Reale-Time Lab

03/02/2024

This survey will assess your eligibility for the larger longitudinal study.

01/12/2024

We have a new study that is looking at how parenting practices may protect against children's emotional struggles. Please share and consider participating by clicking on the link below 🙂

https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6g5mGxKGz5Ll930

03/05/2023

Dr. Dvorak here :)

We've had a number of older adults participate in our study of Medical Cannabis. I am preparing a talk for an upcoming conference, and wanted to share an abstract of our findings thus far. It's worth noting that this is not the full sample, as we are still collecting data, but we were asked to provide some preliminary findings. These results are based on 84 older adults, over 1,000 days of data, with roughly 5,000 daily assessments. Results are below...

Older adults account for a disproportional amount of medical costs. Conditions such as pain, emotional distress, and malnutrition are common in this population. Treatment for these conditions has been purported by Medical Cannabis (MC). Cannabis legalization is becoming widely accepted. MC may offer an important alternative approach to treating such conditions, and may reduce polypharmacy, a significant issue in this population. Furthermore, reports indicate a growing acceptance of MC among older adults, and an increase in their use of MC as a way to treat common and persistent medical and psychiatric symptoms. However, there are several issues associated with the proliferation of MC, particularly in this population. Due to a lack of rigorous randomized control studies, the efficacy of MC remains unclear. The current study examines physical (pain, nausea, appetite) and psychiatric (trauma, anxiety, depression) symptoms before and after medical cannabis use at the momentary level in older adults (M = 61.41, SD = 2.11). Participants with medical cannabis cards were enrolled in a 15-day ecological momentary assessment study. They completed up to 6 surveys per day assessing physical and psychiatric symptoms and MC use in the moment. Data were analyzed using a multilevel latent trajectory model that examined depression, anxiety, trauma symptoms, nausea, loss of appetite, and pain across the day. The model included time of day (time), day separated by pre- and post- use (use), and an interaction of the time x use to model trajectories across the day. For every symptom, there was a significant and robust effect of medical cannabis (ps =

11/09/2022

It’s good to see states like Maryland and Missouri recognize that Cannabis can have medical uses while also being used as a recreational substance by responsible adults. Watching these dominoes fall across the country over the last decade has been an interesting social experiment.

11/04/2022

We currently have 4 paid research studies. The link below will take you our lab page where you can view requirements for all 4.

Phase 1: A 20-minute online survey on factors related to cannabis use, thoughts, and emotions. This survey serves as a screening survey for Phase 2. There is no compensation for Phase 1.   

11/03/2022

We are recruiting for a new study starting today! Please feel free to tag/share with friends.

We are recruiting for older adults that currently have a legal card (from any US state) for the use of medical cannabis. You have to be 55+ y/o to participate.

The study pays up to $100 if you qualify.

To see if you qualify, please complete this survey (note that the survey takes ~15 minutes to complete):

https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1T9Fhxjv6LEfnvM

08/17/2022

The REALE-TIME lab is still looking for participants for a research study. We are inviting people to participate in a study on alcohol use and sociocultural factors. The purpose of this study is to observe the interaction between various sociocultural factors that individuals experience and alcohol related issues that may occur while drinking.

Based on answers in the initial screen, participants may be eligible for the second phase of our study for which they could earn up to $50. If they qualify, we will contact them.

If you have any questions about this study, please email [email protected].

You can complete the Phase I survey by following this link:
http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25nXXZnIJbLk37o

08/17/2022

The REALE-TIME Lab at the University of Central Florida is seeking adults for an online study on eating behavior, including the influence of mood or other psychological factors. This study is two parts:

Phase 1: A 20-minute survey on factors related to eating behavior, thoughts, and emotions. This survey serves as a screening survey for Phase 2. There is no compensation for Phase 1.

Phase 2: Eligible participants randomly selected from Phase 1 complete one-time 1 hour virtual lab visit via a HIPAA-secure Zoom link to confirm eligibility and a 10-day study with 1-3 minute surveys several times per day, completed via phone. It is possible that participants may be ineligible to participate in the study after the virtual lab visit. Participants in Phase 2 can earn up to $70 in Amazon gift cards for their participation in the 10-day phone survey portion of the study.

For questions, please contact the REALE-TIME Lab at [email protected].

https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_38eEC0PIfGEZOOq

08/17/2022

Welcome to the page for the Reale-Time Lab (RTL) at the University of Central Florida. My name is Rob Dvorak, and I'm the Director of the lab.

We conduct research on a variety of behaviors. Our research aims to understand factors that increase or decrease the risk of negative outcomes for a variety of issues.

In addition to our active studies below, we have several more studies going live in the coming weeks.

Please like our page to see paid research studies as they become available :)