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Pilot Test of Apnea and Insomnia Relief for Veterans With Gulf War Illness

NCT05137743 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-02-09

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a behavioral sleep treatment improves sleep and other Gulf War Illness (GWI) symptoms in Gulf War Veterans with GWI.

Conditions

  • Gulf War Illness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Apnea and Insomnia Relief (AIR)

This treatment will be offered over six sessions. All appointments will be conducted via telehealth and will last 60 minutes. The main components of the AIR protocol are (a) psychoeducation, (b) motivational interviewing, (c) PAP adherence strategies, and (d) cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.

BEHAVIORAL

Sleep Education (SE)

This treatment will be offered over six sessions. All appointments will be conducted via telehealth and will last 60 minutes. Topics covered include the sleep cycle, sleep across the lifespan, sleep and the mind, evening activities and the sleep environment, and daytime activities and sleep.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Linda L Chao, PhD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
48 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-15
Primary Completion
2026-03-31
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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