Exercise in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 38 - 86 |
| Updated: | 3/1/2014 |
| Start Date: | July 2009 |
| End Date: | September 2012 |
| Contact: | Yin Zheng, MS |
| Email: | gwiresearch@georgetown.edu |
| Phone: | 202-687-8231 |
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).
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).
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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
Exclusion Criteria:
- 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
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