"Immunomodulation in GWI (Phlebotomy)"

• Conditions: Gulf War Illness

• Registration Number: NCT04058275
• Lead Sponsor: Georgetown University

Brief Summary

Gulf War Illness and deployed veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War are invited to have a brief history and physical examination to determine their health status, complete questionnaires, then donate about 83 ml of blood. There is no follow-up

Detailed Description

Gulf War Illness and deployed veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War are invited to have a brief history and physical examination to determine their health status, complete questionnaires, then donate about 83 ml of blood. There is no follow-up.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-09-01
• Status Verified: 2019-08
• Study First Submitted: 2019-08-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-08-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2019-08-15
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-15
• Primary Completion: 2020-08-31
• Study Completion: 2021-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Kansas Criteria for GWI
• CDC criteria for CMI

Exclusion Criteria

• Chronic medical or psychiatric disorder that may be responsible for symptoms of GWI

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells	After study recruitment, phleobotomy and mRNA quantification for all participants has been completed in June 2020	Determine mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Georgetown University; 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States