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Compare the Medical Conditions of Gulf War Veterans to Non-Deployed Veterans

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by: Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by: Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00032461
  Purpose

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: (1) chronic fatigue syndrome, (2) fibromyalgia, (3) post-traumatic stress disorder, (4) neurologic abnormalities, including peripheral neuropathy and cognitive dysfunction, and (5) general health status.


Condition
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Neurologic Abnormalities
General Health Status

MedlinePlus related topics:   Chronic Fatigue Syndrome    Fibromyalgia    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder    Stress   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Retrospective Study
Official Title:   National Health Survey of Gulf War Era Veterans and Their Families - Phase III Physical Examinations

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Estimated Enrollment:   2000
Study Start Date:   November 1998
Estimated Study Completion Date:   April 2001

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  Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both

Criteria

Gulf War (GW) veterans and their spouses and children and Gulf War era nondeployed veterans and their spouses and children.

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Publications of Results:

Study ID Numbers:   458
First Received:   March 20, 2002
Last Updated:   March 14, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00032461
Health Authority:   United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:
chronic fatigue syndrome  
fibromyalgia  
post-traumatic stress disorder  
neurologic abnormalities  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Fatigue
Myalgic encephalomyelitis
Fibromyalgia
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Central Nervous System Diseases
Stress
Pain
Encephalomyelitis
Rheumatic Diseases
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Virus Diseases
Muscular Diseases
Anxiety Disorders
Neuromuscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Mental Disorders
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Congenital Abnormalities

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 20, 2008




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