Tele-Exercise for MERP

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Conditions studied: Burn Pit Exposure

In brief

During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Veterans in combat were exposed to a variety of airborne hazards, including oil well fire smoke, emissions from burn pits, and other substances associated with negative health outcomes, including cardiovascular and pulmonary disease and cancer. More than 40% of Veterans enrolled in the VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR) report functional limitations, such as difficulty running short distances. Veterans with burn pit exposures will benefit from physical activity interventions designed to improve functional ability and overall quality of life. Veterans with significant exposure to burn pits during their overseas military service will have a detailed documentation of their limitations and participate in either a 12-week coach-led tele-exercise intervention or standard of care. This project is designed to improve functional mobility and could be implemented for Veterans with burn pit exposure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07018466

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

100

Starts

2026-08-17

Expected to finish

2030-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-22

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Veteran
• Self-reported exposure to burn pits and/or burn pit smoke during overseas military deployment (at least 6 hours per day during one or more deployments of at least three months)
• ability to interact with study staff using video conferencing technology
• ability to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Musculoskeletal or medical conditions which preclude participation in a tele-exercise program
• Active severe mental health or psychiatric issues, including suicidality
• Severe pulmonary disease (chronic supplemental oxygen), or lobectomy or greater resection
• Myocardial infarction (within 3 months), or exertional or unstable angina
• Uncontrolled systemic hypertension, defined as resting systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 110 at time of most recent evaluation at time of recruitment
• Active systemic treatment for cancer
• Acute care hospitalization within the last 90 days
• End-stage liver or renal disease
• Any other medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude safe participation in tele-exercise, according to the judgment of the investigators

Where it is running

• Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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