Clinical trials: Persian Gulf Syndrome
Gulf War Syndrome
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain Treatment in Gulf War Illness.
The goal of this study is to investigate long-term modulation of pain pathways leading to a suppression of pain symptoms in Gulf War Illness patients by applying transcranial direct current stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT03547869
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Acupuncture in the Treatment of Gulf War Illness
This unblinded Phase II clinical trial tested the effects of individualized acupuncture treatments offered in extant acupuncture practices in the community; practitioners had at least 5 years of experience plus additional…
- Trial name
- NCT01305811
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- New England School of Acupuncture
Gulf War Illness
Effects of Botanical Microglia Modulators in Gulf War Illness
The overall objective of this protocol is to test if Gulf War Illness (GWI) involves chronic inflammation that cannot be measured with typical techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT02909686
- Testing
- Boswellia Serrata, Curcumin, Epimedium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fibromyalgia, Persian Gulf Syndrome
Effects of Low Dose Naltrexone in Fibromyalgia
Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) has been reported anecdotally to reduce the symptoms of Fibromyalgia, a Chronic Multisystem Illness. The drug may work by regulating natural pain-reducing systems.
- Trial name
- NCT00568555
- Testing
- Low Dose Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Gulf War Syndrome
Assessing Neuroinflammation in GWI Using MRS
The primary aim of this study is to determine if Gulf War Illness (GWI) likely involves neuroinflammation. The investigators hypothesize that GWI involves neuroinflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT04638998
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Apnea, Sleep, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Gulf War Illness and the Effect of Nasal CPAP Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine any sleep disordered breathing in veterans with Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) and compare it to healthy normal asymptomatic Gulf War veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT00252629
- Testing
- Nasal CPAP treatment during sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Chronic Pain
rTMS for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in GW1 Veterans
This study was designed to evaluate the effect of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the resolution of Chronic Pain.
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT01608321)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Gulf War Syndrome
This pilot study is a two arm randomized, controlled clinical trial that evaluated whether a standardized Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention reduces symptoms associated with Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) more…
- Trial name
- NCT01267045
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Gulf War Digestive Health Study
The purposes of this study are to estimate the burden of disease due to chronic gastrointestinal illness in PG veterans, to evaluate whether Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth (SBBO) is associated with chronic diarrhea in PG…
- Trial name
- NCT00680836
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Persian Gulf Syndrome, Chronic Sinusitis
Gulf War Illness Nasal Irrigation Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal irrigation with Xylitol or saline are effective in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis and fatigue symptoms associated with Gulf War Illness.
- Conditions
- Persian Gulf Syndrome, Chronic Sinusitis, Fatigue, Acute Sinusitis
- Trial name
- GWINIS (NCT01700725)
- Testing
- Nasal Irrigation - Saline, Nasal Irrigation - Xylitol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Treatment Study of Carnosine Versus Placebo in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
The purpose of this study is to perform a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12 week study of the effects of carnosine on cognitive, psychometric, autonomic, and muscle strength outcomes in 100 GWI subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00810368
- Testing
- Carnosine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University