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UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Orthopaedics & Department of Exercise and Sport Science

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KneeBRIGHT Focus Groups: Physical Therapists and Patient Perspectives

This project is designed to get valuable feedback from physical therapists and patient groups for a video game product for knee rehabilitation. It is a sub study of an overall project that includes a clinical trial on the effect of the implementation of the video game. KneeBright is an EMG driven video game platform for rehabilitation for knee osteoarthritis. This custom program was developed to complement lower extremity strengthening.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 75 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • UNC or UNC Health employees
Not currently enrolling

Order of Exercise Testing Study

This study is examining the impact of testing order on maximal strength and oxygen uptake assessment performance. We aim to determine if a testing order for these variables exists that maximizes results for use in future research interventions and athletic combines.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 35 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • UNC or UNC Health employees
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
Not currently enrolling

Exercise and Heart Response Study

We are doing this study to learn if exercise impacts the effect of social tasks on energy use and heart function. Since exercise may impact metabolic factors such as energy use as well as the impact of social situations on cardiovascular disease, we want to see how exercise impacts the effect of social situations on energy and metabolism, and whether this may affect your heart health.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 30 years
  • Male, Female
Study Interest
  • Behavior
  • Diabetes
  • Heart and Circulation
  • and 9 more
Not currently enrolling

LEAP - Lower Limb Injury Study

The Lower Extremity Assessment Protocol (LEAP) is a program to prevent reinjury and promote long-term health by characterizing muscle function, evaluating movement performance, and monitoring patient-reported outcomes (e.g., pain). The purpose of this study is to learn more about the outcomes following orthopaedic surgery after a lower limb injury. *This study is a collaboration with the UNC Sports Medicine Institute*

Age & Gender
  • 12 years ~ 64 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Bones, Joints, Muscles
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • Surgery and post-operative healing
Not currently enrolling

Sedentary Behavior and Heart Health

We now know there is a link between sedentary behavior (e.g., sitting) and heart disease. However, we do not yet fully understand if sedentary behavior performed in different settings and situations (e.g., sitting alone watching television vs sitting with friends at a bar) differentially impacts heart disease risk. This is what this study aims to find out.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 24 years
  • Male, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Behavior
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Mental and Emotional Health
  • and 6 more
Not currently enrolling

Pediatric ACL Walking, Jumping, and Cutting

Many young athletes who tear their ACL have trouble getting back to sport or suffer a second ACL injury once they do. We aim to improve athletes' ability to get back to sport safely. We want to make the activities athletes perform in rehabilitation more closely match the demands of what they do once they return to their sport. We also aim to develop low-cost ways to measure how the knee is moving during those activities. *This study is a collaboration with the UNC Sports Medicine Institute*

Age & Gender
  • 7 years ~ 25 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • Surgery and post-operative healing
  • Movement
Not currently enrolling

Reliability of Body Composition Methods

The purpose of this study is to investigate the reliability of multiple body composition techniques in a multi-ethnic population.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 45 years
  • Male, Female
Study Interest
  • Bones, Joints, Muscles
  • Minority Health
  • Obesity
Not currently enrolling

Mindfulness and Concussion Study

We are looking for young adults 18 to 30 years old who have had a concussion in the past 5 years to take part in a six-week study to learn if mindfulness can help outcomes after a concussion.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 30 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Brain, Head, Nervous System
  • Injury/Injury Prevention
  • Wellness and Lifestyle
Visit Location
100% Remote (online, phone, text)
Not currently enrolling

Registry for Future Concussion and TBI Research Opportunities

This is a research study to collect the names and contact information of those interested in future research participation opportunities for concussion and TBI studies.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • UNC or UNC Health employees
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
Visit Location
100% Remote (online, phone, text)
Not currently enrolling

Concussion, Stress, and Mindfulness Study

In this study, we want to learn more about young adults with a history of concussion and their relationship with stress and mindfulness. This will help us to create concussion prevention and rehab plans to improve recovery.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 30 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Injury/Injury Prevention
  • Wellness and Lifestyle
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