Are you a gamer? Come play 2 hours of Overwatch or Valorant as we investigate the impact of gaming and caffeine on heart health.
Who:
- Healthy individuals aged 18-35
- Non-smokers, without any known cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease
- Taking no medications that affect blood clotting
- Gaming experience with use of mouse and keyboard
- Female participants must have had regular menstrual cycles for the past 3 months
What:
We are studying cardiovascular responses to caffeine and e-gaming
- You will sit at a desk with a monitor, mouse, keyboard, and headset for 2 hours playing Valorant or Overwatch
- Blood samples will be taken before and after gaming bout
- During each visit you will consume either caffeine or a placebo
- You will be asked to avoid food and drink other than water for 8 hours, caffeine, exercise, nicotine, and alcohol for 24 hours prior to each lab visit.
- Expected time commitment is two lab visits (~3.5 hours each, separated by at least 24 hours)
Where: ·
- Health and Physical Activities Building, Ball State Universitty
- Integrative Exercise Physiology Laboratory
- Parking is available if coming from off campus
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If you are interested in participating in this study or would like more information regarding this study, please email iepl@bsu.edu