Get involved
Get involved
To be eligible to participate, you must be:
- Aged 25 – 70 years
- Not currently acutely unwell
- No recent major surgery
- Ability to fast (ie, not eat/drink, other than water) for 4 hours
- Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Have access to and exclusive use of a smartphone.
Eligible participants will be invited to attend the Participant Assessment Research Centre (‘PARC’) in Carlton, to provide their biological samples and complete physical measures, questionnaires and a health interview. It will take about 3.5 hours.
The PARC is located within the Australian College of Optometry, at 374 Cardigan Street, Carlton, VIC.
What happens if I take part?
We will ask participants to install an app on their smart phones, and wear a (provided) smart watch to allow us to collect information about your body’s movement and function (eg, heart rate, sleep cycles, daily step count) over the following 14 days. We will also provide you with a kit and a reply-paid envelope to take home, and ask that you collect and send back a poo sample following your visit.
Following their study visit, participants may choose to receive some individual health reports, such as an overview of their eye health, hearing, oral (mouth/teeth) health, and dietary intake.
This study is being conducted by the University of Melbourne and affiliated researchers. The study has been approved by the University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC #28434).