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Do you dread your annual mammogram? Are you tempted to avoid the whole uncomfortable ordeal? Do you wonder whether there will ever be “a better way”?
Enroll in our study and help identify new opportunities to make mammograms a more comfortable procedure.
This research aims to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze the stresses experienced by women during a mammogram procedure. The information gained will be used to identify strategies to help reduce mammogram discomfort. Participants will make a single visit to the GP Musculoskeletal System Modeling Lab on the UConn Storrs campus. The visit will take approximately 90 minutes.
Confidential participation in the study involves:
To participate in this study, you must be:
Compensation
$100 after completing the protocol
UConn IRB Protocol H20-0146
Principal Investigator: Krystyna Gielo-Perczak, Ph.D.,
Biomedical Engineering Department,
The GP Musculoskeletal System Modeling Lab, Room 215 and Room 213 C,
Bronwell Bldg., 260 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT
Email: Krystyna.Gielo-Perczak@uconn.edu
For more information, and to determine your eligibility for the study, please email raghavi.shanmuganathan@uconn.edu