Study Enrollment

Monitor Evaluation Study

We are looking for healthy adult volunteers (ages 18-60) to evaluate the utility of different physical activity monitors. Participants will wear 7 different monitors (1 on arm, 1 on leg, 1 on hip and 4 bands on the wrists - 2 per side). The goal of the study is to learn how to outputs from the different devices compare over a full 24 hour period. Participation will require a 30 minute visit to determine eligibility and to get the monitors initialized. You will then wear the monitors for the whole next day and return the following day to complete a survey of your activity patterns. The study will provide insights about how the monitors work. Compensation is available. Click here if you are interested in learning more about the study.
The Wellbeing and Exercise Laboratory at Iowa State is currently recruiting for two separate studies.
  • If you are a healthy adult or an adult with depression between the ages of 20 and 60, the Exercise and Brain Health study might work for you!
  • If you are a healthy adult or an adult with chronic low back pain between the ages of 20 and 60, the SUMIT study might work for you!

Exercise and Brain Health Study

SUMIT Study
Goal
Determine how exercise influences mood and wellbeing in patients with depression which will help design future exercise-augmented depression treatment interventions.
Goal
To understand how changes in the amount of time spent sedentary affect pain-sensitivity, blood biomarkers and symptoms between individuals with chronic low back pain and elevated depressive symptoms and healthy individuals.
Key Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
  1. Able to bicycle for 30 minutes.
  2. Not a smoker.
  3. Not diagnosed with other mental health disorders (except anxiety).
  4. Not pregnant.
  5. Willing to undergo multiple blood draws.
  6. On stable psychological treatment.
Procedure

Visit 1 (~2 hours)
  • Clinical Mental Health Interview.
  • Questionnaires.
  • Cognitive tasks.

Visits 2 and 3 (~3 hours)
  • Thirty-minute exercise session on stationary bicycle or quiet rest on bicycle.
  • Six testing time points
  • Each time point will have:
    • Blood draw
    • Questionnaires
    • Cognitive tasks
Key Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
  1. Not taking immunomodulatory medication
  2. Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant during this study
  3. Are willing to wear a Fitbit monitor for 8 weeks
  4. Not currently using a Fitbit or other similar device with an idle alert feature
  5. Have regular access to the internet or smart phone
Procedure

Visit 1 (~1 hour)
  • Questionnaires
  • Introduction to pain perception testing
  • Introduction to activity monitors
                
Visit 2 and 3 (~3 hours)
  • Questionnaires
  • 30 minutes exercise session on stationary bicycle
  • Pre and post exercise: pain perception testing, blood draws and questionnaires
 
Visit 2B (~90 minutes) 
**For those randomized into the Fitbit + Health  
    Coaching Group and optional for others upon 
   completion of Visit 4
  • Sedentary Intervention
  • Fitbit Introduction
 
Visit 4 (~ 20 minutes)
  • Qualitative survey via phone
  • Electronic surveys
Compensation
Up to $60 for completion of all visits.
How to determine initial eligibility?
Call us at (515) 294-5230 or email us at wellex@iastate.edu to do our 20-minute phone screener to determine initial eligibility.
Compensation
$40 for completion of Visit 2 and $40 for completing Visit 3
How to determine initial eligibility?
Complete a brief online eligibility survey by clicking the button below: