Status:

UNKNOWN

Intranasal Insulin: A Novel Treatment for Gulf War Multisymptom Illness

Lead Sponsor:

Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation, Inc

Collaborating Sponsors:

VA Boston Healthcare System

Boston University

Conditions:

Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-89 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Following their deployment to the 1991 Gulf War, many veterans (GWV) reported a constellation of unexplained health symptoms; common among them were attention and memory difficulties, fatigue, joint p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject is a veteran of the 1991 Gulf War.
  • Veteran meets criteria for chronic multisymptom illness based Kansas Gulf War Study (Steele, 2000) criteria and must meet criteria in the cognitive symptom domain.

Exclusion

  • Veteran lacks the capacity to provide consent.
  • Veteran has diabetes, a major medical or neurological disorder or moderate-severe traumatic brain injury.
  • Veteran has a history of hypoglycemia.
  • Veteran is taking oral or nasal corticosteroids, insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents.
  • Veteran has an irregular nasal cavity (i.e. nasal polyps etc.) or is using nasal sprays on a regular basis.
  • Veteran has a lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or type I bipolar disorder.
  • Veteran is at high risk from a mental perspective as evidence by having been psychiatrically hospitalized or attempted suicide within the previous 2 years or has current active suicidal ideation.
  • Veteran is pregnant or breastfeeding or plans to become pregnant within the year.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

114 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01802944

Start Date

April 1 2014

End Date

December 1 2017

Last Update

October 6 2017

Active Locations (2)

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VA Boston Healthcare System

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130

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James J. Peters VA Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10468