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

This study has been completed.

First Received: March 20, 2002 Last Updated: January 20, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsor:	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

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

Resource links provided by NLM:

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

U.S. FDA Resources

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.

Contacts and Locations

No Contacts or Locations Provided

More Information

Publications:

Eisen SA, Kang HK, Murphy FM, Blanchard MS, Reda DJ, Henderson WG, Toomey R, Jackson LW, Alpern R, Parks BJ, Klimas N, Hall C, Pak HS, Hunter J, Karlinsky J, Battistone MJ, Lyons MJ; Gulf War Study Participating Investigators. Gulf War veterans' health: medical evaluation of a U.S. cohort. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jun 7;142(11):881-90. Summary for patients in: Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jun 7;142(11):I22.

Study ID Numbers:	458
Study First Received:	March 20, 2002
Last Updated:	January 20, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00032461 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

chronic fatigue syndrome
fibromyalgia
post-traumatic stress disorder
neurologic abnormalities

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease
Fatigue
Fibromyalgia
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Encephalomyelitis
Rheumatic Diseases
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Virus Diseases

Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Muscular Diseases
Anxiety Disorders
Neuromuscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Mental Disorders
Syndrome
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Congenital Abnormalities

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