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Active Studies

Engaging Music for Pulmonary Obstruction With Expiratory Restoration (EMPOWER)

Could singing help your breathing? We are actively recruiting participants for our singing and lung health study, EMPOWER. Participants will:

  • receive one month of individual singing lessons three times per week on Zoom
  • have two breathing tests and two CT images of their lungs at the beginning and end of the study
  • have interactive sessions tailored to their vocal range and abilities

The EMPOWER study is open to participants over 18 years old who have COPD. Volunteers receive up to $150 for their participation.

To sign up, contact Jasmine Taylor, 913-588-4373


Music Use to Benefit People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

How is music used to benefit health? Staff involved in activities in a care community are invited to join a pilot study focused on Alzheimer’s disease and music. Participants will:

  • help improve the use of music for better health,
  • completed one confidential interview and one observation and
  • have the opportunity to share their perspective.

If you are interested, please contact Benjamin Hess, 913-588-9070


Improving Functional MRI Analysis via Integrated One-Step Tensor-variate Methodology

The goal of this project is to create and validate a novel statistical method for analyzing task-based fMRI data. We will use an integrated holistic data analysis strategy rather than the two-stage model typically used in fMRI studies, to improve estimation and power, allowing precise discovery even from studies with small sample sizes. This is a collaboration between Dr. Lepping at KU Medical Center and Dr. Ranjan Maitra in the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University.

Completed Studies

KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Neurology
Mailstop 2012
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-6970
Fax: 913-588-6965