is to understand if decision-making and its underlying brain function differs between individuals in these different groups.
Participants in this study complete 3 study visits over the course of the year.
The visits will involve questionnaires and interviews about participants’ mental health and health behaviors (e.g., eating habits), height and blind weight measurement, a brief medical screening with vitals, and blood draw (for some participants), and computer tasks completed during an fMRI brain scan.
Additionally, on 2 occasions between visits, participants will complete online surveys on their smartphone for 2 weeks.
Participants will receive up to $500 for completing this study (plus potential bonuses for task and survey performance). Some aspects of the study can be conducted remotely and reimbursement may be available for some travel costs.
For more information, please contact the REPEAT Lab at 804-828-2658 or repeat@vcu.edu, or proceed to the screening questions below.