Rhabdomyolysis in Basic Training

Completed

Conditions studied: Exertional Rhabdomyolysis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to: 1. develop a normative database for serum creatine kinase (CK) responses to basic military training (BMT); 2. determine the incidence of exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) among a large cohort of recruits undergoing BMT; 3. assess the impact of climate on the incidence of ER during BMT; 4. determine the incidence of candidate genes that may be associated with an increased risk of ER.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00601029

Run by

Martin Army Community Hospital

People needed

499

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-04-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Enrolled in Basic Training at Ft. Benning
• Between the ages of 18 and 45
• Active Duty
• Able to speak and read English
• Held in inprocessing seven days or less

You may not qualify if…

• A no answer to any of the above inclusion criteria

Where it is running

• Martin Army Community Hospital — Fort Benning, Georgia, United States

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