Clinical trials: Burn Pit Exposure
Burn Pit Exposure, Airborne Hazard Exposure
Project PHOENIX: Molecular Signatures of Burn Pit Exposure
Project PHOENIX is an observational clinical research study designed to characterize molecular, genomic, cellular, and functional features in blood specimens from former U.S.
- Conditions
- Burn Pit Exposure, Airborne Hazard Exposure, Veteran Health, Deployment-Related Toxic Exposure
- Trial name
- PHOENIX (NCT07562243)
- Testing
- Prior Burn Pit Exposure, No Known Burn Pit Exposure
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creative Medical Technology Holdings Inc
Open Burn Pit Exposure
DNA Methylation Markers in Veterans Exposed to Open Burn Pits
Background: The VA and DoD estimate that 3.5 million Veterans and Service Members were exposed to open burn pits used for waste disposal during military deployments to countries such as Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq since 1990.
- Trial name
- NCT06305091
- Testing
- Health survey for physical and mental health comorbidities, epigenetic marker and heavy metals in blood and urine samples
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
PFAS, Environmental Exposures
Use of Bile Acid Binding Resins to Decrease PFAS Levels Via Colesevalem in Veterans Study
The goal of this study is to test the efficacy and feasibility of Colesevelam administration (50% of the recommended dose) to reduce serum PFAS concentration in the Veteran population who have serum PFAS levels that exceed the…
- Conditions
- PFAS, Environmental Exposures, Occupational Exposure to Chemicals, Military Exposure
- Trial name
- PAVERS (NCT07592858)
- Testing
- Colesevelam
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Burn Pit Exposure
Tele-Exercise for MERP
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…
- Trial name
- TEMPO (NCT07018466)
- Testing
- Tele-exercise, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cancer
Burn Pit Exposure in Veterans: A Cancer Screening Pilot Study at the Inova Saville Cancer Screening & Prevention Center
The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility and participant satisfaction associated with a more intensive cancer screening regimen in veterans exposed to burn pits.
- Trial name
- NCT07485322
- Testing
- Avantect Multi-Cancer Detection Test, Nasal Swab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services