Information for Participants

Thank You to Our TIDES Participants!

Thank you to the families who participated in previous study visits. We are making important discoveries about how the environment can affect a child’s health, behavior and development. We understand what immense stress COVID-19 has added for TIDES families. We appreciate the time and energy you have invested into the study, and we could not do this research without you.

Current Visit: Age 12-14

TIDES III study visits started in late 2023. Thank you to all the families who have already joined us for this visit! We are looking at how environmental chemicals affect airway health in 12 and 14 year olds. We will do this by looking at the different sex hormones in the urine, saliva, and blood samples collected from 12 and 14 year old participants.

This study visit will include:

• Online surveys
• Height and weight
• Urine, saliva, and blood collection
• Spirometry (airway assessment)
• Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (airway assessment)

Our study booklet describes the different components of this visit.

To compensate you for your time, you will be given $225 for an in-person visit or $150 for a remote visit via electronic gift card from a choice of vendors. Additionally, all families that participate in a visit will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch. We look forward to seeing you!

Schedule an Age 12-14 Visit in Seattle

A research coordinator will email or text TIDES families, asking if you would like to take part in this phase of the study. Once notified by a research coordinator, please view the booking pages of our study coordinators below to self-schedule a remote or in-person visit. If you have any questions, please email our study coordinator, Alina Nguyen, at alina.nguyen@seattlechildrens.org.

Molly Whittaker, BS, RN
Registered Nurse and Clinical Research Coordinator
Booking page

Jrae Edwards, MA-C
Clinical Research Coordinator
Booking page

Alina Nguyen, BS, MA-R, MA-P
Clinical Research Coordinator
Booking page

Study Visit Location

The Age 12-14 visit can take place in person at the Pediatric Clinical Research Center at Seattle Children’s Hospital or remotely via video conference.

Address

4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105

All parking is free. We recommend participants park in the Ocean lot. The Pediatric Clinical Research Center is located on Ocean level 8. See directions.

2024 Newsletter

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To learn more about what we have learned in this study, please see the Publications page.