Clinical trials: Veterans
Lung Cancer
Co-Design and Pilot Testing of Peer-led Community Outreach to Improve Equity, Veteran-Centeredness and Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening
Co-design will be implemented to develop an innovative, Veteran-centered intervention (Vet Peer Connects program) that meets the needs of Black Veterans.
- Trial name
- VPC (NCT06389981)
- Testing
- Veterans peer connect Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Insomnia
Internet-based Cognitive-behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in COPD Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Rehabilitation
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare sleep and health-related functioning in Veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and insomnia receiving an Internet-based behavioral treatment for…
- Trial name
- NCT04700098
- Testing
- Internet-based behavioral treatment for insomnia, Online insomnia patient education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Smoking Cessation
Tech and Telephone Smoking Cessation Treatment for Young Veterans With PTSD
This project aims to enhance the scalability of an office-based smoking cessation treatment protocol for veterans with PTSD, integrated care (IC), by adapting it to be delivered over the telephone and to incorporate mobile…
- Trial name
- NCT03552978
- Testing
- Tech-Facilitated IC Intervention, VA Quitline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Prediabetes, Obesity
Veterans Achieving Weight Loss and Optimizing Resilience-Using Protein
Diabetes is a major health concern in obese older Veterans, especially in those who are African American. The negative impact of diabetes on muscle and physical function contributes to metabolic as well as physical decline and is…
- Trial name
- VALOR-UP (NCT03835416)
- Testing
- Foods rich in high quality protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Pain
Neuromodulation and Yoga for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Pain
The objectives of this VA SPiRE application are to develop a combined neuromodulation and yoga (iTBS+yoga) intervention for Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and chronic pain, assess the intervention's feasibility…
- Trial name
- NCT04517604
- Testing
- Magventure MagProx100 with MagOption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Major Depressive Disorder
The Effectiveness of rTMS in Depressed VA Patients
The purpose of this multi-site trial is to determine if repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) helps people with depression who have not been helped by medications or who have not been helped enough by medications.
- Trial name
- NCT01191333
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
HIV Infection
Functional Interval Training for Veterans Exercising Through Telehealth.
Most Veterans living with HIV are 50 years of age or older and can expect to live more than 20 years longer with HIV medication.
- Trial name
- FIT-VET (NCT04103593)
- Testing
- exercise training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity, Overweight
Increasing Steps Per Day in Rural Veterans
VA MapTrek is a mobile-phone-based web application that allows participants to take a virtual walk in interesting locations around the world while tracking their progress against the progress of other veterans on an interactive…
- Trial name
- NCT03930238
- Testing
- VA MapTrek, Fitbit Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Mental Illness, Obesity
Using MOVE! With Seriously Mentally Ill Veterans
This study involves a controlled trial of an optimized version of a weight management and physical activity psycho-educational intervention (called MOVE!) with 200 obese and overweight veterans with serious mental illness.
- Trial name
- NCT00323193
- Testing
- MOVE!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Homelessness, Substance Abuse Disorders
Addiction Housing Case Management for Homeless Veterans
The study examined intensive case management for homeless Veterans in addiction treatment by integrating addiction/housing case managers (AHCM), operating from a Life Skills Training perspective, into an addiction specialty…
- Conditions
- Homelessness, Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Disorders
- Trial name
- AHCM (NCT01346514)
- Testing
- Intensive Addiction/Housing Case Management, Housing Support Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Alcoholism
Valproate for Mood Swings and Alcohol Use Following Head Injury
Successful treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI)-induced mood lability may reduce or eliminate drinking behaviors in persons with alcohol abuse/dependence (AA/D) and affective lability following TBI.
- Trial name
- NCT01760785
- Testing
- divalproex sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Depression, Hepatitis C
Improving Quality of Life for Veterans Undergoing Interferon Treatment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a group psychotherapy intervention and a telehealth intervention for veterans undergoing interferon treatment for the hepatitis C virus.
- Trial name
- NCT00117559
- Testing
- Telehealth Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Traumatic Brain Injury
rTMS to Improve Cognitive Function in TBI
This project will study 40 Veterans identified with symptoms understood to characterize mild to moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- rTMSTBI (NCT02152540)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Treatment Study of Carnosine Versus Placebo in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
The purpose of this study is to perform a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12 week study of the effects of carnosine on cognitive, psychometric, autonomic, and muscle strength outcomes in 100 GWI subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00810368
- Testing
- Carnosine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Alcohol Use Disorder, Depressive Disorder
Intermittent Theta Burst for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders in Veterans
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of intermittent theta burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTBS) as a treatment for Veterans with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) to decrease the exceedingly high…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Cigarette Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT03291431
- Testing
- Intermittent theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Chronic Illness
Pilot Study to Improve Care Coordination
The purpose of this study is 1) to learn how VA patients can help share their health information between their VA providers and providers outside the VA and 2) if sharing this information is useful to providers and improves care…
- Trial name
- NCT02386189
- Testing
- Patient Care Coordination Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Unemployment, Mental Illness
Assessing the Effect of Distance Learning Vocational Rehabilitation on Employment Outcomes of Veterans With Psychiatric Illness and Histories of Legal Convictions
64,000 Veterans are released annually from jails and prisons. These Veterans have a weekly unemployment rate of up to 40-55%. However, many are unable to access traditional vocational rehabilitation, not to mention specialized…
- Conditions
- Unemployment, Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder, Legal History
- Trial name
- NCT03331354
- Testing
- Distant vocational learning, Basic vocational services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development