Child or Teenager Participating in Research

Edited 2 months ago

This section is for teenagers and young adults participating in a research study with PicnicHealth.

What You May Be Asked to Do

• You may be asked to sign an assent form during sign up
• Complete surveys These are short questionnaires about how you feel, your health, your daily life, or your experiences with your condition.
• Study rewards (if applicable) can be claimed in the child account’s reward section and sent to the parent or guardian's contact information on file.

How to complete a survey or study task:

1. Log in using the account your parent or guardian set up.
2. Find the survey in your Research Dashboard or To-Do list.
3. Read each question and select or type your answer.
4. Click "Next" to move through and "Submit" when you are done.
5. You will see a confirmation message when it is submitted.

Surveys save your progress if you are interrupted, so you can come back and finish where you left off.

Staying on Top of Your Activities

Your parent or guardian will be notified when a survey or activity is available for you. Here are some ways to make sure you do not miss anything:

• Ask your parent or guardian to let you know right away when they receive a PicnicHealth notification or email about your study.
• Download the PicnicHealth app and you can use the app to see your study activities and complete surveys on your phone.
• Turn on push notifications on the app so reminders come directly to the device you use.

Your Rewards

If the study you are participating in offers compensation, any rewards for completing activities are sent to your parent or guardian’s account to claim in the Reward section. Once claimed, access is sent to the account manager’s email. Talk to them about arranging your share of the compensation for surveys you complete.

If you have questions about a specific reward or want to check the status of compensation, ask your parent or guardian to log in and check the Rewards section of the account, or contact our support team directly.

Why Your Participation Matters

You are not just filling out surveys — you are contributing real-world data about what it is like to live with your condition as a young person. Researchers use responses like yours to better understand how conditions affect teenagers and young adults, and to develop better treatments and support.

Your honest answers — even when things are not going well — are what make the research meaningful. There are no right or wrong answers. Just your experience.