Gulf War Illness Clinical Trial
Official title:
Understanding Gulf War Illness: An Integrative Modeling Approach
The investigator proposes to perform a Phase I study assessing safety, efficacy, and biomarker response to the therapeutic interventions of Etanercept followed by mifepristone for veterans with Gulf War Illness. The investigator will conduct and repeat the exercise challenge before treatment and on therapy to assess the impact of the interventions on homeostatic regulation and the dynamic model identified in prior studies.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 20 |
Est. completion date | August 30, 2020 |
Est. primary completion date | August 15, 2019 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Male |
Age group | 40 Years to 70 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Male Veterans who were deployed in 1990 -1991 Gulf War. - Veterans who currently meet the Kansas Gulf War Study Case Definition for Gulf War Illness. - Veterans who were in good health based on medical history prior to 1990. - Veterans who are between 40 to 70 years old - Veterans who currently do not have exclusionary diagnoses that could reasonably explain the symptoms of their fatiguing illness and their severity. Exclusion Criteria: - Major depression with psychotic or melancholic features - Schizophrenia - Bipolar disorder - Delusional disorders - Dementias of any type - History or current alcohol abuse - History or current drug abuse - Organ failure - Transplant - Defined rheumatologic - Inflammatory disorders - HIV - Hepatitis B and C - Primary sleep disorders - Steroids - Immunosuppressives - Medications that impact immune function such as Enbrel or Methotrexate - Tuberculosis or past history of tuberculosis exposure, as documented by PPD positivity |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Miami VA Healthcare System | Miami | Florida |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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South Florida Veterans Affairs Foundation for Research and Education | Nova Southeastern University, United States Department of Defense |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Biomarker response to therapy using Cytokine panel | Goal is decreased inflammation | Change from Baseline at 6 weeks and 16 weeks | |
Secondary | Biomarker response too therapy using VO2 exercise test | Goal is that both will prove safe for use in GWI patients | Change from Baseline at 6 weeks and 16 weeks] |
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