The rooms and areas that make up the shared laboratory.
Facilities · CeprLab
The lab where it all happens — spaces, equipment, and the science we run on them.
CeprLab brings together three research lines under one roof at the University of Thessaly Lamia campus. Below: the spaces, the instruments, the safety framework, and how to find us.
- 138m² lab area
- 2Spaces
- 30+Instruments
- 2007Established
What is CeprLab
A shared laboratory for clinical exercise physiology and rehabilitation
The Clinical Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Laboratory (CeprLab) is a research lab within the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Thessaly. It hosts three research lines — Pain Science, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation — that share infrastructure, instrumentation, and a clinical-research safety framework.
Lab governance follows the Internal Regulations published under ΦΕΚ 3923/Β/2019. The Director (Prof. Eleni Kapreli) coordinates all research, equipment, and space use; the Senior ΕΤΕΠ member holds the Lab Secretariat, maintaining equipment registers, calibration logs, and booking sheets. Scheduled use prioritises the undergraduate (ΠΠΣ) and postgraduate (ΠΜΣ) teaching programmes; research slots in around them.
Research participants visit by appointment under approved protocols. Academic visitors and prospective collaborators are welcome to schedule a tour. Non-UTH researchers seeking access apply through the Secretariat with Department Assembly approval and Director sign-off.
At a glance
What's in the lab
- 2 regulated spaces · Room 125 + Gymnasium
- 30+ instruments · cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, neurophysiological
- 138 m² Room 125 floor area + shared gymnasium
- 2007 established · ΦΕΚ 2292/Β/2017 · 3923/Β/2019
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Spaces
Featured spaces
The full inventory of rooms, capacities, and floor plans lives in the Downloads archive.
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Room 125 · Main Lab
School of Health Sciences
The main CeprLab room — 138 m² of dedicated lab space hosting the cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, and neurophysiological instrumentation. All three research lines share the room under a Director-approved schedule.
School of Health Sciences · Room 125
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Gymnasium · School of Health Sciences
Shared exercise space
Shared exercise space for cardiopulmonary testing, intervention sessions, and movement-analysis protocols. Used by CeprLab under regulated access alongside Department teaching. Ground-floor locker rooms are available to study participants.
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Featured instruments
Full equipment inventory with manufacturer, model, and calibration status lives in the Downloads archive.
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Metamax Ergospirometry System
Cortex · cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Portable cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) system measuring breath-by-breath oxygen uptake, ventilation, and gas exchange. Central instrument for the Cardiac and Pulmonary lines; also used for participant exercise-tolerance evaluation across studies.
Located in Room 125
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Biopac Exercise Physiology System
Multi-channel data acquisition · ECG · EMG · respiration
Multi-channel physiological data acquisition system supporting ECG, EMG, respiration, and other biosignals. Used across all three lines for synchronised multi-modal measurement during exercise testing, intervention sessions, and lab assessments.
Located in Room 125Safety framework
How we keep the lab safe
All clinical-research activity operates under the lab's Internal Regulations (ΦΕΚ 3923/Β/2019), with documented procedures, supervised access, and per-instrument booking. Four pillars structure the framework.
Ethics-first access
Every equipment use requires Ethics Committee approval (UTH or Department) and a documented research protocol, both checked before signature. No exceptions for student work.
Three-signature governance
Every booking passes through student → supervising faculty → ΕΤΕΠ lender → Director approval, documented per use and archived in the Lab Secretariat. External access also needs Department Assembly approval.
Per-instrument booking
Each instrument carries a booking sheet (φύλλο κράτησης) listing user, contact, time, supervising faculty, and use type. Sheets archive in the Secretariat; misuse triggers loss of access and retraining.
Off-site loan policy
Equipment loans for field use require Director approval. One-week default return; borrower covers damages; two-week maximum with weekly check-in. 24-hour wearables follow specific use-and-return protocols.
Funding acknowledgment
Who funds the work
CeprLab's research, equipment, and infrastructure are supported by EU programmes, Greek national funding, and clinical-research society grants. We acknowledge our funders here and in every publication.
European Union · Erasmus+ KA2
SportsComp · 2023–2026
Hellenic Cardiology Society
TELEWEAR-CR · research grant
Visit the lab
How to find us
CeprLab sits on the University of Thessaly Lamia campus, on the Old National Road between Lamia and Athens. Visits by appointment — academic visitors, collaborators, and research participants are all welcome.
Address
CeprLab · Department of PhysiotherapyUniversity of Thessaly · Lamia campus
3rd km Old National Road Lamia–Athens
35100 Lamia, Greece
Detailed directions by car, train, and bus to the UTH Lamia campus are available on request.
Schedule a visit
- Email — ceprlab@uth.gr
- Phone — +30 22310 60225
- Hours — Mon–Fri · 9:00–17:00
- All visits — by appointment
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Whether you're a prospective collaborator, an academic visitor, or considering joining a clinical-research study, we welcome scheduled visits. Send us a note and we'll find a time.
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