Acupuncture in the Treatment of Gulf War Illness

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Persian Gulf Syndrome

In brief

This unblinded Phase II clinical trial tested the effects of individualized acupuncture treatments offered in extant acupuncture practices in the community; practitioners had at least 5 years of experience plus additional training provided by the study. Veterans with diagnosed symptoms of Gulf War Illness were randomized to either six months of biweekly acupuncture treatments (group 1, n=52) or 2 months of waitlist followed by weekly acupuncture treatments (group 2, n=52). Measurements were taken at baseline, 2, 4 and 6 months. The primary outcome is the SF-36 physical component scale score (SF-36P).

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01305811
Run by
New England School of Acupuncture
People needed
104
Starts
2009-07-01
Expected to finish
2013-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2015-06-15

Who can join

Age: 39 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.