CHAMP Research Studies

Human Studies

• A Pilot Study of Androgen Use Prevalence in Special Operations Forces
• Adverse Event Reporting among Various Health Professionals
• Biomarkers and Biomechanics Associated with Injury-Mediated Osteoarthritis
• Comprehensive Soldier Fitness: Physical and Nutritional Resilience Metrics
• Does Sustaining an Ankle Sprain Increase Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Military Cadets?
• Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Biopsychosocial Outcomes Related to TBI
• Effects of Caffeine and Heat Exposure on Exercise Induced Creatine Kinase
• Effects of Heat and Strenuous Activity:  Microbiome and Blood Hemostasis
• Effects of Vitamin D on Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Immune Function in Marine Recruits
• Evaluation of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation for Optimizing Bone Health during Corps Recruit Training
• Exertional Heat Illness: Biomarkers for Prediction and Return to Duty
• Human-Dog Interactions: Neuroendocrine and Physiological Alterations in Service Members with PTSD who Train Service Dogs
• Mindfulness Training in Special Operations Forces
• Performance Enhancing Supplement Use in Special Operations Forces
• Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lower-Extremity Injury Prevention Program in US Military Academy Cadets
• Reducing Injury with Training Enhancement, Targeted Rehabilitation, and Core Conditioning
• Sickle Cell Trait: Ethnic, Physiologic, and Genetic Variability to Exertion
• Soldier Medic Mettle Study: Secondary Data Analysis
• The Effects of a Neuromuscular Training Program on Reducing the Incidence of Lower Extremity Stress Fractures in Military Service Members
• The Green Road Project - Healing Effects of Nature
• The Military Entrance Processing Screen To Assess Risk of Training (MEPSTART):  Predicting and Preventing Musculoskeletal Injury in Basic Training Recruits
• Validation of the CHAMP VO2max Treadmill Test and the Modified Queen’s College Step Test as a Measure of Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Validity, Utility, and Reliability of an Algorithm to Help Select Safe Dietary Supplements

Program Evaluation Studies

• Development of a Physical Performance Training Application
• Effects of Healthy Cooking on Food Choice Behaviors, Nutrition Status, and Psychological State in Wounded Warriors and Their Families
• Evaluate Client Satisfaction with the Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) Program
• Evaluation of the Effect of Spiritual Interventions/Services in Mediation of Adverse Psychological and Social Outcomes
• Evaluation of the Physical Performance Program on Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) Domain Outcome Measures
• Outcome Metrics for the Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) Domains
  

Animal Studies

• Application of Low-dose Inhaled Carbon Monoxide to Attenuate Diet-induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Rats
• Biomarkers for Detection of Heat Intolerance in Mice
• Breeding Colonies for Susceptibility in Heat and High Fat Diet (Mice)
• Cognition and Memory in Rats: Impact of Various Diets: Ketones, Low Carbohydrate and Low Fat Diets
• Development of Neuroprotection Strategies for Brain Injury using Rat Models
• Evaluating the Metabolic Profile of High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice
• Evaluation of Behavioral and Physiological Changes in Mice Fed a High Fat Diet

Cell Culture Studies

• Effects of Dietary Supplements on Muscle Heat Tolerance