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Recruiting Participants with Narcolepsy for Research in Montreal

Past Opportunity – No Longer Seeking Participants

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NARCOLEPSY AND IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNIA: A MULTIMODAL NEUROIMAGING STUDY

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Dr. Thanh Dang-Vu, MD. Ph.D’s  Sleep, Cognition, and Neuroimaging laboratory is  looking for individuals with narcolepsy to participate in a  study researching the causes  and brain effects of narcolepsy.

Course of the study: Over the course of 2 nights, including daytime naps, information on sleep and  cognition will be collected via neuroimaging and cognitive  assessments.

To participate in this study, you must:

  • Have a diagnosis of narcolepsy (Type 1 or 2) ● Be aged between 18 and 64 ● Have no other sleep disorder
  • Have no major psychiatric or neurological disorders
  • Not be pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Be willing to discontinue some medications (e.g., 48h for stimulants)
  • Be eligible for an MRI scan (no pacemaker or metallic prosthesis)

Total compensation: 200 $ per participant, with up to $1,000  reimbursable for travel expenses

Assessments will take place at Centre de recherche de l’IUGM du CIUSSS du  Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal located at 4545, Queen-Mary Rd, H3W 1W4,  Free parking.

For more information, contact us at: (514) 340 3540 ext. 3782 or by email at  mehdi.es.sounni.ccsmtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Consent Form Research Proposal 

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