A Controlled Trial of Mifepristone in Gulf War Veterans With Chronic Multisymptom Illness

January 30, 2017 updated by: Julia Golier, Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation, Inc

A Randomized, Double-blind Placebo-controlled Crossover Trial of Mifepristone in Gulf War Veterans With Chronic Multisymptom Illness

We propose to conduct placebo-controlled trial of the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist mifepristone in Gulf War veterans (GWV) with chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) to examine its effects on physical and mental health and cognitive functioning. In addition, we propose to examine whether HPA axis biomarkers or their response to mifepristone are useful predictors of clinical response.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

65

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Bronx, New York, United States, 10468
        • James J Peters VA Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

35 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Veteran of the 1991 Gulf War
  • Veteran meets criteria for multisymptom illness

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Veteran lacks the capacity to provide consent.
  • Veteran has a major medical or neurological disorder or traumatic brain injury
  • Veteran has morning plasma cortisol level less than 5 mcg/dl or a history of adrenal insufficiency
  • Veteran is taking oral corticosteroids
  • Veteran has a lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder
  • Veteran has been psychiatrically hospitalized or attempted suicide within the previous 2 years
  • Veteran has current suicidal ideation
  • Veteran is pregnant or breastfeeding or plans to become pregnant within the year (male or female) not willing to use appropriate forms of contraception during the study and for at least 90 days post treatment.
  • Women veterans with diseases of the uterus by history or a family history of uterine cancer
  • Known allergy to mifepristone

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mifepristone
600mg of Mifepristone
Drug: mifepristone
200 mg po per day x 6 weeks
Placebo Comparator: Placebos
Placebo
Drug: Placebos
placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
change in the health components score of the veterans RAND 36-item health survey (VR-36)
Time Frame: baseline, every two weeks, endpoint
baseline, every two weeks, endpoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
cognitive functioning and measures of depression, fatigue and PTSD
Time Frame: baseline and endpoint
baseline and endpoint

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation, Inc

Collaborators

U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Julia A Golier, M.D., James J Peters VA Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 3, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

June 5, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 31, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2017

Last Verified

January 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GW060048

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