Research Study Participation

College of Health Professions and Sciences

Functional Performance Tests in Active Adults

Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Oct 1, 2023 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Age 18-35
  • Physically active according to ACSM guidelines (30 minutes of physical activity, 5 days per week)

Verbal Cueing vs. Constraint-Led Approach for Teaching the Kettlebell Swing

Athletic Training, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Sep 7, 2023 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • 18-55 years of age

The Effects of Fatigue on Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia

Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Jun 26, 2023 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Pain-free
  • 18-60 years old
  • Participant can appropriately perform the knee extension exercise (assessed during screening)

Acute Effects of Resistance Exercise Among Individuals with MS

Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Jan 31, 2024 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Individual between the ages of 18 to 58
  • Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
  • Are able to walk 10 meters without assistance
  • Are willing to come in for all 4 visits
  • No other known cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, muscular, and/or coronary heart disease
  • No Multiple Sclerosis relapse in the past 30 days
  • Are not currently undergoing a rehabilitation protocol
  • Are not currently seeking medical care for a chronic condition that could limit exercise capacity other than multiple sclerosis
  • Are not currently pregnant

Brain Stimulation: Active Motor Threshold

Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Jun 30, 2024 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Healthy adult aged 18-30, with a body mass index between 18.5-35.0 kg/m2
  • Willingness to comply with exercise, caffeine, and alcohol requirements.
  • Willingness to perform maximal strength testing and undergo brain stimulation.
  • Have no other major underlying health concerns and circumstances as described in the pre-enrollment health screen administered before enrollment.

Predicting Total Arterial Occlusion Pressure for BFR Exercise

Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Aug 4, 2023 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Men and women between the ages of 18 to 35
  • Are willing to come in for one visit lasting 1hr

At-Home Exercise for Low Back Pain

Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: May 1, 2023 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Ages 18-45,
  • Have a biological sex of male or female
  • Have self-reported low back pain within the previous 6 months or greater than 3 episodes within the past 3 years

Strength or Power Training for Kneecap (Patellofemoral) Pain (STRIPE)

Athletic Training, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Jun 30, 2024 Paid

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • Participants to be between the ages of 18-40 years old
  • Insidious onset of symptoms greater than 3 months
  • Worst pain in the previous month of 3/10 with two of the following tasks: prolonged sitting, jumping, squatting, kneeling, running, and stair ambulation

Low back pain and disability in youth and adult golfers

Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Aug 31, 2023 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • 10 years of age or older
  • Play golf multiple times per year

Ultrasound Biofeedback of the Core Muscles in Golfers with Low Back Pain

Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science Deadline: Apr 25, 2023 None

Inclusion Qualifications:

  • 18-75 years old
  • Have played golf for at least 2 years
  • Play golf at least once per week (on average) in the past year
  • At least 2 episodes of low back pain in the past 12 months
    • Episode of LBP = pain which limited your daily activities

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