Clinical trials: Veterans
Gulf War Illness, Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for Gulf War Illness
Sleep disturbance is a common complaint of Veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI). Because there is clinical evidence that sleep quality influences pain, fatigue, mood, cognition, and daily functioning, this study will investigate…
- Trial name
- CBTi GWI (NCT02782780)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Health Risk Appraisal, Heart Disease
Will Veterans Engage in Prevention After HRA-guided Shared Decision Making?
The VA has committed to disseminate a web-based Healthy Living Assessment(HLA) tool and use it as the cornerstone of a personalized prevention plan to engage patients to improve their health behaviors that lead to high health…
- Conditions
- Health Risk Appraisal, Heart Disease, Prevention
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE (NCT01828567)
- Testing
- Shared decision making with a Prevention Coach
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 417 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Preferences for Open Vs. Endovascular Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
This study tests the use of a decision aid for Veterans who are facing a decision about surgery for their Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- Trial name
- PROVE-AAA (NCT03115346)
- Testing
- Decision aid
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Comparing Virtual Reality Therapy to Usual Treatment for PTSD
Combat related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most common chronic psychiatric disorder in the veteran population. Unfortunately, outcome studies of VA PTSD programs have failed to show efficacy.
- Trial name
- NCT00167804
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Cognitive Function, Functional Status
Implementing a Skills-Based Caregiver Training Program (Caregivers FIRST): Function QUERI 2.0
Implementing a Skills-Based Caregiver Training (Caregivers FIRST): Function QUERI 2.0 aims to compare implementation strategies for large-scale spread of Caregivers FIRST, a group training for friend or family caregivers of…
- Trial name
- NCT05319535
- Testing
- Implementation Strategy: Foundational REP, Implementation Strategy: Enhanced REP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Pain, Depression
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Veterans with comorbid chronic pain and depression are highly prevalent, have poor functional status and low quality of life, are at increased risk of suicide and lack access to effective treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT05427201
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Serious Mental Illness, Tobacco Use Disorder
Facilitation to Increase Tobacco Treatment
Smoking disproportionally impacts Veterans, and VA spends $2.7 billion annually on smoking-related health conditions. Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) smoke tobacco products at triple the rate of Veterans without any…
- Trial name
- FITT (NCT07455526)
- Testing
- Multi-component facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans With Dementia
This study was designed to evaluate the impact of a Telehealth Education Program (TEP) on outpatient veterans with moderate to severe dementia and their spouse caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT00105638
- Testing
- educational program, by telephone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Medication Compliance
Trial of Oral Lenalidomide Stewardship Program for Veterans
To address the challenge of oral chemotherapy stewardship in the Veteran population, this study outlines the implementation and evaluation of a pilot program for the delivery and management of lenalidomide to increase the…
- Trial name
- NCT04835220
- Testing
- Telehealth Calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- W.G. Bill Hefner Medical Center
Diabetes
Advanced Comprehensive Diabetes Care for Veterans With Poorly-Controlled Diabetes
This study will determine whether Home Telehealth-based implementation of an evidence-based intervention targeting Veterans with persistent poorly-controlled diabetes can improve hemoglobin A1c, patient self-management, and…
- Trial name
- ACDC (NCT01778751)
- Testing
- Home Telehealth with Behavioral Education Component
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
Reducing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing for Older Patients in the ED
This research is being conducted to learn which implementation strategy of EQUIPPED is most effective to improve prescribing practices of ED providers toward older Veterans and determine the factors influencing implementation of…
- Trial name
- EQUIPPED (NCT04004936)
- Testing
- EQUIPPED with Active Feedback, EQUIPPED with Passive Feedback
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetes
Veteran Support and Resources for Diabetes
Patients with diabetes are often challenged by the routine of managing their diabetes, and may experience both stress and medical problems.
- Trial name
- iNSPiRED (NCT04041375)
- Testing
- iNSPiRED, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 219 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
COPD, OSA
The Effect of Exercise on Systemic Inflammation in Veterans With COPD and OSA
The overlap syndrome (OS), i.e. the association of both Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in a single Veteran, is prevalent and associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
- Conditions
- COPD, OSA, Home Exercise, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03431103
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder
Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life
The project will examine how mobility performance in real life tasks and environments is impacted by the use of specific types of wheeled mobility devices (wheeled walker, manual wheelchair, power wheelchair/scooter).
- Conditions
- Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder, Arthritis
- Trial name
- RERC-4a (NCT00981344)
- Testing
- Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life:Effects of Wheelchair Type on Mobility Performance of Elders in Public Environments
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity, Depression
GLP-1 Medicines and Mental Health Changes
Key question: Is the use of GLP-1 weight loss medicines - semaglutide and tirzepatide - associated with improvements in mental health and health-related quality of life? Key finding: Across six- months of GLP-1 treatment…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Depression, GLP-1
- Trial name
- NCT07368855
- Testing
- GLP-1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Cancer
Veterans as Leaders in Understanding and Education (VALUE)
The primary objectives for this study are to develop an estimate of the prevalence of health literacy at four geographically diverse Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (Minneapolis, Portland, Durham, and West Los Angeles), and for…
- Trial name
- NCT00137241
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,850 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Pulmonary Function
Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans
The purpose of the study is to better understand the health, including lung health, of Veterans who deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), or Operation New Dawn (OND) and other…
- Trial name
- SHADE (NCT02825654)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
ICD, Pacemaker DDD
Postcards to Improve Remote Monitoring Adherence Among Veterans
We tested the effect of informational postcards on improving remote monitoring adherence among Veterans with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in a stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- ICD, Pacemaker DDD, Adherence, Patient
- Trial name
- NCT06068699
- Testing
- Postcard
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,351 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stress Disorder, Combat
Benefits of Diving Training on Recovery for Veterans Suffering of Chronic PTSD: an Exploratory Study
Patients suffering from Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have difficulties in executive cognition that hinder their quality of life and make it difficult to recovery and to reintegrate them socially and…
- Trial name
- cognidive (NCT03995992)
- Testing
- sport
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees
Transplant
Improving Transplant Medication Safety Through A Technology and Pharmacist Intervention
Medication safety issues in Veteran organ transplant recipients, including side effects and errors, are a major issue leading to graft failure and death.
- Trial name
- ISTEP (NCT03860818)
- Testing
- Health services delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,196 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development