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

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00032461
First received: March 20, 2002
Last updated: January 20, 2009
Last verified: March 2007
History of Changes
  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: Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: National Health Survey of Gulf War Era Veterans and Their Families - Phase III Physical Examinations

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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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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00032461     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 458
Study First Received: March 20, 2002
Last Updated: January 20, 2009
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:
Congenital Abnormalities
Fatigue
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Fibromyalgia
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Signs and Symptoms
Virus Diseases
 Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Encephalomyelitis
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Anxiety Disorders
Mental Disorders

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