Collaborative Specialty Care for Gulf War Illness

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Conditions studied: Gulf War Illness

In brief

Gulf War Veterans (GWVs) with Gulf War Illness (GWI) do not receive the care they should in the Veterans Affairs (VA). The investigators' data show 70% of GWVs with Gulf War Illness (GWI) do not receive treatment recommendations for their GWI and 78% are NOT very satisfied with their care. The quality of care GWVs receive must improve. VA and DoD have invested hundreds of millions of dollars to develop new treatments for GWVs, without effective delivery methods GWVs will not benefit. This study will be the first study to examine the best model of care to deliver treatments to GWVs with GWI. Determining the best model of care to translate research into practice is a key goal of the VA Gulf War Strategic Plan and a specific aim of this Request for Applications.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04403295

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

281

Starts

2020-08-24

Expected to finish

2026-06-11

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-10

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Storm
• meets Kansas City (Steele) definition of GWI (which excludes conditions that may account for GWI)
• rates their activity limitations from pain at least 3 on a 0 to 10 point scale
• has a VA primary care provider

You may not qualify if…

• suicidal intent
• previous evaluation at the WRIISC or participated in our clinical trial for GWVs with GWI

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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