Participate in Alzheimer’s research

Clinical Trial Investigating New Treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

We are seeking individuals aged 50-85 years who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease to participate in a clinical trial of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

TMS is a well-tolerated non-invasive brain stimulation technique that can change brain activity. We are seeking people who:

• Are aged 50-85 years
• Have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
• Have a ‘close other’ to participate as their study partner (e.g., spouse, close friend, close relative)

If you would like to know more or are interested in participating, complete the expression of interest form in the button below.

Investigating Brain Activity Associated with Age-Related Cognitive Changes

We are recruiting adults aged 50-85 years for a study investigating brain activity associated with age-related cognitive changes. We are looking for people who have a diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) as well as healthy controls with no cognitive concerns.

Participants will take part in up to four visits, with cognitive testing and brain imaging techniques (e.g., fMRI, EEG, fNIRS).

If you would like to participate or learn more, please contact Jacqueline at 03 8622 7117 or visit our study webpage.

Participate in tinnitus research

The Bionics Institute is seeking people over 18 who experiences tinnitus all the time to take part in a research study to develop an objective measure of tinnitus.

Our tinnitus research study aims to validate an objective test to measure tinnitus severity using a cap that shines a gentle near-infrared light onto the head.

We are collecting data from individuals with tinnitus in a collaborative study with the University of Melbourne. Once we know how to measure tinnitus objectively, we can move forward into investigating which treatments work.

Participate in infant hearing research

Is your child under 24 months?

We’re seeking babies with and without hearing loss to participate in a research project to find more effective ways to test hearing.

We have developed a new, child-friendly hearing test called EarGenie™ that uses light to measure hearing.

The research team needs your help to develop and refine EarGenie for use in audiology clinics, so that children born deaf are diagnosed and get the best care as early as possible.

Your baby would sleep through the test while their brain’s response to sounds is measured using gentle near-infrared light.

Concerns and complaints

Research participants who have a concern or a complaint about the conduct of a human research project can contact the Bionics Institute Clinical Research Manager by email at rgo@bionicsinstitute.org or phone (03) 9667 7592. Complaints will be treated confidentially. In any correspondence, please provide the name of the project title, project number or principal investigator’s name.