Pickleball Studies

People playing pickleball

Are you a pickleball enthusiast? 

We invite you to participate in an exciting study at UCLA: Well-Being and Exercise Behavior Among Pickleball Players (IRB-26-0586)

A woman playing pickleball wearing a white and blue jacket, black skirt, black leggings, and blue hat.

Study Details:

  • Assess psychological Well-Being using the WHO-5 Well-Being Index in adult pickleball players.
  • Assess exercise dependence specific to pickleball using a modified Exercise Dependence Scale and the Exercise Addiction Inventory in adult pickleball players.

Benefits:

  • Help advance research in the pickleball community.

Pickleball Players eligible to participate if they: 

  • Are 18 years of age or older.
  • Play pickleball for at least 150 minutes (2.5 hours) per week.

How to Participate:

  • Answer two brief surveys by clicking below.

Pickleball Dependence

Well-Being WHO-5

Your participation is voluntary, and all information will be confidential. For more information: contact Dr. Sophie Sokolow, UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing, via email or 310-206-3390.  


 

Are you a pickleball enthusiast? We invite you to participate in an exciting new study at UCLA that explores the health benefits of pickleball combined with the innovative AIM7 app. This is your chance to improve your well-being and contribute to valuable research.

AIM7 Home Screen

Pickleball Players eligible to participate if they:

  • Are Ages 18-64 years or Older Adults 65+ years old.
  • Play pickleball for at least 150 minutes (2.5 hours) per week.
  • Own an iPhone and a compatible wearable device (Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Oura).

Study Details:

  • Objective: Assess the impact of AIM7 on sleep quality, stress reduction, and overall well-being.
  • Duration: 3 months.
  • Participation: Regular use of AIM7 to report well-being metrics (i.e., performing the calibration at least 4X times per week). 

Benefits:

  • Help advance research in the pickleball community.
  • Receive a free lifetime AIM7 subscription if eligible.

How to Join:

  1. Complete a brief eligibility survey by clicking here.
  2. After completing the survey, if eligible, participants will receive a promo code for a 3-month subscription to the AIM7 app, in order to record their well-being metrics via AIM7 during the duration of the study. Watch the tutorial on how to record your well-being metrics in the AIM7 app.

Improve your health and support research – join us today! Your participation is voluntary, and all information will be confidential. For more information: contact Dr. Sophie Sokolow, UCLA School of Nursing, ssokolow@sonnet.ucla.edu, 310-206-3390.

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