Research Study Participation

College of Health Professions and Sciences

The Effects of Strength Training Volume on Muscle Quality Among Older Adults

Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Apr 1, 2025 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Are or above the age of 60 years,
  • Have a BMI between ≥18.5 kg/m2 and ≤35.0 kg/m2 ,
  • Able to consume whey protein every day
  • Willing to not consume alcoholic beverages at certain times during the study
  • Do not have any deteriorating health-related conditions, diseases, or previous injuries that may prevent you from engaging in a lower-body strength training program

Walking Exercise for Muscle Function

Kinesiology Deadline: Mar 4, 2026 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • 18-65 years old
  • Diagnosed with MS
  • Can walk at least 10 meters (with or without assistive devices)
  • No recent MS relapse (past month)
  • No recent medication changes (past two months)
  • No cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, or additional neurological conditions
  • Not currently pregnant

Weighted Vest Exercise for Older Adults

Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Aug 1, 2025 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Must be 60 years of age or older.
  • Based on a phone screening, must not have any health-related conditions, diseases, or injuries that would prevent safe participation.
  • Able to safely participate in a single-session research study involving physical tasks performed with and without a weighted vest.

Perimenopause and Pain

Physical Therapy Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Female between the ages of 40 to 55
  • Experiencing variable menstrual cycle length (>7 days different from normal) over the previous 6 months.

Threshold Velocities in Runners

Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Apr 15, 2025 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • 18-35 years old male
  • Regularly engage in endurance exercise (running, cycling, swimming) 3-4x per week and training for an endurance event.

Vital capacity & airflow measurement for voice evaluation: A Vortex Whistle System, 18-30 years old

Communication Sciences and Disorders Deadline: Sep 1, 2025 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  •   18 to 30 years
  •   Ability to understand and carry out test instructions in English

Effect of Fatigue on Quadriceps Force Control After ACL Reconstruction

Kinesiology Deadline: May 1, 2026 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Age of 18-35 years
  • History of ACL reconstruction within the last 2 years
  • Medical clearance for return to running

Grip Strength and Brain Stimulation Study For Older Adults

Athletic Training, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Apr 25, 2025 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Healthy adult aged ≥ 60 years , with a body mass index between 5-35.0 kg/m2.
  • Willingness to comply with exercise, caffeine, and alcohol requirements.
  • Willingness to perform maximal grip strength testing
  • Have no other major underlying health concerns and circumstances as described in the pre-enrollment health screen administered before enrollment.

Assessing the validity and agreement of the ActiGraph LEAP with the ActiGraph GT9X Link

Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Florida Center for Nursing Deadline: Dec 8, 2025 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Can speak/understand English
  • Living in the Central Florida area

Hearing Aid Noise Reduction

Communication Sciences and Disorders Deadline: Jun 1, 2025 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • You are between 50 and 80 years old
  • You currently wear hearing aids
  • You are a smartphone user
  • You are a fluent English speaker

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