Overview

Gulf War Digestive Health Study

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purposes of this study are to estimate the burden of disease due to chronic gastrointestinal illness in PG veterans, to evaluate whether Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth (SBBO) is associated with chronic diarrhea in PG veterans, and to determine whether eradication of SBBO reduces symptoms of chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating in PG veterans.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Office of Research and Development
Treatments:
Rifaximin