Exercise in Gulf War Illness (GWI)

Completed

Conditions studied: Gulf War Illness, Persian Gulf Syndrome

In brief

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).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01291758

Run by

Georgetown University

People needed

50

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-06

Who can join

Age: 38 and older, up to 86. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Georgetown University — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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