Pickleball Studies

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Now Recruiting

Well-Being and Exercise Behavior Among Pickleball Players

We are currently recruiting adult pickleball players who play at least 150 minutes per week to complete two brief online surveys on well-being and exercise-related behaviors.

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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.  

IRB#26-0586

Impact of the Pickleball Trainer App on Sleep, Stress, and Overall Well-Being
in Adult Players

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.

IRB#24-000809