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Persian Gulf Syndrome: later-stage trial registry
2 of 6 indexed Persian Gulf Syndrome trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #2,866 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
6 US clinical trials · 2 currently recruiting · #2,866 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Persian Gulf Syndrome: 6 US clinical trials tracked, 2 recruiting.
Persian Gulf Syndrome is the subject of 6 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 2 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 0 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is US Department of Veterans Affairs, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition persian-gulf-syndrome
OPEN 2 | RECR 33% | LATE 1 | EARLY 0 | RANK #2866 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Adherence, Treatment (33% recruiting · 6 trials)
Persian Gulf Syndrome lists 2 open slots (33% of 6 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Persian Gulf Syndrome on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Persian Gulf Syndrome is recruiting below its size-band peers.
2 of 6 indexed trials (33.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Persian Gulf Syndrome research.
US Department of Veterans Affairs accounts for 2 of 6 trials (33.3%). 5 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Persian Gulf Syndrome trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 55 among the 5 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 3 of those (60%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Persian Gulf Syndrome splits between interventional and observational designs.
4 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (66.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
6 total, page 1 of 1
Confirming the Effects of Acupuncture Treatments to Relieve Symptoms of Gulf War Illness
University of Utah
NCT06716411
Coenzyme Q10 for Gulf War Illness: A Replication Study
University of California, San Diego
NCT06515184
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Gulf War Syndrome
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT01267045
Exercise in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
Georgetown University
NCT01291758
Acupressure for Pain Management and Fatigue Relief in Gulf War Veterans
The Cleveland Clinic
NCT02075489
Investigate Olfactory Functioning as a Possible Proxy for Neurotoxic Exposure in Cohorts of Deployed and Non-Deployed Gulf War-Era Veterans.
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT00007514
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 3 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Persian Gulf Syndrome records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Persian Gulf Syndrome trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Persian Gulf Syndrome page
6 registered trials, 2 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 2 Persian Gulf Syndrome trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- US Department of Veterans Affairs sponsors the most Persian Gulf Syndrome trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See US Department of Veterans Affairs's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Persian Gulf Syndrome condition card totals 6 registered trials; most-linked intervention Reiki; top US site state Washington. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.