Probiotic (VSL#3) for Gulf War Illness

Abstract

The overall objective of the study is to determine whether probiotic VisbiomeTM will improve 1) Intestinal symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and 2) Non-intestinal symptoms (fatigue, joint pain, insomnia, general stiffness and headache) associated with IBS. All these symptoms are part of the Gulf War illness. We screened our first participant in September 2013. Overall, we have screened 101 and enrolled 62 Gulf War Veterans. We have stopped enrolling patients in this study. The stool samples analysis ongoing as well the statistical data analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1163374

Entities

People

  • Ashok K Tuteja

Organizations

  • Western Institute For Biomedical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Colonic Diseases
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Electronic Mail
  • Gut Microbiome
  • Information Operations
  • Maryland
  • Microbiomes
  • Pain
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Probiotics
  • Risk Factors
  • Statistical Data

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.