Research Study on Altitude and Cardiovascular Health
We are recruiting for a research study on how altitude affects the heart and arteries. To be eligible, you must:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 25 years old
- Not taking medications except birth control
- Free from cardiovascular, metabolic, pulmonary, or inflammatory disease
- Non-smoker
If you are interested, please email the study investigator, Rhett Schimpf at schimpfrc1@appstate.edu to see if you qualify and to get more information. The study will include one 90 to 120-minute visit to the Cardiovascular Research Lab, located in Leon Levine Hall. You will fill out a questionnaire about your health and we will measure your blood pressure and artery health before, during, and after altitude (in an environmental chamber). You will be at altitude (8000 feet) for one hour.
Research Study on Blood Pressure and Artery Health
We are recruiting for a research study on how using a guided breathing and mechanical vibration chair for relaxation affects blood pressure and arterial health measures. Participants can earn $150 by participating in all parts of the study. To be eligible, you must:
● Be between the ages of 18 and 45 years old
● Male
● Not taking medications to control or influence blood pressure
● Have been told or think you may have high blood pressure
If you are interested, please email the study co-principal investigators, Rebecca Kappus, PhD (kappusrm@appstate.edu or Robert Kowalsky, PhD (kowalskyrj@appstate.edu) to see if you qualify and to get more information. The study will include 12 visits to a research lab space in Leon Levine Hall. Blood pressure will be measured to confirm that you do have elevated blood pressure. We will measure your blood pressure and pulse wave velocity (a measure of arterial stiffness and health) before and after using the chair at each visit.
