Participate here: https://bcmpsych.sjc1.qualtrics.com/…/SV_9LdbaR2yrj0oV7g

Emotion Regulation, Development, and Health Factors in Children with OCD

Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at University of California, Los Angeles are
conducting a 45-minute survey examining emotion regulation, health, and development in
children with OCD ages 10-17 years. We are recruiting children between the ages of 10 and 17
who have a diagnosis of OCD and their parents/caregivers to participate in the survey.

Participation will last approximately 45 minutes (25 minutes for parent questionnaires and 20
minutes for child questionnaires) and will involve questions about your child and
families’ demographic and medical/psychiatric history, followed by questions regarding your
child’s obsessive-compulsive symptom severity, associated impairment, family accommodation,
internalizing and externalizing symptoms, anxiety sensitivity, sleep-wake profiles (i.e.,
chronotype), sleep disturbance, and sleep patterns. You will then be prompted to ask your child
to complete the remaining portion of the survey in private, unless assistance is needed. Children
will answer questions regarding their OCD symptoms, associated impairment, sleep-wake
profiles (i.e., chronotype), sleep disturbance, sleep patterns, externalizing and internalizing
symptoms, and emotion regulation.

You will have a 1 in 20 chance of receiving a $25 Amazon e-gift card for participating in the
survey. Upon survey completion, your child will be redirected to a separate survey link that is
not connected to survey answers, where they will be prompted to enter your email address.
You do not need to complete the survey in order to enter the lottery.

Visit the following link to read more information about the survey and participate:

https://uclahs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bEhl97GxW94xQXk

Please contact Valerie Swisher at VSwisher@mednet.ucla.edu for more information

Click the link or scan the QR code for more information or to participate:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeamhXRPWQrEfvGjmnlQzzQ05A3vjChWeFzRBqmjZomktnd3A/viewform

Jason Hong from the University of the Pacific is conducting a study on Nelumbo nucifera supplements for people between ages 18-65 who believe they have a high degree of anxiety. Nelumbo nucifera, also known as lotus, has been used in traditional medicine to treat many health-related issues. Their study will investigate the anti-anxiety and sleep promoting effects of Nelumbo nucifera extracts on individuals with anxiety. This study has been approved by the University of the Pacific Institutional Review Board.

The study will last 56 days and participants would be required to meet with the researchers 2 times through Zoom (or similar) to answer questions about anxiety and sleep quality. They will also be required to wear a Fitbit watch over the 56 days each night. They will receive a free Fitbit watch for their participation. Participation is entirely voluntary, and there will be no penalty for withdrawing from the study at any time; however, those participants may have to return the Fitbit watch if they do not finish taking their supplements.

In order to participate, participants cannot be currently taking any other supplements or medications that are used to improve anxiety or sleep quality or have any acute or chronic medical conditions. Interested participants should contact the primary investigator, Jason Hong, by email at research@nelumboicor.com.