Examining the Effect of Mental Health Disorders on Vascular Function and Exercise Tolerance

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Mental Health Disorders

In brief

Specific Aim #1: Examining the impact of mental health disorders (PTSD and GAD) on peripheral vascular function and sympathetic nervous system activity in young individuals. Specific Aim #2: Examining the impact of mental health disorders (PTSD and GAD) on peripheral hemodynamics and metabolic byproducts during small muscle mass exercise in young individuals. Specific Aim #3: Examining the impact of mental health disorders (PTSD and GAD) on exercise tolerance, peripheral hemodynamics and metabolic byproducts during large muscle mass exercise in young individuals.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03216980

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

40

Starts

2017-05-15

Expected to finish

2021-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• apparently healthy and free of overt cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease
• for PTSD group, a score of ≥ 33 on PCL-5 checklist
• for GAD group, a score of ≥ 10 on the GAD-7 self-report scale

You may not qualify if…

• taking medications that could influence cardiovascular function
• limited English proficiency

Where it is running

• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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