Clinical trials: War Injury
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia
Compare the Medical Conditions of Gulf War Veterans to Non-Deployed Veterans
Primary Hypothesis: Gulf War veterans will have an equal prevalence or mean level of the following medical and psychological conditions frequently reported in the literature compared to a control group of nondeployed veterans…
- Conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Neurologic Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT00032461
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
PTSD, Depression
Online and Shared Decision-Making Interventions to Engage Service Men and Women in Post-Deployment Mental Health Care
OEF/OIF/OND war Veterans have unique post-deployment care needs that the VA is striving to understand and address. Unfortunately, there is a significant disparity in utilization of mental health (MH) care and VA access as most…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Substance Use Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- eSDM (NCT03539068)
- Testing
- WEB-ED+ Treatment Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,312 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Gulf War Syndrome
Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans With Gulf War Illness
Effective treatments have been developed to ameliorate symptom-related distress and reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization using cognitive-behavioral techniques (CBT) .
- Trial name
- NCT00129454
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Mind-Body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War-Related Trauma in Children in Gaza
The objective of this study is to determine whether participation in a mind-body skills program by war-traumatized children in Gaza will result in improvement of posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and decreased…
- Trial name
- NCT01595477
- Testing
- Mind-Body Skills Group
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Treatment for the Mental Health Impact of Killing in War
The goal of this project is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a treatment module addressing the mental health and functional impact of killing in the war zone.
- Trial name
- NCT01406834
- Testing
- Impact of Killing CBT Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Gulf War Syndrome
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation and Brain Imaging for Gulf War Syndrome
The main goal of the proposed study is to critically evaluate a nonpharmacological and readily available therapy, cranial electrical stimulation (CES) using Alpha-Stim™, and to discover the brain function mechanisms underlying…
- Trial name
- NCT07151248
- Testing
- Cranial electrical/electrotherapy stimulation (CES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Gulf War Syndrome, Gulf War Illness
Confirmation of Diet as a Treatment for Gulf War Illness
This clinical trial aims to confirm previous findings from a smaller study which demonstrated significant improvements in all symptoms among veterans with Gulf War Illness after one month on the dietary intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT05675878
- Testing
- Dietary Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- American University
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
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
Wounds and Injuries, War-Related Injuries
Retrospective Morbidity and Mortality Study of Conflict-Related Injuries: Erbil, Iraq
A retrospective morbidity and mortality study, using routinely collected data, investigating the epidemiology of patients with conflict-related injuries presenting to a dedicated trauma hospital in Erbil, Iraq, during the…
- Conditions
- Wounds and Injuries, War-Related Injuries, Gunshot Wound, Blast Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03358758
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,832 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Mind-body Skills Groups for War-Related Trauma in Adolescents in Gaza
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if mind-body skills groups can reduce posttraumatic stress disorder and emotional and behavioral problems in war-traumatized adolescents in Gaza.
- Trial name
- NCT07302984
- Testing
- Mind-Body Skills Groups
- Where
- Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
PTSD, Stress
Use of Mindfulness Meditation With Iraqi/Afghanistan War Veterans
Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to conduct a randomized pilot study on the efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation (MfM) on sleep in post war Iraqi/Afghanistan veterans with PTSD.
- Trial name
- NCT00375531
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation (MfM)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
KIDNET Versus Meditation/Relaxation - a Dissemination RCTT for Children in Sri Lanka Traumatized by the War and the Tsunami
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of KIDNET versus a Meditation/Relaxation protocol in treating traumatized children in Sri Lanka when applied by locally trained teacher counsellors.
- Trial name
- NCT00820391
- Testing
- KIDNET, Meditation-Relaxation
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
KIDNET vs Meditation/Relaxation - a Dissemination Randomized Controlled Trial for the Treatment of Traumatized Children After War in Sri Lanka
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of KIDNET versus a Meditation/Relaxation protocol in treating traumatized children when applied by locally trained teacher counsellors as well as the effectiveness and adequacy…
- Trial name
- NCT00564317
- Testing
- KIDNET, Meditation/Relaxation
- Where
- Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms, Psychosocial Distress
An RCT of Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Sexually Exploited, War-affected Girls in the DRC
To date, no RCT has examined the efficacy of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Sexually Exploited, War Affected Adolescent Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Trial name
- NCT01483261
- Testing
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Gulf War Syndrome, Headache
Alleviating Headache and Pain in GWI With Neuronavigation Guided rTMS
This study aims to assess the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on Gulf War illness related headaches and pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03030794
- Testing
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Limb Injury
Improved Training Program for Fall Prevention of War Fighters
This study will train War Fighters with lower extremity trauma to decrease fall risk.
- Trial name
- RapidRehab (NCT03446131)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Gulf War Syndrome, Mitochondrial Disease
Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Defects in Gulf War Syndrome
The purpose of the study is to investigate possible causes for Gulf War Syndrome. Gulf War Syndrome is associated with increased incidences of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease), pain syndromes, muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01264471
- Testing
- Skin biopsy, Blood Collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Neurogenetics, LLC
Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety State
Intergenerational Study of War-Affected Youth
War-related violence is a leading driver of mental disorders and illness affecting children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- ISWAY (NCT06440460)
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 804 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College