Exercise Study Seeks Volunteers

02/01/2018

A nutrition and physical performance graduate student working with, Edward P. Weiss, Ph.D. associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, is seeking volunteers for a research study involving the effect of a dietary supplement on exercise performance.

The purpose of the study is to determine the usefulness of the dietary supplement huperzine A in attempting to enhance exercise performance and cognitive function.

Volunteers must be exercise-trained, meaning participating in endurance exercise of moderate to vigorous intensity at least three days per week, for at least 20 minutes per session, for at least the past six months. Volunteers should be between the ages of 18 to 60, and free of major diseases.

The study will take place in the Exercise Physiology Lab in the Allied Health Professional Building. The initial screening session will take approximately one hour, while the testing sessions will take approximately two hours.

For questions, more information or to participate in the study, contact Chad Wessinger or call 1-775-636-5535.

The Institutional Review Board Protocol for the study is #28661 and it was approved on Nov. 21, 2017.

Edward P. Weiss, Ph.D., serves as faculty mentor on the study.