Health - Healthy males required for UCT Genetic Study on pain perception
On sakhisizwe today, we spoke to Keelyn van Breda - Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
masters student about her study regarding the genetic and psychological
association of pain perception in ultra-endurance athletes. The University of
Cape Town and Medical Research Council’s Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Research Unit is recruiting volunteers for a study that aims to investigate a
specific gene within the human since this gene has been shown to have an
association with pain perception and certain personality traits. Interested
participants should be male of Caucasian descent between the ages of 25 and 50
years, exercise no more than twice a week (no more than 20 –30mins
running/cycling/swimming), not have competed for the past 3 years or
participated in any endurance exercise such as running, cycling, swimming of
more than 30 minutes. Volunteers will be required to complete three
psychological questionnaires, accessing specific personality traits and
donating 5ml venous blood through the veni-puncture of a forearm vein. For
further information send an email to keelyn6@gmail.com
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