Clinical trials: War Injury
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Randomized Control Trial of Group Intervention With Former War-affected Boys in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The purpose of this study is to evaluate, in a randomised control trial (RCT), the effectiveness of group-based, trauma-focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TF-CBT) in reducing psychological distress in former child soldiers and…
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Conduct Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01494831
- Testing
- TF-CBT
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Stress Disorders, Post Traumatic, Brain Injuries
Mind-Body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War Zone Stress in Military and Veteran Populations
The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in mind-body skills groups by veterans who have experienced a stressful war-related situation and have symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will improve…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post Traumatic, Brain Injuries, Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01093053
- Testing
- Mind-Body Skills Groups, Standard Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Chronic Pain, PTSD
Management of Chronic Pain and PTSD in Gulf War Veterans With tDCS+Prolonged Exposure
Gulf War Veterans (a DoD/VA defined service era corresponding to the first Gulf War under operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield 1990-1991), especially those who present with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), are…
- Trial name
- NCT04236284
- Testing
- Home-based tDCS, Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
PTSD
A Lay-Led Intervention for War and Refugee Related Trauma
This study will examine the initial efficacy and feasibility of a program called Islamic Trauma Healing by conducting a small RCT (N = 60) comparing Islamic Trauma Healing in an U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT03502278
- Testing
- Islamic Trauma Healing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Problem Behavior, Aggression
Mind-Body Skills Groups for Behavioral and Emotional Problems in War-Traumatized Male Adolescents in Gaza
The purpose of this study is to determine whether war-traumatize male adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems who participate in mind-body skills groups will have improvement in behavioral and emotional problems…
- Conditions
- Problem Behavior, Aggression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02671487
- Testing
- Mind-Body Skills Groups
- Where
- Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Gulf War Syndrome
START & STOPP in GWI
Gulf War Illness (GWI) veterans were divided into 2 pathophysiological groups based on their orthostatic tachycardia responses after submaximal exercise.
- Trial name
- START (NCT03560830)
- Testing
- 2 submaximal exercise stress tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Gulf War Syndrome, Gulf War Illness
Validating Gulf War Illness Blood Biomarkers
The investigators goals are to identify blood lipids/metabolites that correlate with cognitive decline in the presence of the APOE ε4 allele among veterans with GWI.
- Trial name
- NCT05736146
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roskamp Institute Inc.
War Injury
Impact on Performance of the Use of a Digital Cognitive Aid in Simulated Crisis and Stress Situations
The previous investigators' studies (MAX, Lelaidier et al, BJA 2017, \& SIMMAXMARCHERYAN) clearly showed that the use of a digital cognitive aid in the hand of the leader significantly improves the management of anaesthesia and…
- Trial name
- NCT03839017
- Testing
- SIMMAXMARCHERYAN2
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CEJKA Jean-Christophe
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
Persian Gulf Syndrome, Occupational Exposure
Investigate Olfactory Functioning as a Possible Proxy for Neurotoxic Exposure in Cohorts of Deployed and Non-Deployed Gulf War-Era Veterans.
Significant subsets of military veterans have reported such health problems as headache, joint pain, fatigue, and memory/concentration difficulties subsequent to their participation in the Gulf War.
- Trial name
- NCT00007514
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Perinatal Mental Health, Reproductive Behavior
Women's Reproductive Choices and Mental Health During Pregnancy and After Birth in Wartime Ukraine
The goal of this observational study is to learn how war affects reproductive decisions and perinatal mental health in Ukrainian women.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mental Health, Reproductive Behavior, Women, Cohort Studies
- Trial name
- NCT07551934
- Testing
- Psychological Assessment, Routine Clinical Data Collection
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A Study of Brain Aging in Vietnam War Veterans
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common combat related problems and may be associated with a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- DOD-ADNI (NCT01687153)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Family Mindfulness-based Intervention in War-affected Families, Intergenerational Trauma
FMBI With War-affected Families
This study has two central research questions: 1) Is implementing a family mindfulness-based intervention with war-affected immigrant families through community based participatory research methods feasible?; and 2) Does the…
- Conditions
- Family Mindfulness-based Intervention in War-affected Families, Intergenerational Trauma, War-Related Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT05241314
- Testing
- Learning to BREATHE, After Deployment Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Spinal Cord Injuries, Rehabilitation
Feasibility of Home-Based Rehabilitation on Body Composition, Some Anthropometric Measures and Muscular Strength After Interruption 4-5 Years of Spinal Cord Injury: Serial Cases Study on ISIS War Survivors in Iraq
Feasibility of Home-Based Rehabilitation on Body Composition, some Anthropometric Measures and Muscular Strength after interruption 4-5 years of Spinal Cord Injury: Serial Cases Study on ISIS War Survivors in Iraq Summary…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Rehabilitation, Exercises
- Trial name
- HBRP-SCI (NCT06230627)
- Testing
- Home-Based Rehabilitation rogram
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mosul
Gulf War Illness, Persian Gulf Syndrome
Exercise in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
The purpose of this study is to determine if submaximal exercise by bicycle stress tests with pulmonary measurement of VO2MAX plus maximal isometric hand grips on 2 consecutive days causes a higher level of "exertional…
- Trial name
- NCT01291758
- Testing
- Submaximal bicycle exercise stress tests performed 24 hr apart
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Identifying Toddlers and Their Parents Who Are Suffering From Posttraumatic Distress Following War and Terror
The project is aimed at identifying children who are suffering from posttraumatic distress and increasing capacity to provide treatment for them and for their caretakers.
- Trial name
- NCT00600418
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herzog Hospital
Combat Stress Disorder
Exploring Deployment Stress and Reintegration in Army National Guard Chaplains
The purpose of this 2-year pilot study is to explore the impact of deployment on the psychosocial and health characteristics and reintegration of Military Chaplains, specifically those of the Army National Guard (ARNG).
- Trial name
- NCT01330888
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Surgical Procedures, Operative, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Practice in Sudan: National Survey of Doctors
This is a national survey of doctors in Sudan who are involved in providing surgical care. The aim is to understand their awareness, experiences, and opinions about using artificial intelligence (AI) in surgery.
- Conditions
- Surgical Procedures, Operative, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Wounds and Injuries, War Injury
- Trial name
- NASAPS (NCT07138105)
- Testing
- National AI in Surgical Practice Survey - Sudan
- Where
- Sudan
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sudan Medical Specialization Board
Gulf War Syndrome
Follow-up of Psychological and Neurocognitive Gulf War Outcome: Relation to Stress
This is the follow-up to an observational epidemiological study of psychological and neuropsychological outcomes of deployed and non-deployed Gulf War-era veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT00018707
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Gulf War Syndrome
Bacterial Overgrowth Associated With Chronic Multisymptom Illness Complex
The adverse impact of Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) on the health of veterans and on the resources of the VA Healthcare System underscores the need to resolve its underlying cause.
- Trial name
- NCT00956150
- Testing
- Lactulose Breath Test, Rifaximin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry C. Lin, MD