Researchers from the Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory at CU Boulder are conducting a study to investigate if electrical stimulation applied to the legs can reduce fatigue and improve walking in persons with multiple sclerosis.

Eligibility

You may be eligible to participate if you:

• Are between18–65 years of age
• Have clinically confirmed diagnosis of MS
• Are able to walk but have some difficulty walking
• Experience some fatigue during activities of daily living

The 11-week study involves four evaluation visits and 18 treatment sessions (three times/week for six weeks).

Evaluation sessions (approximately two hours each)

• Answering questionnaires
• Tests of walking, balance and muscle function

Treatments (approximately 60 minutes each)

• TENS applied to leg muscles while performing weight-lifting exercises
• The treatment will be applied to two muscle groups in each leg

Participants will be paid up to $880 for completing the 11-week trial.

If you are interested, please contact Mélanie Henry by email at melanie.henry@colorado.edu and reference the MS clinical trial.

CU Anschutz researchers in the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes are looking for healthy men and women to study the effects of sleep disruption on bone health. 

You may qualify for this study if you:

• Healthy man or woman (not pregnant) aged 20–40 years old
• No current diagnosed or undiagnosed sleep conditions
• Premenopausal women must be on continuous oral contraception pills
• Habitually sleep 7–9 hours/night
• No night shift work in the past year
• A non-smoker

Involvement includes:

• Measurements of bone mineral density
• Completion of sleep questionnaires/assessments
• Sleep with a simulated night-shift schedule or normal sleep schedule
• A general physical exam
• Activity monitoring with a wrist monitor
• Blood/urine collection
• Two inpatient stays (four nights each)

The total study duration is up to six weeks of participation. You will receive up to $1,500 and a FitBit for your time. 

If interested, email spotlight@cuanschutz.edu for study details, or complete the prescreening survey.

VADeR Labs is recruiting for a research study that tests the teaching capabilities of a space mission-based board game.

Participants will attend the following eight sessions:

• One in-person training session
• Six in-person gameplay sessions
• One in-person interview session

Participants must be available to attend all eight sessions in at least one of the potential schedules. Only 12 participants will be selected.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. resident
• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be enrolled at CU Boulder
• Must have normal or corrected-to-normal (e.g., glasses, contacts) vision and hearing
• Must not have prior knowledge of aerospace engineering or orbital mechanics

IRB Protocol  #IRB2025-385

Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Join the Young Emerging Adult Research Study (YEARS) study at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz (IRB# 23-2067) to understand emotions. Earn $25 per hour (up to approximately $400 total) for up to three study session phases (one hour and 45 minutes). 

Eligibility

• Must be 18–25 years old
• Must be able to attend in-person sessions
• Must have a personal history of bipolar disorder or no mental health history

Apply now to participate. Email years-study@colorado.edu or call 303-735-7547.

CU Boulder researchers are currently recruiting participants for a research study exploring how stress and wellbeing change across the menstrual cycle. If you're someone who tracks your cycle or experiences noticeable shifts in mood or stress, this might be something you'd find interesting to take part in.

Eligible?

• Ages 18 and up
• Regular menstrual cycles for the last six months
• Not currently using hormonal birth control
• Experience premenstrual symptoms

What does the study involve?

Participation involves a few brief activities spread out across one full cycle, including smartphone-based check-ins, a short survey and at-home ovulation tracking (materials provided). We expect you to divulge about three hours of commitment throughout your cycle. 

• In total, about three hours spread out across a month
• Baseline questionnaires
• At-home ovulation tracking (supplies provided)
• Six-minute smartphone assessments every other day across your cycle

Participants will also be compensated for their time and can earn up to $50 for their participation. If you're curious to learn more or think you might be eligible, feel free to check out the attached flyer or complete the short pre-screening.

Feel free to reach out to eleanor.goulden@colorado.edu with any questions.

Researchers are looking for women who do and do not experience trauma-related nightmares to join our research study. The purpose of the DAWN Study is to understand how trauma-related nightmares impact heart health in women.

Qualifications:

• Women 22–40 years of age
• Do and do not experience repetitive nightmares related to prior traumatic experiences
• No history of cancer, diabetes or cardiovascular/heart disease

Compensation will be provided. 

Interested? Complete the optional preliminary eligibility survey. Send a message to DAWNstudy@cuanschutz.edu if you have additional questions.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is seeking volunteers to participate in a clinical research study. 

Requirements:

• Aged 40-plus
• Willing to participate in 12 weeks of hot tub sessions, ~three times/week 
• Systolic BP (top number) > 115 mmHg (please contact us if you are unsure of your blood pressure)

Participants receive: 

• Exercise stress test
• Body composition assessment
• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Monetary compensation for time

For more information, please email ipalab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-6410.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is looking for participants to study the potential health effects of a new type of breathing exercise (a time-efficient type of exercise) delivered via a smartphone app on blood pressure and blood vessel function.

