Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans With Gulf War Illness

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Gulf War Syndrome

In brief

Effective treatments have been developed to ameliorate symptom-related distress and reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization using cognitive-behavioral techniques (CBT) . However there is a major limitation of this treatment is that patients must attend sessions in person. The specific aims of the study are to: (1) Determine the clinical efficacy of Telephone CBT for veterans with GWI who are frequent consumers of ambulatory medical care; (2) Determine whether CBT for veterans with GWI leads to a reduction in the cost of VA health care; and (3) Develop a statistical model of treatment seeking in veterans with GWI who are frequent consumers of ambulatory medical care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00129454

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

128

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2008-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Top 20% of medical care utilizers;
• Satisfies criteria for multisymptom illness;
• Enrolled in the New Jersey VA Healthcare System for at least one year

You may not qualify if…

• Psychotic disorders;
• Dementia or other cognitive disorders;
• Brain damage;
• Anorexia/other eating disorders;
• Pregnancy;
• Heart failure;
• Cancer;
• Chronic renal insufficiency;
• Severe hepatic disease;
• Active Substance Abuse/Dependence

Where it is running

• East Orange Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ — East Orange, New Jersey, United States

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