Stanford Hair Biomarkers Study - Recruiting Healthy Children

Berkeley CA

Description

We are looking to engage healthy preschool children (aged 9 to 72 months) for research on wellness in early childhood. We have worked with about 300 families to date and want to partner with families and individuals just like you! We are studying the positive and negative experiences of children by measuring hormones, proteins, or other biomarkers in the hair samples painlessly obtained from children and their parents. To minimize the possibility of transmitting the COVID-19 virus, our “contact-free” study enrollment will guide you how to: • Give informed consent using electronic signatures on the IRB-approved consent form; • Obtain a hair sample (pain-free method using a trimmer) from yourself and your child; • Measure your child’s height and weight; and • Complete online questionnaires telling us about yourself and your child. As a token of our gratitude, we will provide every child with a “Junior Scientist Certificate” and parents receive Gift Cards of $50 (for each child) and $25 for parent hair samples. All sessions will take place via Zoom or at a location of your choice. If you are interested in this research, please click on: https://stanfordmedicine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3JbEHCEOPY8eG0e or call us at: .