Open Research study on activity patterns and autonomic dysfunction, Stony Brook Medicine

I saw this in a SolveME Facebook post:

Study Alert: Our friends at Stony Brook Medicine are looking for volunteers to participate in a research study on activity patterns and autonomic dysfunction, specifically males who have #MECFS. The 15-day home-based study will involve doing two 6-min walks at home, wearing an activity + heart monitor, and filling our web diary symptom questionnaires.
Participants will be paid up to $100. To learn more, call 631-638-0056 or email cfsresearchlab@gmail.com

 

I wonder why they want men to participate?

 

The link to the Facebook post was not working when I looked.

I did a search and found this on clinicaltrials.gov - I think it's the same study?

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02948556

Study uses Fukuda criteria.

I also found this "companion study"

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03331419

I am NOT great at reading comprehension when it comes to medical research and I may have made a mistake - but I thought I'd pass on these links, just in case.

 

The post was shared again (after the original one disappeared) but this time with a different email address, so I updated my post!