Gulf War 1 Veteran Healthcare Satisfaction

NCT ID: NCT01703767

Last Updated: 2016-08-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate Gulf War 1 Veteran (GW1V) patient perceptions of, and satisfaction with, their VA primary care treatment, and physician effectiveness in delivering improved point of service, in the Primary Care Clinics at the Veterans Administration (VA) Salt Lake City Health Care System.

Detailed Description

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Veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War1 (GW1) conflict are still experiencing a host of adverse health conditions at the present time. Many GW1 Veterans are still unhappy with their health care at the VA, and other stakeholders are critical of how the VA has dealt with GW1 Veterans' issues. For these reasons, the Gulf War Veterans' Illness Task Force (GWVI-TF) was set up to find ways to improve the situation.

The present survey study addresses one of GWVI-TF's missions, that is, to identify gaps in VA services, and to discover opportunities to better serve GW1V. Caring for GW1V is a top priority for VA health care providers, which is all the more pressing for the following reasons: 1. medical science of Gulf War Illness and environmental exposures is still at its infancy, 2. most providers have not received any focused education about how to take care of GW1V and the unique medical problems these veterans face, 3. a lack of provider knowledge that GW1V may receive may lead to decreased satisfaction on the part of GW1V and may result in GW1V perceived health service quality that is compromised.

In this pilot study, we focus on #2 and #3, to determine how we may understand veterans' perceptions of their medical treatment to ultimately improve GW1V medical health outcomes.

Conditions

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Persian Gulf War Syndrome in Veteran

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Gulf War 1 Veterans

Persian Gulf War 1 Veterans (GW1V) who are currently treated by a primary care physician at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. GW1V will assess their primary care satisfaction before and after their providers receive a Provider Education Workshop.

Provider Education Workshop

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Educational resources for physicians regarding the needs of GW1V patients.

Interventions

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Provider Education Workshop

Educational resources for physicians regarding the needs of GW1V patients.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* a gulf war Veteran who served during the Persian Gulf War (GW1) of 1990-1991
* currently treated by a primary care physician at the VASLCHCS

Exclusion Criteria

* cannot read and write English
Minimum Eligible Age

38 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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VA Salt Lake City Health Care System

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gavin West

Associate Chief of Medicine, VASLCHCS

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gavin West, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

VA Salt Lake City Health Care System

Locations

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

VA SLC Health Care System

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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IRB_00053707

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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