Frequently Asked Questions
We often get a lot of questions from prospective research participants. The FAQs and their respective answers below serve to help you as a prospective or current study participant. If you have a question that is not answered here on this page, feel free to email Dr. Jennifer Huberty directly at jen@calm.com.
Calm is committed to developing evidence-based sleep and mindfulness resources, informed by rigorous scientific research.
Dr. Huberty has worked with moms who have experienced stillbirth, middle-aged women, adults with sleep disturbances, blood cancer patients (bone marrow transplant and myeloproliferative neoplasm [MPN] patients), pregnant women, major league baseball players, and college students, to name just some of the populations she has worked with.
To learn more about ongoing studies, please visit the "Research Studies" page. You can also learn more about the research that Calm does by visiting https://business.calm.com/science.
To learn more about studies being led by Dr. Huberty that are currently open and enrolling participants, please visit the "Research Studies" page. Here, we provide links to eligibility surveys for our open and enrolling studies. A member of our research team will be in touch with you regarding your eligibility for the study within which you completed an eligibility survey.
The outcomes of Dr. Huberty's research are primarily health-based, including physical, mental, and emotional health outcomes. However, working with the Calm app, we also assess the feasibility (i.e., ability to do so) of delivering app-based interventions to people using Calm.
The majority of Dr. Huberty's interventions are conducted entirely remotely through the Calm app.
Participation is voluntary and you may decide to stop participating at any time and for any reason. All of our studies are approved by the Institutional Review Board at Arizona State University or the BRANY independent Institutional Review Board.
Randomized is used to describe a research study that hopes to compare two or more different treatments or procedures. Randomized means that you will be assigned to a study group by chance and not by choice.
Compensation varies from study to study. Types of compensation may include: incentives, program memberships, gift cards, cash, or eligibility for prize drawings. Many studies also include study materials such as exercise equiptment or fitness trackers.
There is no more than minimal risk associated with participation in most of our research studies as they typically involve physical activity or mindfulness-based interventions. All risks to participants can be found in the informed consent document for each study. Participation is voluntary and participants are free to withdraw at any time.
Most studies require participants be 18 years or older. Dr. Huberty does occasionally conduct research involving children that are under the age of 18.
There is no cost to participate in a study.