Condition (MeSH)
Persian Gulf Syndrome
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 41 trials for Persian Gulf Syndrome or a narrower condition beneath it. US Department of Veterans Affairs has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 7.
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Trials per phase
41 of the 41 trials are tagged with Persian Gulf Syndrome itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Persian Gulf Syndrome trials start? (20)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Phase 1/2
- Phase 2
- Phase 2/3
- Phase 3
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 4
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
Showing 10 of 20 earlier years.
No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 1.8 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.
Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 7 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 34 months across 24 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Persian Gulf Syndrome trials in? (7)
Shown in this order: phase order.
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| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 5 |
| Phase 1/2 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 5 |
| Phase 2/3 | 1 |
| Phase 3 | 4 |
| Not applicable | 15 |
| Observational | 9 |
How many Persian Gulf Syndrome trials are recruiting? (5)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 1 |
| Recruiting | 8 |
| Completed | 24 |
| Terminated | 3 |
| Unknown status | 5 |
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Persian Gulf Syndrome trials? (4)
Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| US Department of Veterans Affairs | 7 |
| VA Office of Research and Development | 3 |
| South Florida Veterans Affairs Foundation for Research and Education | 2 |
| Henry C. Lin, MD | 1 |
Which drugs are being tested for Persian Gulf Syndrome? (1)
Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| CURCUMIN | 2 |
Interventions as named in the registry (14)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Acupuncture | 2 |
| Resveratrol Pill | 2 |
| Graded dobutamine infusions | 1 |
| luteolin | 1 |
| Blood collection | 1 |
Showing 5 of 14 interventions.
These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.
Which serious adverse events do Persian Gulf Syndrome trials report? (5)
Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.
| Adverse event | Subjects affected | Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Chest pains | 1 | 1 |
| Elevated CRP Levels | 1 | 1 |
| Serious unexpected | 1 | 1 |
| Suicidal ideation | 1 | 1 |
| hyperglycemia | 1 | 1 |
Which publications cover Persian Gulf Syndrome? (69)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'She thought the same way I that I thought:' a qualitative study of patient-provider concordance among Gulf War Veterans with Gulf War Illness. | Psychology & health | 2025 | Yes |
| Longitudinal Patterns of Multimorbidity in Gulf War Era Veterans With and Without Gulf War Illness. | Journal of aging and health | 2025 | Yes |
| Neurometabolite alterations in Gulf War Illness: a whole-brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. | Experimental brain research | 2025 | Yes |
| Veteran Beliefs About the Causes of Gulf War Illness and Expectations for Improvement. | International journal of behavioral medicine | 2024 | Yes |
| Military exposures and Gulf War illness in veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. | Journal of traumatic stress | 2024 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 69 publications.
Not on this page
Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.