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Call for participants: Postmenopausal women needed for nutrition study
5 February
- For Staff and Students
- Research participant call-outs
We are looking for participants to join a new research study at the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. Our research explores whether consuming a single high-fat meal enriched with a special milk fat can affect markers of heart health and brain function in postmenopausal women.
Who can take part?
We are looking for women who are:
- Postmenopausal women (no periods for at least 1 year)
- Aged 50 and 75 years
- Carrying more weight than they might like (body mass index (BMI) between 25-40 kg/m²)
- Not on hormone replacement therapy
- Not diabetic and not taking medications that could affect blood pressure or cholesterol (including statins)
What’s involved?
You’ll visit the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) for:
- A 60-minute screening visit
- An 80-90 minute familiarisation visit
- Two full study visits (about eight hours each, after an overnight fast)
On study visits, you will:
- Consume of a high-fat meal (pancakes and a milkshake)
- Have blood sample taken using a small flexible tube placed in your arm
- Complete non-invasive tests of heart and blood vessel health
- Do short computer-based tasks to assess mood and brain function
You will receive a small reimbursement for your time and participation.
This study has been reviewed according to procedures specified by the University Research Ethics (Human Participants) Sub-Committee and has been given a favourable opinion for conduct (Ref No: 18721).
Contact Aisha Borkar a.s.borkar@lboro.ac.uk or Dr Oonagh Markey O.Markey@lboro.ac.uk for more information or to take part.
Posted by Aisha Borkar (extension +447555467356)