Purpose of the study: to develop a wearable sensor that can measure the concentration of chloride ions in sweat and that could be used for diagnosis and clinical management of individuals with cystic fibrosis.
Location: Tests will be performed in Croft Hall G10 in the Searson Lab.
Study procedures: Participants will be asked to exercise on a stationary bike at a fixed level of effort for up to 70 minutes while wearing one or more sensors, along with a conventional wearable fitness sensor to measure physiological parameters such as heart rate.
Eligibility criteria: Healthy individuals (male and female); 18-50 years old who work out at least two times per week; Hopkins student or employee.
Benefits to participants: $20 Amazon gift card upon completion of test.
Time commitment: Each test will consist of 85 minutes of exercise, but full test takes 2.5 hours. At least one visit will be required for each participant. Participants completing multiple visits will be restricted to a maximum of one test per day.
Principal investigator: Peter Searson, Institute for NanoBioTechnology, 100 Croft Hall, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
For more information: Grant Kitchen, searsonsweattest@gmail.com or call/text 443-796-5990.
