Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Christopher Sciamanna
Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr, Department: Internal Medicine/medicine
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Band Up, Inc.
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Sciamanna holds equity interest in a start-up company, Band Up, Inc., incorporated in January 2018. The company was begun to investigate the possibility of creating an exercise service for older adults. Dr. Sciamanna recently began discussions with the University regarding a potential licensing agreement for his copyrighted PlayFit exercise program, Penn State Research Foundation intellectual property. The PlayFit exercise program may potentially be licensed to Band Up, Inc.
Comparative effectiveness of social physical play and traditional exercise programming
Public Health Relevance Fewer than 1 in 10 middle-aged US adults get the recommended amount of aerobic physical activity and, while studies agree that people who enjoy exercise more are more likely to become active, no study to our knowledge has tested whether a program designed specifically to increase enjoyment, would lead to greater gains in activity and fitness. We have developed such a program, consisting of modified sports, and will test its impact in this study, versus Group Fitness classes. If the modified sports program shows greater gains in enjoyment, adherence and fitness, this could lead to a change in programs offered at fitness centers and to a change in advice given by health care providers to their patients who can benefit from becoming more active.
Filed on May 07, 2019.
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