Researchers are looking for volunteers for a study of how men and women tolerate combined exercise-heat
stress. Physically fit men and women ages 18-50 may be eligible to participate.
This study involves at most, 16 days of visits to the laboratory after screening procedures. This may be as few
as 14 days for completion of all aspects of the study; there are multiple options for participation in different
aspects of the study that vary in time committed and corresponding compensation.
During your visits, you will be asked to complete cognitive and physical performance tests and exercise in a hot
and humid laboratory space each day while being monitored. You will have standard measures of fitness and
body composition measured, such as VO2max testing and body fat testing by DXA.
The information from this DoD and DARPA funded study will be important to understanding men and
women’s performance in the military, elite sports, occupational settings, and in cases in which people are
exposed to hot and humid environments with physical activity requirements.
Some eligibility restrictions related to safety apply.
For more information, please contact Monique Marcelino at monique.marcelino@uconn.edu
This research is conducted under the direction of Principal Investigators Dr. Douglas Casa and Dr.
Elaine Lee in the Department of Kinesiology. This study has been reviewed by the IRB, BRANY #23-02-
806-910
For more information, contact: Monique Marcelino at monique.marcelino@uconn.edu