Impact of Exercise Training on Pain and Brain Function in Gulf War Veterans
CompletedNot applicableNCT01350492
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study is intended to test the influence of weight training on physical symptoms, physical activity and brain structure and function in Gulf War Veterans with chronic widespread muscle pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Impact of Exercise Training on Pain and Brain Function in Gulf War Veterans
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Resistance Exercise Training
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Start date
- 2013-04-16
- Primary completion
- 2019-06-18
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 35 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran of the Persian Gulf War * Chronic muscle pain Exclusion Criteria: * Regular participation in resistance exercise * Color blindness * Claustrophobia * Medical conditions that could explain the Veteran's pain * Use of exclusionary drugs 3 weeks prior to testing * Major depressive disorder with melancholic features * Substance abuse * Schizophrenia * Bipolar disorder
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01350492