Clinical trials: Veterans Health
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Using Telemedicine to Improve Veteran Sleep Apnea Care
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in the Veteran population given the risk factors of male gender, being overweight, and increasing age.
- Trial name
- NCT01259440
- Testing
- Video Teleconferencing Care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Improving Veteran Adherence to Treatment for PTSD Through Partnering With Families
Evidence-based psychotherapies (EBP) for PTSD, such as Prolonged Exposure (PE), result in clinically significant symptom relief for many.
- Trial name
- NCT03256227
- Testing
- Family Supported Prolonged Exposure, Standard Prolonged Exposure
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Gulf War Veteran's Illness
Novel Interventions for GWVI
The primary aim of this study was to examine the beneficial effects of two novel treatments for Gulf War Veteran's Illness (Tai Chi and Wellness intervention) and to establish the efficacy of these mind-body approaches to symptom…
- Trial name
- NIGWVI (NCT02661997)
- Testing
- Tai Chi Intervention, Wellness Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Appointment Reminders
Using Behavioral Economics to Enhance Appointment Reminders and Reduce Missed Visits
"No-shows," or missed visits are a persistent problem in all health care systems. They contribute to worsened patient access, longer wait times, and inefficient use limited health care resources.
- Trial name
- No Show (NCT03850431)
- Testing
- Social Norms + Behavioral Instructions, Caring + Consequences for Others + Behavioral Instructions, Caring + Consequences for Self + Behavioral Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34,516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Pain
Pragmatic Trial of WHT vs. PC-GE to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Treat Chronic Pain in Veterans
The overarching goal of this Pain Management Collaboratory Demonstration project is to test a new Whole Health paradigm for chronic pain care, emphasizing non-pharmacological pain self-management that is hypothesized to reduce…
- Trial name
- wHOPE (NCT04330365)
- Testing
- Whole Health Team (WHT) Intervention Arm, Primary Care Group Education (PC-GE) Intervention Arm, Usual Primary Care (UPC) Arm
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 793 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Mental Illness
Evaluating Vocational Materials for Incarcerated Veterans With Mental Illness or Substance Abuse
The purpose of this research is to test the usefulness of a vocational rehabilitation program for veterans with a history of felonies who also have a mental illness or have substance dependency.
- Trial name
- NCT00648115
- Testing
- Basic Vocational Services, Self-Study, Group Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Seriously Ill Patients, Cancer
Goals of Care Conversations Study
The long term goal is to improve quality of care in Veterans with serious illnesses by aligning medical care with Veterans' goals and values.
- Conditions
- Seriously Ill Patients, Cancer, Heart Failure, Interstitial Lung Disease
- Trial name
- LSTDI (NCT05001009)
- Testing
- Clinician Implementation Strategy Stage 1: low intensity clinician training, Clinician Implementation Strategy Stage 2: high intensity clinician training, Low patient engagement
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,859 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetes
Caring Others Increasing EngageMent in PACT
This trial will compare two methods of increasing engagement in care and success in diabetes management, among patients with diabetes with high-risk features, who also have family members involved in their care.
- Trial name
- CO-IMPACT (NCT02328326)
- Testing
- CO-IMPACT, PACT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 478 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia
Smoking Cessation for Veterans With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
The investigators have developed an intervention called Behavioral Treatment of Smoking Cessation in SPMI (BTSCS), an innovative intervention that supplements pharmacotherapy and education with contingency management and a…
- Conditions
- Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Affective Psychosis, Bipolar, Affective Disorders, Psychotic
- Trial name
- NCT00960375
- Testing
- BTSCS, StSST
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Depression, Anxiety
Enhancing Delivery of Problem Solving Therapy Using SmartPhone Technology
This project will be the first to evaluate the Moving Forward app in VA. Identifying an effective treatment for anxiety and depression in primary care is imperative within Veterans Health Administration as they are both common…
- Trial name
- NCT01891734
- Testing
- Problem Solving Therapy plus Moving Forward, Problem Solving Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
IOK Treatment Study
The goals of this project are 1) to evaluate the effectiveness of a CBT treatment module addressing the mental health and functional impact of killing in the war zone, 2) to gather data on Veteran stakeholders' perceptions of…
- Trial name
- NCT01605799
- Testing
- IOK Killing Treatment, Wait list control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Healthy People Programs
Maintaining Cognitive Health in Aging Veterans
Interventions aimed at disseminating information about cognitive aging and lifestyle factors that contribute to successful cognitive aging, in addition to providing broad cognitive skills training, may improve the psychological…
- Trial name
- NCT02023944
- Testing
- Memory and Aging Course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
PTSD
Pilot Evaluation of AboutFace: Novel Peer Education Resource for Veterans
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the AboutFace peer education website for the purpose of reducing stigma and improving attitudes toward seeking mental health services among Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT02486692
- Testing
- AboutFace Website
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Healthcare Disparities, Mental Health
Improving Patient-Provider Communication to Reduce Mental Health Disparities
The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test an intervention to reduce mental health disparities for racially and ethnically minoritized Veterans receiving outpatient VA mental health services.
- Trial name
- PARTNER-MH (NCT04515771)
- Testing
- PARTNER-MH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Comparing Effects of a Holistic Yoga Program and a Wellness Program on PTSD Symptoms
Given the limited effectiveness of current treatments and the burden PTSD places on Veterans, civilians and clinicians, this research aims to compare the effects of a standardized, traditional, holistic yoga intervention…
- Trial name
- RELIEVE (NCT02234622)
- Testing
- Holistic Yoga Program, Wellness Lifestyle Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Gulf War Digestive Health Study
The purposes of this study are to estimate the burden of disease due to chronic gastrointestinal illness in PG veterans, to evaluate whether Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth (SBBO) is associated with chronic diarrhea in PG…
- Trial name
- NCT00680836
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Aging, Mobility Limitations
Life 2: Improving Fitness and Function in Elders
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 12-month physical activity counseling program, compared to usual care, improves physical performance in a sample of older veterans.
- Trial name
- Project LIFE (NCT00435188)
- Testing
- Multi-component physical activity counseling program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Anxiety, Depression
Collaborative Care for Women Veterans
Implementation of Tailored Collaborative Care for Women Veterans (CCWV) was designed to enhance primary care-mental health integration for women Veterans by tailoring services to women Veterans' and providers' needs and providing…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Stress Disorders, Post Traumatic
- Trial name
- CCWV (NCT02950961)
- Testing
- Collaborative Care for Women Veterans
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 153 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