Research study recruitment

Explaining biosimiliars to patients and support people

You are invited to take part in a study examining how we can explain biosimilars to patients and their companions.

Health spaces

We're offering you a $50 voucher to take part in a focus group about how environmental factors influence our food choices and consumption.

HABITs - digital wellbeing survey

We are looking for survey participants age 16-24 to help us develop a mental health app.

Human Early Life Development—Integrated Learning Activity (HELD-ILA)

Is your baby due between January and May 2020? Help our future doctors learn about early childhood development.

Assessment of Sensation in the Adult Population (ASAP)

If you are between 50-90 years old with normal sensation and movement in your hand, you could be part of the ASAP study.

Survey for health professionals: sleep during pregnancy

We warmly invite all health professionals who provide care for women who are pregnant to take part in a short survey on sleep in pregnancy.

Sleep in pregnancy survey

We warmly invite all women in their third trimester of pregnancy or who have recently given birth to take part in a short survey on sleep in pregnancy.

The social media and food study

This survey aims to explore the impact that social media in New Zealand has on the way 18-25 year olds make food choices.

Communicating information about illness and treatment

We are looking for volunteers to read through information about illness and treatment in order to improve how we communicate.

Preventing gout attacks when starting allopurinol

The Bone and Joint Research Group is looking for Aucklanders with gout for a study on the effects of taking an extra medication to prevent acute attacks of gout.

21 day stress detox with Aroha

We are looking for 18-24 year olds to spend just 5 minutes a day with our friendly chatbot on your phone and learn evidence-based, stress-busting strategies.

Coping with advanced stage cancer

If you or someone you know has advanced-stage cancer and is feeling distressed, come and take part in an interview investigating attitudes and perspectives about a new way of providing support to patients.

Is it possible to predict dementia by looking at how you walk?

We need participants age 60 and older to take part in a study that aims to analyse walking patterns in different populations of people.

Binocular-balanced movie viewing: a treatment for amblyopia (“lazy eye”)

We are looking for adults and children age 5 years old and older with amblyoyia (or 'lazy eye') to trial binocular balanced movie viewing on a Nintendo device.

High urate levels in the transition to gout

Take part in gout research! We are looking for individuals aged between 18 and 80 years who have high blood urate levels or a family history of gout, but do not have gout themselves.

Bayley-4 study

We are looking for children under 2 years of age born to parents with no trade or tertiary education to partake in a research project about infant and toddler development in Australia and New Zealand.

Type 2 Diabetes medication - Which One is Right Here?

Researchers in the Department of Medicine are looking for people with type 2 diabetes who are taking one or two different tablets for diabetes, but not insulin.

Hearing aids and Cognition (CogniAid) Study

Are you over 65 years old in Auckland or Christchurch? We are recruiting for the CogniAid trial investigating hearing aid fitting strategies and cognition in older New Zealanders.

Taringa Whakarongo

This study explores experiences and perspectives of hearing loss and hearing health care services in Auckland from hard-of-hearing Māori 60-and-above, health care service providers and whānau.

Genetic and metabolic health study

We are currently recruiting males between 20-40 years old living in Auckland for a study on genetic and metabolic health.

Psoriasis research

We are looking for volunteers with plaque psoriasis to help us with a study investigating the effects of stress and environmental enrichment on psoriasis.

OBLIGE tiral: Outpatient Balloon vs Inpatient Gel

This trial compares two ways of inducing labour: Outpatient balloon and inpatient prostaglandin gel. Most women planning induction of labour after 37 weeks would be suitable to participate.

Presbyopia could be avoidable!

Are you in your early 20s or 40s with 20/20 vision? This study aims to investigate the mechanism that drives presbyopia, the normal age related loss of near-focusing ability.

Clinical trial for depression

Are you currently depressed but not on antidepressants? Researchers in the School of Pharmacy are looking for 18-60 year olds to trial a new antidepressant.

Understanding human muscle cellular function

Are you interested in knowing what your physical fitness is like? We are looking for men age 20-35 to take part in a clinical study at Grafton Campus.

Rapid quantification of oculomotor deficits

We’re looking for people with and without strabismus, colloquially called a “lazy eye” or “childhood squint”, to try out some new computer-based tests that we’ve developed.

Lazy eye research

Did you wear glasses and an eye patch as a child? We need people age 7 to 60 with a difference in prescription between two eyes to participate in this research.

New Zealand Women's perspective on periods and heavy menstrual bleeding

We are looking for New Zealand women age 18 to 55 to take part in a questionnaire about menstrual periods and heavy menstrual bleeding.

GP management decisions around heavy menstrual bleeding

We are looking for GPs across New Zealand to take part in a short and anonymous survey about the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding.

Grow baby, grow! Infant growth study

If you’re pregnant and in your last trimester, or the parent of a child up to 3 months old, you could take part in conducting a study to measure muscle growth and motor development in babies.

Evaluating stress management strategies

Are you a University of Auckland student interested in trying a strategy that can help manage stress? We would love to have you participate in our research!

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We can help you recruit participants for research studies conducted within or associated with the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.

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