Tele-Exercise for MERP
ConditionBurn Pit Exposure
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40+
SponsorVA Office of Research and Development
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Tele-exercise
Other interventionExercise training 3x/week at home. Sessions include circuit exercises of aerobic and resistive training stations which are led remotely.
Standard of Care
Other interventionHealth education discussions and lectures 3x/week led remotely.
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Tele-exerciseActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Standard of CarePlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in VO2peak
physical fitness, units are ml/kg/min
Time frame
Baseline and 12 weeks intervention or control2
Change in 6-minute walk test
distance, units are m
Time frame
Baseline and 12-weeks intervention or controlSecondary outcomes
1
Change in 2-minute step test
physical function, units are number of times
Time frame
Baseline and 12-weeks intervention or controlSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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