Clinical trials: War-Related Injuries
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
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
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression
Resettled Refugee Families for Healing
The goal of this type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial is to test a family strengthening (FS) model delivered through multiple family groups (MFG) combined with a virtual peer mentoring program called TeenAge Health…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Anxiety
- Trial name
- RRF4H (NCT06176638)
- Testing
- RRF4H Combination Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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
Persian Gulf Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Acupressure for Pain Management and Fatigue Relief in Gulf War Veterans
This study will provide symptomatic veterans with acupressure treatment and determine its effectiveness in fatigue relief and pain management for Gulf War Illness (GWI).
- Trial name
- NCT02075489
- Testing
- Acupressure treatment., Reiki
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
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
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression
Psychological and Psychosocial Intervention With War-Affected Children
The investigators are interested in knowing whether a group-based, trauma-focused intervention (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is superior to a more general, non trauma-focused, psychosocial intervention (Child…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression, Anxiety, Conduct
- Trial name
- NCT01509872
- Testing
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Child Friendly Space
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression
A Study on the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and War Related Trauma
Background: Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) and combat related war-trauma are associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
- Trial name
- NCT02234076
- Testing
- VRET, TAU
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
IOK Treatment Study
The goals of this project are 1) to evaluate the effectiveness of a CBT treatment module addressing the mental health and functional impact of killing in the war zone, 2) to gather data on Veteran stakeholders' perceptions of…
- Trial name
- NCT01605799
- Testing
- IOK Killing Treatment, Wait list control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
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, 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.
Gulf War Syndrome
Ketamine in Veterans With Gulf War Illness
Up to one third of the 700,000 U.S. military veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War have Gulf War Illness (GWI), a symptom complex characterized by a combination of chronic pain, cognitive impairment, debilitating fatigue…
- Trial name
- NCT04712071
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Amputation, Traumatic, Pain, Phantom
Feasibility of Using an App for Managing Phantom Limb Pain Associated with Combat Injury in Ukraine (PAMELA)
In Ukraine, since the beginning of the full-scale war on February 24, 2022, a large number of individuals have lost a limb(s). Many of these amputees cannot access appropriate care in terms of pain management and rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Traumatic, Pain, Phantom, Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic
- Trial name
- PAMELA (NCT06604507)
- Testing
- non-pharmacological app
- Where
- 5 sites in Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Winfried Meißner
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
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
Anxiety Disorders, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II
Regional Anesthesia Military Battlefield Pain Outcomes Study
The purpose of this study is to examine the short and long-term benefits of implementing early regional anesthesia techniques for pain control after a major traumatic injury to one or more extremities during combat in the…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II, Depressive Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- RAMBPOS (NCT00431847)
- Testing
- Regional Anesthesia, Standard Pain Management Protocol
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 386 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
PTSD
A Scalable, Community-based Program for War and Refugee Trauma
In low and middle-income countries, access to state-of-the-art mental health care is often limited. Islamic Trauma Healing (ITH) is a manualized mosque-based, lay-led group intervention aimed at healing the individual and…
- Trial name
- ITH (NCT05890482)
- Testing
- Islamic Trauma Healing
- Where
- 2 sites in Somalia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Mind-Body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War-Related Trauma in Adolescents in Gaza
The objective of this study is to determine whether participation in a mind-body skills program by war-traumatized adolescents in Gaza will result in improvement of posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and levels of…
- Trial name
- NCT01595490
- Testing
- Mind-Body Skills Group
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Gulf War Syndrome
Glutathione vs. Curcumin Clinical Trial
The investigator proposes to perform a phase I/II study comparing two nutraceuticals and placebo that target mediators identified in the investigator's prior dynamic modeling study of Gulf War Illness (GWI).
- Trial name
- Glutathione (NCT02848417)
- Testing
- Curcumin, Glutathione
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Florida Veterans Affairs Foundation for Research and Education