Time course of Approach and Avoidance in Suicidality (TAPAS)

The present study will evaluate several potential biobehavioral processes underlying PTSD vulnerability and extend this work to understanding the naturalistic experience of PTSD symptoms by using real-time ecological momentary assessment (EMA) assessments.

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Pay and time

Guaranteed $/hour

$9.43/hr

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Compensation

$165

cash or direct payment

Time

17.5 hours

spread over about 4 weeks

Per visit:
$25
Completion bonus:
$5
Raffle prize:
up to $10 — a chance, not guaranteed pay

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Compensation, verbatim

For Bryan-College Station community members: They will receive $5 for the screening survey at the first in-person appointment in cash. They will receive $25 in cash for each EEG laboratory visit ($50 total) with a chance to win up to an additional $5 in cash during one of the computerized tasks at the laboratory appointment (up to $10 total). Participants will not be compensated for the clinical interview portion, as this is for eligibility purposes. Participants will receive $0.50 for completing each survey in the EMA portion of the study, with a $5 weekly bonus payment if they have 90% completion on the surveys ($90). The post-study questionnaire and EEG in lab session completion will reward the participant $45 in cash. This would add up to a possible $165 in cash for completing the EMA over the roughly 1 month period.

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  • up to $10 is contingent on task performance ("chance to win"), not a drawing prize, and is not guaranteed money
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  • stated total taken from a long prose description; other amounts were ignored
  • long free-text description; parsed values may miss clauses

Duration, verbatim

Total participation is approximately 17.5 hours. Your participation in this study today will consist of three 2-2.5 hour laboratory visits in addition to the EMA portion in between the visits. The first clinical interview will take 1-2.5 hours. The first EEG appointment will take 2- 2.5 hours. The following EMA portion will require a time commitment of 10 hours over the course of 28 days (approx.. 20 minutes per day). The post-study appointment will take 2-2.5 hours.
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low
Duration confidence:
high
Currency kind:
cash
Raffle only:
no

Who can take part

Age:
18 to 65
Condition required:
trauma exposure history

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  • Seizure or epilepsy history

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  • condition-gated: trauma exposure history
  • excludes seizure or epilepsy history
  • English fluency required

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Study record

IRB number:
STUDY2023-0013
IRB approval:
June 3, 2024
Principal investigator:
PI: Brian Albanese PhD
Coordinator:
Daniela Porro
Recruitment opened:
October 2, 2024
Recruitment ends:
October 2, 2025
Posted:
December 19, 2024
Last modified upstream:
December 19, 2024
Posting length:
12 months
Location:
Bryan-College Station – on-campus
Format:
Multiple Visits, Online Interview, Online Survey
Field:
Behavioral Sciences, Psychology / Cognitive
Topic:
Health

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