Clinical trials: Veterans, open to volunteers
Cognitive Impairment, Sleep Quality
Benefits of Nicotinamide Riboside Upon Cognition and Sleep
Poor sleep quality and short sleep duration may be a mechanistic component of cognitive impairment in older adults, associated with a decline in brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
- Trial name
- NCT05500170
- Testing
- Nicotinamide riboside
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders
Targeted Alternating Current and Cognitive Training Intervention for Cognitive Control in Bipolar Disorders
This study is testing whether a type of gentle brain stimulation, combined with computer-based brain training exercises, can help improve thinking skills in Veterans with bipolar disorder.
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders, Veterans, Suicide
- Trial name
- TACTIC-BD (NCT07845409)
- Testing
- Soterix 1x1 tES mini-CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging, Musculoskeletal Diseases
Mode of Exercise and Bone Biomarkers in Older Veterans
Adults are often encouraged to exercise to maintain or improve bone health. However, there is evidence that exercise does not always lead to increases in bone mass, and exercise could lead to bone loss under certain conditions.
- Conditions
- Aging, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- MOVE (NCT05266976)
- Testing
- 10 Weeks of Supervised Resistance Exercise Training, 10 Weeks of Supervised Endurance Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Football, Injury
The Relationship Between Training Dynamics and General Health Status in Veteran Football Players
The goal of this observational study is to learn how training habits and general health status are related to injury risk in veteran football players (men over 35 years old who play recreational football).
- Conditions
- Football, Injury, Veteran
- Trial name
- NCT07027592
- Testing
- Survey Study
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Bakircay University
Frailty
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to Reduce Frailty and Enhance Resilience in Older Veterans
Frailty is defined as a greater susceptibility to stressors resulting from age-related impairments in adaptive biological systems.
- Trial name
- HIIT@Home (NCT05625204)
- Testing
- Center based attention (stretching only) control, Center based HIIT, Home based HIIT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Suicidal Ideas, Suicidal Ideation
Couple-Based Crisis Safety Planning
Suicide is a leading cause of death in Veterans. Suicide rates among Veterans have increased approximately 36% from 2001 to 2020.
- Conditions
- Suicidal Ideas, Suicidal Ideation, Crisis; Emotional, Suicide Attempts
- Trial name
- CRP-C (NCT07012824)
- Testing
- Crisis Response Planning, Couples-based Crisis Response Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Tobacco Cessation
A Stepped Care Approach to Treating Tobacco Use in Rural Veterans
Tobacco use remains prevalent among Veterans. Although effective smoking cessation interventions exist, long-term term quit rates remain sub-optimal.
- Trial name
- Stepped Care (NCT04501016)
- Testing
- Tailored behavioral counseling, Tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
HFpEF
Muscle Blood Flow Regulation in HFpEF
Heart failure with preserved ejection (HFpEF) disproportionately affects Veterans and is the number one reason for hospital discharge in the VA Health Care System.
- Trial name
- NCT05115890
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging, Veterans
Geri Pride: Feasibility Pilot of a Group Intervention for Older Veterans
There are over one million Veterans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, (LGB) or a related identity. Older LGB Veterans face unique hurdles as they age, including stress, anxiety, heart disease, cancer, decreased ability to…
- Conditions
- Aging, Veterans, Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparate Minority and Vulnerable Populations
- Trial name
- NCT07831759
- Testing
- Geri Pride Health Promotion Group
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pain
Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM) Pain Registry Biobank
This Pain Registry Biobank is a prospective cohort design study whereby data (PASTOR survey, blood and saliva specimens, clinical data) is collected from participants in a longitudinal fashion with continual enrollment.
- Trial name
- PRBiobank (NCT04004286)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management
NAFLD, MASLD
NAFLD Clinical Care Pathway
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a new condition that has become the most common chronic liver disease in the world and a main cause of liver cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer.
- Trial name
- NCCP (NCT06671886)
- Testing
- E-trigger
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Auditory Diseases, Central
Comparing Hearing Aid Fitting Methods in Blast-exposed Veterans
Since 2000, at least 250,000 U.S. Service members have experienced a blast-related mild traumatic brain injury. A retrospective analysis of over 100,000 post-9/11 Veterans shows that blast injury more than doubles the risk of a…
- Trial name
- SBA (NCT06309264)
- Testing
- Phonak Lumina P90
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Attention Defic
Atomoxetine and Executive Function in PTSD
Attention deficits (AD) frequently co-occur with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The presence of AD is associated with greater PTSD clinical severity and poorer clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT06573970
- Testing
- Atomoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
PFAS, Environmental Exposures
Use of Bile Acid Binding Resins to Decrease PFAS Levels Via Colesevalem in Veterans Study
The goal of this study is to test the efficacy and feasibility of Colesevelam administration (50% of the recommended dose) to reduce serum PFAS concentration in the Veteran population who have serum PFAS levels that exceed the…
- Conditions
- PFAS, Environmental Exposures, Occupational Exposure to Chemicals, Military Exposure
- Trial name
- PAVERS (NCT07592858)
- Testing
- Colesevelam
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
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
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Emotional Contagion
Attachment and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Personnel: Characterization of the French Military Population, Exploration of Biopsychosocial Factors, and Study of the Impact of Security Priming on Emotional Contagion Capacities
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a pathology that impairs the quality of life of sufferers. In military personnel, it can lead to military incapacity.
- Trial name
- AT-HOME (NCT06996275)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Post SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)
Home-Based Exercise Tele-Rehabilitation After COVID-19
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in catastrophic infections and fatalities across the nation. Many older Veterans with comorbidities are especially vulnerable to complications and poor recovery.
- Trial name
- BOOST (NCT05425264)
- Testing
- Tele-exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spine Health, Spine Injuries and Disorders
Occupational Exposure to Whole Body Vibration Among U.S. Military Veterans: Acute and Chronic Contributions to Musculoskeletal Disorders and Spine-Area Pain
Significance to VA: There is a lack of prospective longitudinal studies investigating the relationship between risk factors to Veterans and development and progression of musculoskeletal (MSK) spine injury and pain.
- Conditions
- Spine Health, Spine Injuries and Disorders, Spine Degeneration, Whole Body Vibration
- Trial name
- NCT07367139
- Testing
- Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milwaukee VA Medical Center
Opioid Use Disorder, HIV
Integrated Care Versus Usual Care for Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases in Veterans
Opioid use disorder (OUD) confers a higher risk of acquiring and transmitting infectious diseases, which may have long-term health consequences in Veterans.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, HIV, Hepatitis C Virus, Gonorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT06766331
- Testing
- Integrated care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development