Persian Gulf Syndrome clinical trials
The registry lists 41 studies for Persian Gulf Syndrome across 2 countries. 9 are recruiting or about to start. 37 of them are mainly about Persian Gulf Syndrome (how this is decided). Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-13.
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Who runs them
US Department of Veterans Affairs (7) · Georgetown University (4) · University of Alabama at Birmingham (3) · Baylor College of Medicine (3) · VA Office of Research and Development (3) · South Florida Veterans Affairs Foundation for Research and Education (2) · University of California, San Diego (2) · Veterans Medical Research Foundation (2)
What is being tested here
Drugs under test in Persian Gulf Syndrome studies, those with the most open studies first. Medicines only given beside them are not counted. How drugs are counted
Coming up
Studies recruiting or running, from their records. “Main data collection” ends at the primary completion date, the sponsor’s own estimate, which often moves.
All 3
- Dec 2026Growth Hormone Replacement in Veterans With GWI and AGHD (GWIT) · Baylor College of Medicine
- Jun 2027Resistant Potato Starch to Alleviate GWI · VA Office of Research and Development
- Nov 2027Pycnogenol (French Maritime Pine Bark) for the Treatment of Gulf War Illness · University of Alabama at Birmingham
Who these studies take
Of the 8 Persian Gulf Syndrome studies recruiting now, 2 (25%) set no upper age limit and 4 (50%) stop at 75 or younger. 0 (0%) take children under 18. 0 (0%) are for women only and 0 (0%) for men only; 1 (13%) take healthy volunteers.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 18 | 2 (25%) | 2 (25%) |
| 30 | 2 (25%) | 2 (25%) |
| 40 | 4 (50%) | 4 (50%) |
| 50 | 8 (100%) | 8 (100%) |
| 65 | 7 (88%) | 7 (88%) |
| 75 | 4 (50%) | 4 (50%) |
| 85 | 3 (38%) | 3 (38%) |
Across all 41 studies, recruiting or not: 46% stop at 75 or younger and 15% at 65; 5% take children; 0% are for women only and 12% for men only; 29% take healthy volunteers. From each study’s registry entry; the criteria on its page decide.
What changed recently
From the registry's own updates since Oct 15, 2026.
Stopped1
- Confirming the Effects of Acupuncture Treatments to Relieve Symptoms of Gulf War IllnessWithdrawnNov 13, 2026NCT06716411
Studies
Recruiting first, then most recently updated. Showing 41 of 41. search them.
- Pycnogenol (French Maritime Pine Bark) for the Treatment of Gulf War IllnessNot yet recruitingNCT07266571Not applicable1 country
- Clinical Evaluation of Montelukast in Veterans With Gulf War IllnessRecruitingNCT05992311Phase 11 country
- Growth Hormone Replacement in Veterans With GWI and AGHD (GWIT)RecruitingNCT05355272Phase 21 country
- Resistant Potato Starch to Alleviate GWIRecruitingNCT05820893Phase 21 country
- Coenzyme Q10 for Gulf War Illness: A Replication StudyRecruitingNCT06515184Phase 31 country
- Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation and Brain Imaging for Gulf War SyndromeRecruitingNCT07151248Not applicable1 country
- Validating Gulf War Illness Blood BiomarkersRecruitingNCT057361461 country
- GWICTIC: NAC Mechanistic Study in Gulf War VeteransRecruitingNCT04987775Early Phase 11 country
- Long Term Efficacy of Neuronavigation Guided rTMS in Alleviating Gulf War Illness Related Headaches and Pain SymptomsRecruitingNCT04182659Not applicable1 country
- Confirming the Effects of Acupuncture Treatments to Relieve Symptoms of Gulf War IllnessWithdrawnNCT06716411Not applicable1 country
- Confirmation of Diet as a Treatment for Gulf War IllnessCompletedNCT05675878Phase 2/31 country
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain Treatment in Gulf War Illness.TerminatedNCT03547869Not applicable1 country
- Effects of Botanical Microglia Modulators in Gulf War IllnessCompletedNCT02909686Not applicable1 country
- Assessing Neuroinflammation in GWI Using MRSCompletedNCT046389981 country
- Antibiotic Treatment of Gulf War Veterans' IllnessesCompletedNCT00007735Phase 32 countries
- Mitochondrial Cocktail for Gulf War IllnessCompletedNCT02804828Not applicable1 country
- Ketamine in Veterans With Gulf War IllnessTerminatedNCT04712071Early Phase 11 country
- Glutamate Neuro-Excitotoxicity in GWICompletedNCT03342482Not applicable1 country
- Understanding GWI: Integrative ModelingStatus unknownNCT04255498Phase 11 country
- Glutathione vs. Curcumin Clinical TrialStatus unknownNCT02848417Phase 1/21 country
- Alleviating Headache and Pain in GWI With Neuronavigation Guided rTMSCompletedNCT03030794Not applicable1 country
- Exercise in Gulf War Illness (GWI)CompletedNCT012917581 country
- Treatment Study of Carnosine Versus Placebo in Gulf War Illness (GWI)CompletedNCT00810368Phase 21 country
- START & STOPP in GWICompletedNCT035608301 country
- Gulf War Illness Nasal Irrigation StudyCompletedNCT01700725Phase 21 country
- Multimodal Investigation of the Neuroprotective Effects of Resveratrol (MINER)Status unknownNCT03665740Phase 21 country
- Study of Gulf War Illness (GWI) by Comparing GWI and Healthy VeteransCompletedNCT008102251 country
- Acupressure for Pain Management and Fatigue Relief in Gulf War VeteransCompletedNCT02075489Not applicable1 country
- Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans With Gulf War IllnessCompletedNCT00129454Not applicable1 country
- rTMS for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in GW1 VeteransTerminatedNCT01608321Phase 31 country
- Effects of Low Dose Naltrexone in FibromyalgiaCompletedNCT00568555Not applicable1 country
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Gulf War SyndromeCompletedNCT01267045Not applicable1 country
- Exercise and Behavioral Therapy Trial (EBT).CompletedNCT00007748Phase 32 countries
- Acupuncture in the Treatment of Gulf War IllnessCompletedNCT01305811Phase 1/21 country
- Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Defects in Gulf War SyndromeCompletedNCT012644711 country
- Sleep Disordered Breathing in Gulf War Illness and the Effect of Nasal CPAP TreatmentCompletedNCT00252629Not applicable1 country
- Bacterial Overgrowth Associated With Chronic Multisymptom Illness ComplexStatus unknownNCT00956150Phase 11 country
- Sentra AM® and Sentra PM® for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Gulf War Fibromyalgia (GWF)CompletedNCT014378911 country
- Follow-up of Psychological and Neurocognitive Gulf War Outcome: Relation to StressCompletedNCT000187071 country
- Investigate Olfactory Functioning as a Possible Proxy for Neurotoxic Exposure in Cohorts of Deployed and Non-Deployed Gulf War-Era Veterans.CompletedNCT000075141 country
- Hyporeactivity and Gulf War IllnessCompletedNCT00100412Not applicable1 country