Clinical trials: sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
DRonabinol Treatment of OSA
This is an open-label trial that tests the effectiveness of Dronabinol in treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). All participants will take oral Dronabinol for two weeks.
- Trial name
- DROSA (NCT06477952)
- Testing
- Dronabinol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Common Infections, Urinary Tract Infections
VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) CARRIAGE VAST
Antimicrobial-resistant and healthcare-associated pathogens are a global health threat. The goals of antimicrobial stewardship are to minimize unnecessary and inappropriate antimicrobial use as a means to combat antimicrobial…
- Conditions
- Common Infections, Urinary Tract Infections, Respiratory Tract Infections
- Trial name
- QUERI VAST (NCT07877662)
- Testing
- Videoconference Antimicrobial Stewardship Team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 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
Urinary Incontinence
Implementing a Mobile Health Application for Women Veterans With Urinary Incontinence (MyHealtheBladder): Function QUERI 3.0
Implementing a Mobile Health Application for Women Veterans with Urinary Incontinence (MyHealtheBladder): Function QUERI 3.0 aims to compare implementation approaches while also gathering information on clinical effects of the…
- Trial name
- MHB (NCT07219433)
- Testing
- Implementation Strategy: Foundational Arm, Implementation Strategy: REACH Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Homelessness
Applying a Case Management Model in a VA Homeless Program
The VA Grant and Per Diem (GPD) case management aftercare program provides six months of case management for homeless-experienced Veterans undergoing housing transitions.
- Trial name
- NCT05312229
- Testing
- Critical Time Intervention (CTI), External Facilitation, Replicating Effective Programs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Acute Care Service Utilization, Mental Health Status
Homeless Veterans and Peer Whole Health Coaching
Use of acute care services (e.g., hospitalizations, Emergency Department visits) contributes substantially to the cost of healthcare for Veterans. Homelessness is a robust social determinant of super utilization of acute care.
- Conditions
- Acute Care Service Utilization, Mental Health Status, Physical Health Status, Housing
- Trial name
- PWHC (NCT05176977)
- Testing
- Peer Support-Whole Health Coaching
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Homelessness, Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Coordinated Access for Addiction Recovery and Equity in VA Supportive Housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program provides subsidized permanent housing with case management to homeless-experienced Veterans (HEVs).
- Trial name
- CARE-VASH (NCT07141394)
- Testing
- Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (CBT-SUD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,908 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anger
Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention
Difficulty controlling anger is the most commonly reported reintegration concern among combat Veterans, especially those with a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- MARI (NCT06094933)
- Testing
- Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention (MARI), Health Education Condition (HED)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Gulf War Era Cohort
Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository
The Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository pilot project collected epidemiological, survey, clinical, and environmental exposure data from Veterans who served during the 1990-1991 Gulf War Era.
- Trial name
- CSP# 585 (NCT01803854)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cardiovascular Diseases, Overweight
Enhancing Mental and Physical Health of Women Veterans
Women Veterans are the fastest growing segment of VA users. This dramatic growth has created challenges for VA to ensure that appropriate services are available to meet women Veterans' needs, and that they will want and be able…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Overweight, Obesity, Smoking
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT05050266)
- Testing
- EBQI, REP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Introduction of Teledermatology Mobile Apps
Teledermatology Mobile App: Patient Facing
This study was designed to measure the impact of two teledermatology apps to provide direct to patient teledermatology follow up care, Patient Viewer and My VA Images, with a trial on access to dermatology care.
- Trial name
- NCT03241589
- Testing
- Direct to patient facing mobile apps introduction
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 466 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Lower Extremity Muscle Strength
Pro-social Power Training Activity for Aging and Well-being With Chronic Kidney Disease
This is a pilot trial of a 16-week physical activity and power training program among up to 30 Veterans/arm with advanced chronic kidney disease. The trial aims to test whether the program is tolerable to Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT06089057
- Testing
- Pro-social Power training Activity for Aging and Well-being with Chronic Kidney Disease, Attention Control for Pro-social Power training Activity for Aging and Well-being with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Amputation, Surgical
Improving Prosthetic Arms for Amputee: A Better Fit and More Functionality
This research and development will improve upon and investigate the potential validity of an innovative new transradial socket and harness design (the KSH system) that offers an alternative to standard hard sockets and rubber…
- Trial name
- KSH (NCT05990062)
- Testing
- K-Socket-Harness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
HIV, Depression
Implementation of Collaborative Care for Depression in VA HIV Clinics
HIV Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions (HITIDES) is a team-based service to manage depression in Veterans Living with HIV (VLWH).
- Trial name
- HITIDES-H3 (NCT05901272)
- Testing
- Local clinical champion, Learning collaborative, External facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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
Gulf War Illness
Collaborative Specialty Care for Gulf War Illness
Gulf War Veterans (GWVs) with Gulf War Illness (GWI) do not receive the care they should in the Veterans Affairs (VA). The investigators' data show 70% of GWVs with Gulf War Illness (GWI) do not receive treatment recommendations…
- Trial name
- NCT04403295
- Testing
- Collaborative Specialty Care, e-consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson's Disease
Optimizing Deep Brain Stimulation to Improve Visuomotor Function in Parkinson's Disease
Inability to align and refocus the eyes on the objects at different depths, i.e., vergence impairment and strabismus, frequently affects the quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- DBS strabismus (NCT06857851)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Advanced Cancers of the Prostate, Cancers of the Lung
Multilevel Intervention for Precision Oncology
The investigators are rolling out a 3 level intervention designed to improve the use of Precision Oncology at 8 VA medical centers.
- Trial name
- MIPO (NCT06825715)
- Testing
- Multilevel intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,653 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Orthotic Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs spends an estimated $1.5 billion a year on healthcare for patients with diabetes. The prevalence and complications of diabetes increase with age.
- Trial name
- NCT05094037
- Testing
- Removable cam walker boot, Counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development