Clinical trials: Gulf War Veterans' Illness, open to volunteers
Gulf War Syndrome
GWICTIC: NAC Mechanistic Study in Gulf War Veterans
This mechanistic study will test if NAC affects chronic oxidative stress and depletion of antioxidants in GWI participants. Blood specimen collection and neuroimaging will be used to determine whether NAC affects serum…
- Trial name
- NAC (NCT04987775)
- Testing
- N-Acetyl Cysteine
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Gulf War Illness
NIH Investigative Deep Phenotyping Study of Gulf War Veteran Health (Project NIH IN-DEPTH)
Background: Gulf War illness (GWI) affects up to 210,000 U.S. veterans who served in the Middle East during the Gulf War in 1990-1991.
- Trial name
- NCT05375812
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Gulf War Illness
Resistant Potato Starch to Alleviate GWI
Gulf War Illness (GWI) affects an estimated 25-32% of the over 700,000 coalition troops deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of the First Gulf War.
- Trial name
- NCT05820893
- Testing
- Resistant Potato Starch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Gulf War Illness
Study of Bacopa in Gulf War Illness Patients
Gulf War Illness is a condition that affects multiple major organ systems, resulting in a diverse array of symptoms that include debilitating fatigue, memory and cognition difficulties, headaches, sleep disturbances…
- Trial name
- NCT04927338
- Testing
- BacoMind® (Bacopa monnieri standardized extract)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Gulf War Syndrome
Clinical Evaluation of Montelukast in Veterans With Gulf War Illness
The study addresses the pre-clinical promise of Montelukast (MLK) for improving brain function in veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI).
- Trial name
- (GWI) (NCT05992311)
- Testing
- Montelukast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Persian Gulf Syndrome, Gulf War Syndrome
Confirming the Effects of Acupuncture Treatments to Relieve Symptoms of Gulf War Illness
This unblinded Phase II clinical trial will test the effects of individualized acupuncture treatments offered in extant acupuncture practices in the community; practitioners will have had at least 5 years of experience plus…
- Conditions
- Persian Gulf Syndrome, Gulf War Syndrome, Multiple Chronic Illnesses, Occupational Diseases
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT06716411)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Gulf War Syndrome, Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
Growth Hormone Replacement in Veterans With GWI and AGHD (GWIT)
The goal of the GWIT Study is to assess whether growth hormone replacement therapy is a safe and effective treatment for veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI) and adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD).
- Trial name
- GWIT (NCT05355272)
- Testing
- Recombinant human growth hormone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine