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Eye Movements and Associated Performance in Ice Hockey

The purpose of this study is to understand how physical workload (fatigue) and pressure experienced during a game influence someone's eye movements and performance. This information can be used to design personalized training drills to pick up the correct environmental information at the right time to benefit in-game performance.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 30 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Behavior
  • Eyes and Vision
  • Movement
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
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Revitalizing College Wrestling Through the Fan Experience

I am studying the overall fan experience of a college wrestling match and what the fan views as making it a good experience. I am doing it to find out what can make wrestling matches more rewarding to attend.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
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UNC Ankle GO

There are 3 primary aims of this study: 1) Observe the status of individuals, of all age, sports, activities, on key patient reported outcomes and measures of neuromuscular control when the reach different return to activity milestones following an ankle sprain as determined by themselves, parents, and/or medical provider. 2) To develop a normative database of scores for the key patient reported outcomes and measures of neuromuscular control for individuals of all ages, sports, and activities to help individuals determine if / how well they have recovered from their ankle sprain. 3) Determine if the key patient reported outcomes and measures of neuromuscular control can predict risk of reinjury when individuals, of all ages, sports, activities, return to sport following an ankle sprain.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 55 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Bones, Joints, Muscles
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • Movement
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
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The Association of Current Anxiety and Depression Symptoms with Childhood Concussion History in Collegiate Athletes

The purpose of this study is to describe potential relationships between a history of childhood concussion and mental health symptoms. We are looking for UNC student-athletes 18-28 years old who currently play varsity, club, or intramural collegiate sport.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 28 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Behavior
  • Brain, Head, Nervous System
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
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PAUSE- Yoga: An 8-week mindfulness-based yoga intervention for women's sport student-athletes transitioning into college and collegiate sport

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an 8-week yoga mindfulness meditation to identify the relationship between mindfulness yoga and stress, depression, and anxiety. Participants: Forty- four women sports student-athletes ages 18 and over in their first two years of undergraduate study at ACC member universities within a four-hour drive of the home institution. This will allow for the delivery of PAUSE-Yoga materials. Participants will complete a survey prior to the program with demographic information and the following scales: Academic Identity Measurement Scale, Athlete Identity Measurement Scale, Exercise Identity Scale, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, The International Adjustment Disorder Questionnaire, Transition Plan, Subjective Physical and Mental Health, Social Support, and Resource List. Another survey will be administered post-program with the same scales as the pre-program. Eight, 45-minute Zoom yoga sessions will be completed over 8 weeks for the PAUSE- Yoga group.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Female, Focus on recruitment of transgender women
Study Interest
  • Mental and Emotional Health
  • Wellness and Lifestyle
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Enhancing high school coach readiness to implement ACL injury prevention programs

We plan to better understand the barriers and facilitators perceived by high school coaches, athletic directors, and principals that are weighed when deciding whether to implement an ACL injury prevention program. Gaining this knowledge is an important first step in the development of programming to increase coach implementation of ACL injury prevention programs at the high school level.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Behavior
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • Injury/Injury Prevention
  • Opinions and Perceptions
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Note-taking methods in EXSS

The study aims to examine why EXSS students choose certain note-taking methods and those choices' relationships with resulting hand fatigue. We are interested in studying this as we want to provide feedback to the EXSS department to ensure that teaching styles help and not hinder student success.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Pain
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
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Cardiovascular workout for Depression, Stress, and Anxiety

The goal of this study is to examine the relationship between mental health concerns (e.g., anxiety, depression, and stress) and PAUSE-Cardio, a 6-week moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise intervention program for women's sport student-athletes transitioning into college and collegiate sport. Under Purposeful, Authentic, and Unifying Student-Athlete Experiences (PAUSE) programming, this study is a cardiovascular comparison intervention with matched aims and methods to the ACC-CRIA funded PAUSE-Yoga study. This longitudinal study examines the feasibility and effectiveness of PAUSE-Cardio to mitigate anxiety, depression, and stress.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Female
Study Interest
  • Wellness and Lifestyle
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
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Effects of stakeholder feedback on the development of a shoulder injury reduction program

Describe the effects of stakeholder feedback in the development and implementation of a shoulder injury reduction program.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • UNC or UNC Health employees
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Interest, Barriers, and Facilitators for Early Interventions to Support Student-Athletes Transition into College

Study is intended to better understand interest levels, as well as barriers and facilitators, for exercise-based intervention studies for student-athletes transitioning into college.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Mental and Emotional Health
  • Women's Health
  • Movement
  • and 3 more
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