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Exercise in Gulf War Illness (GWI)

NCT01291758 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2019-08-06

No results posted yet for this study

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).

Conditions

  • Gulf War Illness
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Submaximal bicycle exercise stress tests performed 24 hr apart

Submaximal bicycle exercise stress tests were performed for 25 min at 70% predicted heart rate, then ramped up to 85% predicted heart rate. Subjects could stop when they felt they had reached their maximum effort if before reaching 85% predicted heart rate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

    collaborator FED

  • Georgetown University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James N Baraniuk, MD · Georgetown University

Eligibility

Min Age
38 Years
Max Age
86 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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