Antibiotic Treatment of Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
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Official title
CSP #475 - Persian Gulf - Antibiotic Treatment Trial of Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
Brief summary
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In 1990 and 1991, the U.S. deployed approximately 700,000 troops to the Persian Gulf to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. While there were few casualties associated with the Gulf War, many individuals returned from this conflict with unexplained symptoms and illnesses. This constellation of symptoms has been termed Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses (GWI). Although several explanations have been offered as to the cause of GWI, none of the putative etiologic agents or conditions is currently supported by sufficient evidence. One explanation that has received fairly widespread attention is systemic Mycoplasma fermentans infection. It is the purpose of this study to determine if antibiotic treatment directed against Mycoplasma species (i.e. doxycycline) will improve functioning and symptoms in deployed Gulf War veterans with GWI.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00007735
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 450 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 1999 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Not listed
- Completion
- Oct 2001 (Type not available)
- Last update posted
- Oct 30, 2023
1999 – 2001
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 26
- U.S. states
- 24
- U.S. cities
- 26
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vamc - Birmingham, Al | Birmingham | Alabama | 35233 | — |
| Naval Health Research Center Merchant Illness Divi | San Diego | California | 92152 | — |
| Uniformed Services University Department of Psychi | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20307-5001 | — |
| Vamc - Augusta, Ga | Augusta | Georgia | 30904-6285 | — |
| Vamc - Hines,Il | Hines | Illinois | 60141 | — |
| Vamc - New Orleans, La | New Orleans | Louisiana | 70146 | — |
| Vamc - Boston, Ma | Boston | Massachusetts | 02130 | — |
| Vamc - Omaha, NE | Omaha | Nebraska | 68105 | — |
| Vamc - Manchester,Nh | Manchester | New Hampshire | 03103 | — |
| Vamc - East Orange, Nj | East Orange | New Jersey | 07018 | — |
| Vamc - Albuquerque, Nm | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 87108 | — |
| Vamc - Albany, Ny | Albany | New York | 12208 | — |
| Vamc - Brooklyn, Ny | Brooklyn | New York | 11209 | — |
| Vamc - Bronx,Ny | The Bronx | New York | 10468 | — |
| Vamc - Durham, Nc | Durham | North Carolina | 27705 | — |
| Vamc - Fargo, Nd | Fargo | North Dakota | 58102-2498 | — |
| Vamc - Dayton, Oh | Kettering | Ohio | 45429 | — |
| Vamc - Oklahoma City, Ok | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73104 | — |
| Vamc - Philadelphia, Pa | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
| Vamc - Providence, Ri | Providence | Rhode Island | 02908-4799 | — |
| Vamc - Charleston, Sc | Charleston | South Carolina | 29401-5799 | — |
| Vamc - Nashville, Tn | Nashville | Tennessee | 37212-2637 | — |
| Vamc - Houston, Tx | Houston | Texas | 77030-4298 | — |
| Vamc - White River Junction | White River Junction | Vermont | 05009 | — |
| Vamc - Richmond, Va | Richmond | Virginia | 23249 | — |
| Vamc - Milwaukee, Wi | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53295 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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- Last update posted Oct 30, 2023 · Synced Nov 5, 2026
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