Clinical trials: Veteran Families
Stress, Depression
Mission Reconnect: Promoting Resilience and Reintegration of Post-Deployment Veterans and Their Families
An urgent and growing need exists for interventions that support the long-term adjustment and mental health needs of OIF/OEF veterans and their relationship partners after the return from deployment.
- Conditions
- Stress, Depression, PTSD, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT01680419
- Testing
- Mission Reconnect, PREP
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Collinge and Associates, Inc.
Military Family, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Effects of PSTon Mental Health Outcomes in Caregivers of Post-9/11 Combat Veterans With a Traumatic Brain Injury
The primary aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of PST for positively impacting distressed military family caregiver's depression and burden levels (secondary outcomes), ultimately enhancing their mental health quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT03211884
- Testing
- Problem-Solving Thearpy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duquesne University
Veterans Family, Military Family
Family Psychoeducation for Military Veterans: A Pilot Study
Operational Stress Injuries (OSIs), including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are prevalent among veterans deployed in recent combat missions, the effects of which are experienced within their families.
- Conditions
- Veterans Family, Military Family, Trauma, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT04180293
- Testing
- Pilot psychoeducation program, Program evaluation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Domestic Violence, Veterans Family
RISE With Veteran Service Providers
Veterans and their families are more likely to experience forms of family violence like intimate-partner violence and child maltreatment.
- Conditions
- Domestic Violence, Veterans Family, Veterans, Child Maltreatment
- Trial name
- RISE Vet (NCT05490004)
- Testing
- Violence, Evidence, Guidance, Action Project (VEGA) Education Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Anxiety Disorder
Adjunctive Family CBT for Veterans With Anxiety
Despite the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorders among Veterans, there has been limited focus on the development of interventions that include family members in treatments provided to Veterans.
- Trial name
- AF-CBT (NCT05340478)
- Testing
- Adjunctive Family - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dementia
Mobile Tablet Education to Advance Caregiver Health
To address the high burden of caring for a Veteran with dementia, the investigators propose to study the effect of a low-cost, rehabilitative intervention for family caregivers of Veterans with dementia.
- Trial name
- MTEACHing (NCT03417219)
- Testing
- Education and Skill Building Rehabilitation-mobile (ESBR-m), Usual Care (UC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Lethal Means Safety, Brief Intervention
Testing Family Firearm Secure Storage Training (FFAST) to Prevent Suicide
Firearms are the lethal means used in over 70% of Veteran suicides with rates of Veteran deaths via self-induced firearm injury rising dramatically (by 64.8%) from 2001 to 2022.
- Conditions
- Lethal Means Safety, Brief Intervention, Concern Significant Others
- Trial name
- FFAST RCT (NCT07692854)
- Testing
- The Family Firearms Secure storage Training (FFAST) Intervention, Health and Stress Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dementia, Caregivers
VA Cultivating Access to Resources, Education, and Skills for Dementia Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of an education and skill-building intervention on family caregivers of Veterans with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregivers, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- VACARES (NCT02106065)
- Testing
- Education and Skill-Building Rehabilitation (ESBR), Supplemental Education Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parenting, Military Family
Investigating the Impact of A Veteran-Focused Parenting Program on Parenting Stress, Competence and Parenting Practices
Veterans or spouses of veterans with a minor child will participate in a five-week parenting program. The goals of the parenting program are to assist in improving parent's sense of competence, improving parent's emotional…
- Trial name
- NCT03722043
- Testing
- Parenting Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tulsa
Dementia Family Caregiver Burden and Conflict
Family Telemental Health Intervention for Veterans With Dementia
Dementia impacts Veterans, their families, and other Veterans who serve as caregivers. One of the most stressful aspects of caregiving is the management of behavioral problems (e.g.
- Trial name
- TMH Pilot (NCT03116464)
- Testing
- Telemental Health Family Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parenting Behaviors and PTSD Symptoms
Parenting Strength At Home- Parents Pilot
The overall goal of this work is to adapt, refine, and conduct an open trial of a parent-training intervention for Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms using feedback from Veterans, VA clinicians, and…
- Trial name
- PSAH (NCT03403153)
- Testing
- SAHP
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury
mSCI: Mobile Health App for Veterans With SCI and Caregivers
Caregivers of persons with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) face increased risk of psychological distress, health problems, reduced quality of life, relationship strain, and restrictions in social and work participation.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries (Complete and Incomplete), Family Caregivers
- Trial name
- NCT07269977
- Testing
- iMHERE 2.0. A mobile health App designed to support veterans with SCI manage their self care, and their caregivers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Stress, Psychological, Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Promoting Resiliency in Veteran Families With Young Children
Family-centered prevention services for civilian dwelling military (CDM) families \& children are rarely available in civilian communities or often framed around mental disorders and family deficits.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Regulation, Self, Behavior, Child
- Trial name
- FOCUS-EC (NCT04598100)
- Testing
- FOCUS-EC
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Communication
Safety and Effectiveness Study: Role Playing Game for Friends and Family of Service Members
This project is a partnership between Soar Technology, the University of Southern California (USC) Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR) and the USC Creative Media and Behavioral Health Center…
- Trial name
- RPG (NCT01807806)
- Testing
- Role-playing game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Mental Health in Veterans and Families After Group Therapies
PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) and associated mental health conditions affect both veterans and their family members. This study investigates whether group therapy using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and CBT (Cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT01327690
- Testing
- CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy), EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soul Medicine Institute
Traumatic Brain Injury, Co-Occurring Behavioral Health Issues
Identifying the Needs of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans and Their Families: TBI and Co-Occurring Behavioral Health Issues
The purpose of this study is to explore and potentially increase the capacity of the non-VA community mental health system within the state of Colorado to provide a comprehensive and coordinated service delivery system for…
- Trial name
- NCT01502852
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Sleep Quality
Improving Sleep in Veterans and Their CGs
This study addresses the neglected topic of sleep disturbance in older caregiving dyads-a topic that has important implications for the safety, health, functioning and quality of life of older Veterans living at home and being…
- Trial name
- SLEEP-E Dyads (NCT02057068)
- Testing
- SLEEP-E Dyads Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development