CompletedNot Applicable

Exercise in Gulf War Illness (GWI)

United States50 participantsStarted 2009-07

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if submaximal exercise by bicycle stress tests with pulmonary measurement of VO2MAX plus maximal isometric hand grips on 2 consecutive days causes a higher level of "exertional exhaustion" in GWI compared to healthy veterans (HVets).

Who can participate

Age range38 Years – 86 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Evidence of military enlistment between August 1, 1990 and July 31, 1991, and deployment for 30 consecutive days to: * Persian Gulf waters and adjacent land areas * Other global locations * U.S. only * Status prior to 1990 and 1991: * Active duty * National Guard * Reserves Exclusion Criteria: * Current active duty military personnel * Any one who was not active duty military personnel between August 1, 1990 and July 31, 1991 * HIV/AIDS; pregnancy or lactation; potential hepatitis; drug addiction; chronic inflammatory, infectious, or autoimmune medical illnesses not associated with GWI; incarceration; dementia, other cognitive limitation; or reliance on a care-giver in order to respond to the questionnaires and other study tests. Amputations of one or both hands and forearms will be permitted but hand grip tests will not be tested

What they're measuring

To assess the alterations due to exercise in Gulf War Veterans

Timeframe: 02/2009-09/2012

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01291758

SponsorGeorgetown University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2012-09

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