Clinical trials: War-Related Trauma
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
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
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
To Evaluate the Efficacy of EEG-guided Magnetic Resonant Therapy in War Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
After 13 years of war, PTSD has become pervasive in service members. Traditionally it is evaluated by PTSD Checklist Military Version (PCL-M) and treated with cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure therapy and…
- Trial name
- NCT02824445
- Testing
- individualized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- 72nd Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base
Gulf War Syndrome, Persian Gulf Syndrome
Mitochondrial Cocktail for Gulf War Illness
The purpose of this study is to develop preliminary evidence, such as effect size and variance estimates, to guide successful conduct of a properly-powered clinical trial to assess the benefit of a mitochondrial cocktail…
- Conditions
- Gulf War Syndrome, Persian Gulf Syndrome, Mitochondrial Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02804828
- Testing
- Individualized mitochondrial cocktail
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
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
PTSD
Psychological and Physiological Status of Former Prisoners of War
Assessing the psychological and physiological status of Israeli former prisoners of war (POW).
- Trial name
- NCT00294957
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
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
Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic
D-cycloserine and Virtual Reality Exposure to Treat Iraq War Veterans With PTSD
This study will determine whether a combination of virtual reality exposure therapy and D-cycloserine will reduce post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in Iraq war veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT00356278
- Testing
- D-Cycloserine, Alprazolam, Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
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
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
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, MDMA ('Ecstasy')
Preliminary Effectiveness of Hybrid Individual and Group MDMA-assisted Therapy for War-related PTSD
The overall objective of this study is to use standard clinical measures to explore the safety and preliminary effectiveness of open-label MDMA-assisted therapy with a flexible dose of methylenedioxymethamphetaminel, in…
- Trial name
- NCT05732155
- Testing
- methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Guy Schusheim
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
Burn, War-Related Injuries
ASV and Targeted Fluid Resuscitation in Severe Burns
This prospective cohort study will evaluate the use of Adaptive Support Ventilation (ASV) together with targeted fluid resuscitation in adult patients with severe burn injuries requiring mechanical ventilation in the intensive…
- Conditions
- Burn, War-Related Injuries, Mechanical Ventilation, Infusion Fluid
- Trial name
- BURN-ASV/TFR (NCT07689097)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ukrainian Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy
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
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
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
Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Chronic Pain Due to Injury
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as a Predictor of Persistent Pain After War-Related Trauma
War-related trauma frequently causes complex soft tissue injuries that require repeated surgical treatment and advanced wound management techniques such as Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT).
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Chronic Pain Due to Injury, Postoperative Pain, Trauma (Including Fractures)
- Trial name
- NPWT-Pain Stud (NCT07475897)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)