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Interactive video gaming to improve balance and decrease risk of falls.
Loughborough University, GB
In this study, we aim to determine whether playing interactive videogames on a balance board using a Nintendo Wii device can help improve older adults balance and decrease their risk of falls. We chose to concentrate on videogames because in recent research older adult have reported being bored,...
- 40 Min(s) to complete
- Sincere Gratitude
- Experiment
- University Rd, Loughborough LE11, UK
13 January 2020 Requirements- For a study on the impact of exergames (exercise + gaming) on Postural control and the risk of falls
- Elderly aged 65+ years, preferably with a history of falls and balance problems and no neurological disorder.
- Participants will play a series of interactive videogames aimed to enhance their ability to balance and prevent further falls.
- Assessment: The study will require three assessment sessions: one before the start of the training, one after the end of the training, and one 60–90 days after the training. Each session will last for approximately an hour.
- Training: The study will require eight weeks of training, 1–3 times a week; each training session will last for approximately 30 min.
- Participants will be expected to attend the sessions at Loughborough University NCSEM.
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Reading log and critical thinking research
University College London, GB
This study will entail taking a 30min critical thinking test, and then keeping a log of the main fiction and nonfiction texts you read for a period of 2 weeks, and then taking the test a second time. Unless you are assigned to the control group, you would also be given 5 set texts to read (about...
- 2 Week(s) to complete
- £15 book voucher
- Online Questionnaire
- Online
06 January 2020 Requirements- Adults (18 years plus)
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Understanding straight-identifying men who sometimes have sex with men
University College London, GB
Researchers at UCL would like to talk to men who describe themselves as straight or heterosexual, and who sometimes have sex or sexual contact with other men. Participation will involve a one-hour confidential interview in-person or over the phone. Our aim is to better understand their sexual...
- 60 Min(s) to complete
- £20 Love2Shop voucher
- Interview
- Online
15 January 2020 Requirements- Males living in the UK.
- Aged 18 years or older.
- Describe yourself as heterosexual or straight.
- Have had some form of sexual contact with another man in the past.
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