Evaluating the Impact of Focused Muscle Contraction Therapy in U.S. Veterans

Conditions studied

Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Fatigue, Depression

About this study

This research study is being done to investigate if the GH Method exercise program positively affects body composition, improves physical abilities and can improve the overall sense of wellbeing (e.g. depression, PTSD, etc.) in U.S. Veterans. Subjects will be asked to complete 94 total visits (four (4) study testing visits and 90 exercise visits). Enrolled subjects will be tested for fitness, strength, and health risk factors at UIC 4 times and will complete 90 exercise training visits at the GH FITLab over the next 18 months. Subjects will also be asked to complete questionnaires about depression, post-traumatic stress symptoms and thoughts about harming oneself.

Interventions

• Behavioral: Investigate the effects of an exercise intervention on U.S. Veterans. — Enrolled subjects will be asked to complete 94 total visits (4 study testing visits and 90 exercise visits). They will be tested for fitness, strength, and health risk factors at UIC 4 times and will complete 90 exercise training visits at the GH FITLab over the next 18 months.

Primary outcomes

• Rate at which exercise will change body composition (18 months)
• Rate at which exercise will change body composition (18 months)

Eligibility information

Study locations

• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612 United States