Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 58 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/26/2017 |
| Start Date: | July 2016 |
| End Date: | September 2017 |
The Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study (VE-HEROeS) is a national study on
the health and well-being of Vietnam Veterans, including Blue Water Navy Veterans, as well
as Veterans who served elsewhere during the Vietnam Era (1961-1975), and similarly aged U.S.
residents who never served in the military. The investigators will invite approximately
43,000 Vietnam and Vietnam Era Veterans, and approximately 11,000 members of the general
U.S. population to participate in VE-HEROeS. These individuals are scientifically selected
to participate; the study is not able to accept volunteers.
All participants in VE-HEROeS will be asked to fill out a questionnaire on their military
service, general health, age-related conditions, health care use, and the health experiences
of their children and grandchildren. A smaller group will be asked to provide the
investigators with access to some of their medical records. Topics of special focus for the
study include cognition, hepatitis C infection, and neurologic conditions.
the health and well-being of Vietnam Veterans, including Blue Water Navy Veterans, as well
as Veterans who served elsewhere during the Vietnam Era (1961-1975), and similarly aged U.S.
residents who never served in the military. The investigators will invite approximately
43,000 Vietnam and Vietnam Era Veterans, and approximately 11,000 members of the general
U.S. population to participate in VE-HEROeS. These individuals are scientifically selected
to participate; the study is not able to accept volunteers.
All participants in VE-HEROeS will be asked to fill out a questionnaire on their military
service, general health, age-related conditions, health care use, and the health experiences
of their children and grandchildren. A smaller group will be asked to provide the
investigators with access to some of their medical records. Topics of special focus for the
study include cognition, hepatitis C infection, and neurologic conditions.
It has been more than 40 years since the Vietnam War ended and there is little recent
systematic knowledge of how Veterans of the Vietnam Era (1961-1975) have fared with regard
to their overall health, lifestyle factors, and aging. This epidemiologic study, called the
Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study (VE-HEROeS) will provide information
about the health and well-being of Veterans of the Vietnam Era to Veterans and their
families who have questions about the long-term health effects of service during the Vietnam
War, to clinicians who care for Veterans and lack sufficient evidence to explain health
conditions, and to the VA healthcare system in order to improve VA healthcare and anticipate
future healthcare needs. The main objective of this study is to determine if the overall
health of Veterans of the Vietnam War and Vietnam Era, with a special focus on neurologic
conditions and hepatitis C infection, is different from that of their counterparts who did
not serve in the military. Exploratory aims of the study are to determine if the
investigators can obtain a sample of Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans (who served
exclusively in deep coastal waters off of North or South Vietnam) and use the survey to
describe their current health, and to determine the prevalence of Veterans who attribute
health conditions of their descendants to their own military service, especially conditions
potentially transmitted epigenetically. The study design is a survey, with hepatitis C and
neurologic conditions validated by medical record review. The questionnaire includes both
validated scales and new items about physical and mental health, exposures, and lifestyle.
There are two versions of the questionnaire: one for Veterans of the Vietnam Era and one for
those selected from the U.S. general population who have never served in the military. The
questionnaires are as similar as possible, with the exception of questions about military
service, exposures, or experiences that are either removed or modified in the non-Veteran
questionnaire because they do not apply to this population.
systematic knowledge of how Veterans of the Vietnam Era (1961-1975) have fared with regard
to their overall health, lifestyle factors, and aging. This epidemiologic study, called the
Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study (VE-HEROeS) will provide information
about the health and well-being of Veterans of the Vietnam Era to Veterans and their
families who have questions about the long-term health effects of service during the Vietnam
War, to clinicians who care for Veterans and lack sufficient evidence to explain health
conditions, and to the VA healthcare system in order to improve VA healthcare and anticipate
future healthcare needs. The main objective of this study is to determine if the overall
health of Veterans of the Vietnam War and Vietnam Era, with a special focus on neurologic
conditions and hepatitis C infection, is different from that of their counterparts who did
not serve in the military. Exploratory aims of the study are to determine if the
investigators can obtain a sample of Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans (who served
exclusively in deep coastal waters off of North or South Vietnam) and use the survey to
describe their current health, and to determine the prevalence of Veterans who attribute
health conditions of their descendants to their own military service, especially conditions
potentially transmitted epigenetically. The study design is a survey, with hepatitis C and
neurologic conditions validated by medical record review. The questionnaire includes both
validated scales and new items about physical and mental health, exposures, and lifestyle.
There are two versions of the questionnaire: one for Veterans of the Vietnam Era and one for
those selected from the U.S. general population who have never served in the military. The
questionnaires are as similar as possible, with the exception of questions about military
service, exposures, or experiences that are either removed or modified in the non-Veteran
questionnaire because they do not apply to this population.
Inclusion Criteria:
- invited to participate through investigators' random sample selection process
- able to provide informed consent
- have a postal address in the U.S. or its territories
Exclusion Criteria:
- individuals who are incarcerated
- individuals who are unable to complete the survey even with assistance because of
cognitive or physical limitations.
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Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 20420
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