Participate in research studies

This research aims to find out what is important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women around maternity care. The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SAHLN) are looking to change their maternity services to better include what Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander families want and need before, during and after bubs are born. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women can participate by contacting us using the details below. They can leave their details and an Aboriginal researcher will contact them for a yarn. If they prefer, participants can phone, text or email us.

To participate in this study contact:

Researchers from the Forensic and Clinical; Cognition Lab at Flinders University are seeking Adolescent participants (aged 14-17) for a study on Social Media and Wellbeing

If you agree for your child to participate in the research study, they will be asked to:

Complete a single 15–20-minute online survey where they will complete a series of questionnaires covering a range of issues related to:

• Social media engagement (e.g., “In the last 7 days how many days did you use social media”)
• Demographics (e.g., "What is your age?")
• Their general wellbeing and mental health (e.g., "I feel sad or empty").

Complete a daily diary (a 7-day 5-minute survey) where they will complete a series of questions each day including an assessment of:

• Their mood (e.g., “To what extend did you feel upset?”)
• Frequency of social media use (e.g., "On average, how many hours do you think you spent on social media today?")
• The types of social media content that they saw that day (e.g., "While browsing social media today, did you see any images or videos (including in posts, stories, videos, or lives) which included the following content: violence, graphic injury, food, animals, selfies?").
• A link to the diary survey will be sent to your child at the end of each day via text message or email.
  
  Please DO NOT agree for your child to participate in this study if you think that any of these tasks will make them distressed or upset.

The study takes place entirely online. This study will allow us to evaluate young people’s experiences with social media and their general well-being.

To participate in this study contact:

In this study we are aiming to better understand experiences of body image or eating concerns during pregnancy and within the first year after birth (the perinatal period), as well as perceptions of partner support. To help us do this, we will be individually interviewing perinatal people and their partners. Your participation will help us to better educate support people about body image and/or eating concerns, with a goal to improve maternal health and wellbeing. As such, this study stands to benefit perinatal people, infants, partners and families. You will be directed to a short online survey on the next page and asked questions about your demographic and contact details. You will be contacted by the research team and invited to an interview.

You will be interviewed one-on-one, online via Microsoft Teams or in-person (if feasible) and asked about your pregnancy, eating behaviours and body image perceptions. Your participation in this study will take approximately 50 minutes in total (including an online survey and interview). You will be interviewed about your experiences of pregnancy/postpartum, body image and/or eating concerns and support from your partner and/or others in your life. At the end of the interview, you will have the opportunity to consent to the research team contacting your partner to participate in a seperate interview.

The sensation of breathlessness is a common symptom in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It can be debilitating and has profound effects on quality of life.  

This study will investigate how body signal (or interoceptive) attention can alter respiratory sensations in the short term by changing how the brain processes body signals and how signals are felt or ‘perceived’. The protocol will be tested in healthy participants and subsequently, participants with COPD who experience breathlessness more frequently.

To participate in this study:

Register your interest below and an investigator will be in touch to discuss this further or answer any questions you may have.

The respiratory muscles are arguably the most important muscles in the body and are controlled by the brain to pull air into the lungs for breathing.

This study will develop better, safer methods to assess their function (i.e. their ability to pull air into the lungs, termed mechanics) and how the brain controls muscle activity (i.e. which muscles get more/less activity, termed respiratory neural drive). We want to test the mechanics and function of the respiratory in both healthy participants and participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

To participate in this study:

Register your interest below and an investigator will be in touch to discuss this further or answer any questions you may have.

This research study aims to understand whether a specific gene variant is responsible for changes to the bacteria that resides in the urogenital (urinary and genital tract) and gut, and the risk to urinary tract infection.

Please complete the 5-10 minute screening questionnaire using the link below:

If you are eligible for the study, you will be contacted to obtain your consent to participate in the study. All information you provide will be held in strict confidence.

Further information on the study is available within the screening questionnaire link provided or alternatively, please feel free to contact us at the email below.

To participate in this study:

This research study aims to understand more about how and what Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans learn during their transition from the military to civil society.

Interviews are being conducted with ADF veterans where they will be asked to discuss their learning experiences throughout their military service and during their transition.

To participate in this study:

Researchers at Flinders University are looking for participants to complete a short survey on their own feelings and behaviours regarding their age and the ageing process.

What is Involved?
A short, anonymous, online questionnaire
Approximately 15-20 minutes of your time.
Questions on exercise, wellbeing, and ageing

To participate in this study:

In this two-part study you must complete both parts successfully within 24 hours to receive your payments.

For Part 1, you will study 3 magazine-style articles.  If you are eligible, you will also receive a link to Part 2. You must complete Part 2 within 24 hours of Part 1. For Part 2, you will study 3 more articles and then your memory for all 6 articles will be tested using multiple-choice questions.

Note, only people with a Flinders University login can participate in this survey.

Life can feel overwhelming, can't it? Balancing studies, careers, finances, parenting, relationships and health often leaves little time to focus on you. And with so much information out there it can be hard to know where to start.

But there is good news.

We are trialing a new 7-day online wellbeing program designed to help you:
- Discover your top priorities for living well
- Take evidence based actions tailored to these priorities
- Set achieveable plans to improve your mental health and wellbeing

What's Involved?
- Complete a 5-20 minute online survey on every second day of the program
- Provide your feedback of the program so we can improve it for others

We will provide you with a $20 eGift Voucher as a thank you for your participation.

Any questions? Email elli.kolovos@flinders.edu.au

Note, only people with a Flinders University login can participate in this survey.

The study will involve thinking about a negative event in your life.

We strongly suggest that if you believe you may be overly distressed by thinking about a negative event that you DO NOT participate in this experiment.

What happens during the study?

Participants can choose to either do a face-to-face or an online experiment. Participants will be asked to pay attention to any thoughts about their negative autobiographical event and complete a series of relevant questionnaires and a daily diary for a one-week period.

How long will it take?

Approximately 2 hours over the course of a week.

Register your interest

Register your interest via the email below and you will be contacted with more information about the study.

Find out more about our current PTSD treatment trials.

The study will involve thinking about a negative event in your life.

We strongly suggest that if you believe you may be overly distressed by thinking about a negative event that you DO NOT participate in this experiment.

What happens during the study?

Participants will be asked to do a face-to-face experiment. In the experiment, participants will be asked to pay attention to any thoughts about their negative autobiographical event and complete a series of relevant questionnaires, thought monitoring and a computer task. 

How long will it take?

The face-to-face experiment will take an hour to complete.

Register your interest

Register your interest via the email below and you will be contacted with more information about the study.

Find out more about our current PTSD treatment trials.

Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health researchers are seeking individuals to participate in new home-based treatment studies for insomnia.

Flinders University is looking for people who have had an abortion in the last 12 months to share their experiences of accessing health services. Understanding experiences of talking to health professionals about contraception and unwanted pregnancy can help us to improve the way people are supported to decide for themselves if and when to have children. This study is also wanting to hear how the COVID-19 pandemic might have affected how people access contraception and abortion services.

You can participate if:

• you have had an abortion in South Australia in the last 12 months
• you are currently over 18 years old.

By taking part in this study, you will be asked to complete:
A short 5-10 minute online questionnaire.

On completion of the questionnaire you will have the option of volunteering to take part in a 40-60 minute telephone or Zoom interview.

For further information and contact

For further information about this project, including aims and benefits of the project, data storage and remuneration, please see the Participant Information Sheet at the web link below.