Stepp Lab Research Study for Kids!
| Hours: | Hours vary. Generally 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tue-Sun. |
| Ages: | Kids |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Science & Technology |
Participants will be reimbursed $20/hr for their involvement.
Studies may involve speech, swallowing or hand and arm function.
The goal of this work is to understand the correlation between non-invasive objective measures and qualitative measures of motor function.
Please see the criteria below and contact stepplab@gmail.com for more information about participation.
We are looking for volunteers between the ages of 4 and 100 years with no history of voice, speech, swallowing, or upper extremity disorder, no regular use of a hearing aid and no history of neurological disease or stroke.
What’s involved?
You may be asked to:
-Produce speech
-Voluntarily contract your hand, arm, neck or facial muscles
-Produce dry swallows
-Fill out motor function and quality of life scales
-Listen to and rate speech samples
The following types of data may be collected:
-Acoustics using a microphone
-Surface electromyography to detect electrical signals from your muscles non-invasively from the surface of the skin
-Body movement and force
| COST | ↑ top |
Participants will be reimbursed $20/hr for their involvement.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
sites.bu.edu/stepplab/contact-us/
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677 Beacon St., Boston, MA, 02215 map
Phone: 617-358-1395
677 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02215
Parking available in the Hotel Buckminster parking garage next door.
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