Development of a Polyphenol-rich Dietary Preparation for Treating Veterans With Gulf War Illness

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-08-31

Study Completion Date

2019-01-17

Brief Summary

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Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a multi-symptom disorder that is characterized by complex traits such as fatigue, headaches, joint pain, insomnia, and memory problems. With no treatment for GWI currently available, there is an urgent need to develop novel interventions to alleviate major GWI clinical complications. Recent evidence highlights the potential value of flavonoids, a subclass of organic chemical called polyphenols abundantly found in some plants and common dietary preparations, in helping relieve clinical complications in Veterans with GWI. The overall goal is to test whether daily consumption of commercially available Concord grape juice, which is very Flavonoid-rich, is effective for treating cognitive deficits and chronic fatigue in Veterans with GWI.

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Detailed Description

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Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a multi-symptom disorder that is characterized by complex traits. Clinical complications of GWI typically persist over long-term, cause significant pain and suffering, and interfere with the ability of affected Veterans to successfully integrate back into civilian society. There is no treatment for GWI and there is an urgent need to develop novel interventions either to resolve underlying GWI mechanisms, or to alleviate major GWI clinical complications.

Recent Evidence highlights the potential value of flavonoids, a subclass of organic chemical called polyphenols that are abundantly found in some plants and common dietary preparations may help alleviate chronic fatigue and preserve cognitive functions. Based on this, the overall goal is to test whether the potential efficacy of dietary supplementation with a commercially available flavonoid-rich product, alleviates clinical complications in Veterans with GWI. In particular, the researchers propose a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase I/IIA study to test the feasibility and potential efficacy of Concord grape juice dietary supplementation to treat cognitive deficits and chronic fatigue in Veterans with GWI.

Conditions

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Gulf War Illness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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