Status:
COMPLETED
Study of Gulf War Illness (GWI) by Comparing GWI and Healthy Veterans
Lead Sponsor:
Georgetown University
Collaborating Sponsors:
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Conditions:
Gulf War Illness
Persian Gulf War Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Determine if: * genetic differences of CNDP1 gene * the previously defined GWI/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (GWI/CFS) cerebrospinal fluid proteome contents * psychometric * other variables can differenti...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Evidence of military enlistment between August 1, 1990 and July 31, 1991, and deployment for 30 consecutive days to:
- Persian Gulf waters and adjacent land areas
- Other global locations
- U.S. only
- Status prior to 1990 and 1991:
- Active duty
- National Guard
- Reserves
Exclusion
- Current active duty military personnel
- Any one who was not active duty military personnel between August 1, 1990 and July 31, 1991
- HIV/AIDS; pregnancy or lactation; potential hepatitis; drug addiction; chronic inflammatory, infectious, or autoimmune medical illnesses not associated with GWI; incarceration; dementia, other cognitive limitation; or reliance on a care-giver in order to respond to the questionnaires and other study tests.
- Amputations of one or both hands and forearms will be permitted but hand grip tests will not be tested
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
516 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00810225
Start Date
August 1 2008
End Date
July 1 2011
Last Update
June 18 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Georgetown University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20007