Stanford Study on PEM and Crashes Recruiting

[Rebeccare]

I recently saw that Snyder Lab at Stanford University is recruiting people for their study on PEM and crashes. Participants have to be in the United States with ME/CFS, Long Covid, or chronic Lyme, and must have PEM that lasts at least 24 hours. It looks like they'll send you a kit to collect fingerprick blood samples, a FitBit, and a S-Patch which collects ECG data as well as daily questionnaires.

https://snyderlabs.stanford.edu/crashcourse/

 

[Rufous McKinney]

Thats really exciting!

I am possibly going to not be around for some months. Visiting my daughter.

Darn I'd really really like to participate. yeah, I can't send them back blood samples from afar.

 

[Pyrrhus]

The Snyder lab seems to have an interest in using wearable technology for health purposes.

Here is some more brief info about this study:

Individuals with Long COVID, ME/CFS, or PTLDS may experience symptom flares accompanied by profound fatigue that is triggered by activity, stress, or other factors. These flares, symptoms and fatigue are called post-exertional malaise (PEM) or a “crash”.

The Crash Course study aims to understand why crashes occur, the differences in crashes between and within individuals, and ultimately how to predict and prevent crashes using wearable devices.

 

[andyguitar]

I recently saw that Snyder Lab at Stanford University is recruiting people for their study on PEM and crashes.

Looks like pretty useful research.