Requirements:

• Aged 18-plus years
• Systolic BP (top number) 120–160 mmHg (please contact us if you are unsure of your blood pressure)
• Own an Apple or Android smartphone
• Willing to perform breathing exercises 5–10 minutes per day, six days a week, for six weeks

Participants receive:

• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Blood pressure screening
• Monetary compensation for time

For more information, please email ipalab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-6410.

Join the Young Emerging Adult Research Study (YEARS) study at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz (IRB# 23-2067) to understand emotions.

Earn $25 per hour (up to approximately $400 total) for up to three study session phases (one hour and 45 minutes). Must be 18–25 years, be able to attend in-person sessions, and have a personal history of bipolar disorder or no mental health history.

Apply now by completing the prescreen survey here. Email years-study@colorado.edu or call 720-378-8075 if you have any questions.

Participate in a non-invasive electroencephalography (EEG) study on language comprehension! 

Eligibility:

• 18–40 years old 
• Native speaker of English (fluent before age 10, able to read English with native proficiency)

Study information:

• This will take place at the CINC building at 1777 Exposition Drive 
• One session lasting about 90 minutes
• $20 per hour paid in cash at the end of the session

Sign up here. Contact kimlab@colorado.edu with any further questions.

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The Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory is looking for people with delayed sleep-wake phase disorder or people with late bedtimes, or healthy people with typical bedtimes.

The purpose of this study is to improve our understanding of mechanisms of delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD). We are testing patients with DSWPD, as well as healthy people without DSWPD. The study is 6.5 weeks long with six in-person visits at CU Boulder.

You may be eligible for this study if you:

• Are ages 16–30
• Have a diagnosis of delayed-sleep wake phase disorder or have a bedtime after 1 a.m., an inability to fall asleep, and difficulty awakening when required for school/work
• Or are healthy with typical bedtimes and no sleep concerns

Study activities include:

• Health screening
• Monitor on separate occasions your sleep, mood, eating times for one or two weeks, and blood sugar levels while living at home
• Live in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions for 51–66 hours (approximately 4.87 days in total)
• Blood and saliva sampling and reaction time, mood, and ability to think testing

Compensation is up to $1,750. Get study details and apply.

We are looking for healthy males and females, ages 17–40, to participate in a study at the CU Boulder Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory.

• The study is seven weeks long with eight in-person visits.
• Participants live in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions for 7.7 days (15.4 days total)

Compensation up to $4,093. Get study details and apply.

Participate in a paid one-hour in-person research study about mindfulness and cognition at CU Boulder!

Eligibility: 

• 18-plus years old 
• Able to communicate in English
• Able to participate in-person 
• Able to do a short, guided meditation

What’s involved:

• Five-minute online screening
• 55-minute in-person visit (at the Renée Crown Wellness Institute)

Compensation: $20 for your participation.

Sign up here. If you have questions, please contact the principal investigator, Winnie Zhuang, at wen.zhuang@colorado.edu. 

University of Colorado Boulder IRB Protocol # 24-0545

The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting participants for XR research assessing and optimizing cognitive load. This entails identifying when and how to reduce cognitive load and improve training in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). 

Who can join this study:

• You are between 18–65 years old
• You can speak and read English
• You have normal vision (20/20) or corrected vision with contact lenses. Glasses are not recommended to be used with VR headsets.

Where

Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC), Room 184E* 
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80301

*This room is inaccessible without a key, so someone will meet you in the lobby.

Study details

In this research experiment, you are invited to complete an assembly task while inside of a consumer-available extended reality head-mounted display (HMD). This means that you may be in virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR). You will also wear a full head of neurological sensors: functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and electroencephalography (EEG). 

The experiment takes 120 minutes. There are no direct benefits to you as a participant, but you will be able to gain some understanding of XR research. HMDs may increase the potential for humans to experience motion sickness symptoms or simulator sickness. Experience of these symptoms is greater for participants who have a history of motion sickness. As with any research, there is some possibility that you may be subject to risks that have not yet been identified. 

You will receive a $40 Amazon gift card for your participation.

Please register for an experiment slot.

We are writing to invite young children to participate in a fun language perception study! You and your child can participate online via Zoom or in person at a time that is convenient for you.

The study is open to 3- to 5-year-old typically developing children who are acquiring English as a first language.

Your child will engage in a task in which they will be shown four images and asked to touch one of them (e.g. "touch the star!"). The total time for the study is 20–30 minutes including breaks.

We will send you a $20 Amazon gift card within one to two weeks of study completion. We have attached a flier with further details.

Interested? Contact us at ldclab.boulder@colorado.edu.