Clinical trials: Veterans Family
Lung Cancer Screening, Military Service-related Environmental and Occupational Exposures
Personalizing Veterans' Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnosis
Lung cancer screening with low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) is currently recommended for high-risk individuals who are 50 to 80 years old, have smoked cigarettes for at least 20 pack-years, and currently smoke or quit…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer Screening, Military Service-related Environmental and Occupational Exposures, Cancer Survivor, Family History of Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- MAS-EXPAND (NCT07838519)
- Testing
- Low-dose computed tomography
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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.
Alcohol Use Disorder
Brief Family Involved Treatment Telehealth
Improving alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment among Veterans is a national public health problem. The rate of AUD among Veterans is twice that of civilians, with up to 50% of Veterans having AUD.
- Trial name
- B-FIT (NCT05674409)
- Testing
- Brief Family-Involved Treatment (B-FIT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder (CBT for AUD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Substance Abuse
Telephone Coaching of Family Members of Veterans With Substance Abuse Problems
This project will develop and pilot test an enhanced, telephone "coaching" intervention to help family members concerned about a Veteran of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan who needs to seek treatment for a substance abuse problem.
- Trial name
- VA-CRAFT (NCT03246646)
- Testing
- Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- 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
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm
Family-supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
The overarching aim of the study is to evaluate in a randomized trial the impact of a family-supported intervention compared to a standard veteran-focused telephone counseling control group to promote smoking cessation among…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm, Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT00448344
- Testing
- Family-supported, Standard Telephone counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 471 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
PTSD, Alcohol Abuse
Helping Families Help Veterans With PTSD and Alcohol Abuse: An RCT of VA-CRAFT
This project begins to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based family outreach tool that is designed to promote treatment engagement among Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or alcohol use disorders (AUDs) but…
- Trial name
- NCT01678196
- Testing
- VA-CRAFT, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
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
Evaluation of the Veterans' In-home Program
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness and acceptability of an innovative in-home nonpharmacological intervention, the Veterans' In-home Program (VIP), for Veterans with mild to moderate…
- Trial name
- VIP (NCT01831830)
- Testing
- The Veterans' In-home Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD
The Family of Heroes: an Evaluation of an Online Educational Tool
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a unique web based educational tool called "Family of Heroes," which is designed to educate families about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and provide them with…
- Trial name
- NCT01554839
- Testing
- "Family of Heroes", Baseline and Follow up Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
The HOME Program for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury and Family Members
This purpose of this study is to evaluate an innovative rehabilitation intervention for persons with chronic TBI-related symptoms (1 year or more post injury) and their families.
- Trial name
- HOME (NCT05117619)
- Testing
- HOME for Us, Attention-control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people
- Sponsor
- Villanova University
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Multifamily Group to Reduce Marital Conflict and Disability in Veterans With mTBI
This project addresses the rehabilitation and mental health needs of married combat Veterans post-deployed from Iraq or Afghanistan with a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and/or significant posttraumatic stress (PTS) or…
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Depression
- Trial name
- MFG-mTBI (NCT02057081)
- Testing
- Multifamily Group for mTBI for Couples, Group Health Education (GHE)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- 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
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
PTSD, Recent Era Combat Veteran
UCLA Couples Counseling for Combat Veterans
A pilot intervention of an existing intervention adapted for the returning warfighter population: a couples treatment for PTSD, Structured Approach Therapy (SAT), which emphasizes reducing the PTSD avoidance/numbing symptoms that…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Recent Era Combat Veteran, Couples Communication
- Trial name
- CCCV (NCT01627548)
- Testing
- Structured Approach Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Family Involvement in Treatment for PTSD (FIT-PTSD): A Brief, Feasible Method for Enhancing Outcomes, Retention, and Engagement
Although effective treatments for PTSD exist, high rates of treatment dropout and sub-optimal response rates remain common. Incorporating family members in treatment represents one avenue for improving outcomes and providing…
- Trial name
- NCT05267665
- Testing
- Brief Family Intervention (BFI)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer Disease
The Aging Brain ANSWERS Program
This study will test the effectiveness of an intervention for Veterans diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the burden on their informal (family/friend) caregiver.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer Disease, Veterans, Family Caregivers
- Trial name
- ABC ANSWERS (NCT03397667)
- Testing
- ABC ANSWERS, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
Suicide
SAFER: A Brief Intervention Involving Family Members in Suicide Safety Planning
The management of suicide risk is a pressing national public health issue especially among Veterans, and there exist no guidelines of how best to involve family members in this effort.
- Trial name
- SAFER (NCT03034863)
- Testing
- Safe Actions for Families to Encourage Recovery, Individual Safety Planning Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development