Follow-up of Psychological and Neurocognitive Gulf War Outcome: Relation to Stress

This study has been completed.

First Received: July 3, 2001 Last Updated: January 20, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00018707

Purpose

This is the follow-up to an observational epidemiological study of psychological and neuropsychological outcomes of deployed and non-deployed Gulf War-era veterans.

Condition
Gulf War Syndrome

Study Type:	Observational
Official Title:	Follow-up of Psychological and Neurocognitive Gulf War Outcome: Relation to Stress

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Study Start Date:	April 1999
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2003

Detailed Description:

Approximately 800 deployed and 250 nondeployed veterans were originally administered psychological assessment instruments shortly after the cessation of the Gulf War. These veterans are currently being followed to evaluate longer-term psychological outcomes in relation to war-zone stress, intervening life stress, and individual difference factors and personal resources, such as coping and social support.

Approximately 75 of these veterans, oversampled for post-traumatic stress disorder, were administered a specialized neuropsychological battery emphasizing attention and memory. This sample will also be followed to evaluate longitudinal neuropsychological outcome in relation to PTSD status.

A cross-sectional study will also be conducted examining visual, hierarchical attention in relation to PTSD diagnosis.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Participation in Time 1 data collection

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00018707

Locations

United States, Louisiana
VA, New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	MHBS-033-98F
Study First Received:	July 3, 2001
Last Updated:	January 20, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00018707 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Disorders of Environmental Origin
Stress
Occupational Diseases
Persian Gulf Syndrome

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes
Disease
Syndrome

Disorders of Environmental Origin
Occupational Diseases
Persian Gulf Syndrome

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 04, 2009