ArticleLife sciences2022
A common language for Gulf War Illness (GWI) research studies: GWI common data elements.
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- Tai Chi and Wellness Interventions for Veterans with Gulf War Illness: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- Tai Chi and wellness for Gulf War Illness: Combined analysis of in-person and remote randomized controlled trials.Journal of psychiatric research · 2026Trial
- Oleoylethanolamide supplementation improves mood and reduces fatigue in veterans with GWI in a 15-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled exploratory clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Exercise does not cause post-exertional malaise in Veterans with Gulf War Illness: A randomized, controlled, dose-response, crossover study.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2024Trial
- Fatigue, interoplastic and nociplastic distress in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulf War Illness, and chronic idiopathic fatigue.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Novel characterization of endogenous transient receptor potential melastatin 3 ion channels from Gulf War Illness participants.PloS one · 2024Article
- Cognitive decrements in 1991 Gulf War veterans: associations with Gulf War illness and neurotoxicant exposures in the Boston Biorepository, Recruitment, and Integrative Network (BBRAIN) cohorts.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Article
- Methods Used in the Development of Common Data Models for Health Data: Scoping Review.JMIR medical informatics · 2023Article
- Study protocol for a revised randomized trial: Remotely delivered Tai Chi and wellness for Gulf War illness.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- The role of the brainstem in sleep disturbances and chronic pain of Gulf War and Iraq/Afghanistan veterans.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Article
- Advancing the Role of Neuroimmunity and Genetic Susceptibility in Gulf War Illness.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- The impact of post-traumatic stress on quality of life and fatigue in women with Gulf War Illness.BMC psychology · 2022Article
- Boston biorepository, recruitment and integrative network (BBRAIN): A resource for the Gulf War Illness scientific community.Life sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimsThe Gulf War Illness programs (GWI) of the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program collaborated with experts to develop Common Data Elements (CDEs) to standardize and systematically collect, analyze, and share data across the (GWI) research community. MAIN
methodsA collective working group of GWI advocates, Veterans, clinicians, and researchers convened to provide consensus on instruments, case report forms, and guidelines for GWI research. A similar initiative, supported by the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) was completed for a comparative illness, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and provided the foundation for this undertaking. The GWI working group divided into two sub-groups (symptoms and systems assessment). Both groups reviewed the applicability of instruments and forms recommended by the NINDS ME/CFS CDE to GWI research within specific domains and selected assessments of deployment exposures. The GWI CDE recommendations were finalized in March 2018 after soliciting public comments. KEY
findingsGWI CDE recommendations are organized in 12 domains that include instruments, case report forms, and guidelines. Recommendations were categorized as core (essential), supplemental-highly recommended (essential for specified conditions, study types, or designs), supplemental (commonly collected, but not required), and exploratory (reasonable to use, but require further validation). Recommendations will continually be updated as GWI research progresses. SIGNIFICANCE: The GWI CDEs reflect the consensus recommendations of GWI research community stakeholders and will allow studies to standardize data collection, enhance data quality, and facilitate data sharing.
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