Clinical trials: Veterans Health
Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension
Unmet Social Needs Study
The impacts of unmet social needs, such as homelessness, inconsistent access to food, and exposure to violence on health are well-established, especially for cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT04977583
- Testing
- Unmet Need Screening, Unmet Need Referral - Resource Sheet, Unmet Need Referral Assistance
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 479 people
- 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
Metrorrhagia, Urinary Incontinence
Controlled Trial of Tele-Support and Education for Womens Health Care in CBOCs
VA community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) typically serve only a small number of women Veterans, and generally do not have the women's health care resources that are available in larger settings.
- Conditions
- Metrorrhagia, Urinary Incontinence, Remote Consultation, Videoconferencing
- Trial name
- WH CREATE P4 (NCT01918072)
- Testing
- Clinical innovation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
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
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
Brief Video-based Intervention, Vignette Based Intervention
Addressing COVID-19 Mental Health Problems Among US Veterans
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has widely and rapidly spread around the world, overwhelming intensive care units and health care capacity. While the physical risk (e.g.
- Conditions
- Brief Video-based Intervention, Vignette Based Intervention, Non Intervention Control Arm
- Trial name
- NCT04484207
- Testing
- A short video intervention, A vignette intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
Antisocial Personality Disorder, Substance Use Disorder
Justice-Involved Veterans and Moral Reconation Therapy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is effective for reducing risk of criminal recidivism and improving other health-related outcomes (substance use, mental health, housing, and…
- Trial name
- MRT (NCT02524171)
- Testing
- Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 344 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Well-being
Develop and Validation of Measurement-Based Transition Assistance
Although some Veterans seek help when they experience post-military readjustment challenges, many do not. One factor that stands in the way of Veterans' willingness to seek help for these challenges is their lack of knowledge…
- Trial name
- MBTA (NCT05384171)
- Testing
- Measurement-Based Transition Assistance (MBTA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Connect to Quit for Smoking
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effectiveness of an intervention designed to reduce smoking in low income veterans within a regional United States Veterans Administration(VA) health care system.
- Trial name
- CTQ (NCT01299896)
- Testing
- Coordinated Care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 633 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cigarette Smoking
Improving the Delivery of Smoking Cessation Guidelines in Hospitalized Veterans
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether a nurse-initiated intervention, which couples brief inpatient counseling and proactive telephone counseling by a centralized tobacco quitline, improves 6-month cessation…
- Trial name
- NCT00816036
- Testing
- Smoking Cessation Guideline Implementation
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 898 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mental Illness, Physical Illness
Evaluation of Peer Specialists on VA PACTs
In August 2014, the White House issued an Executive Action mandating that 25 VA medical centers place Peer Specialists (Veterans recovered from mental illness who are trained to support other Veterans with mental illness) on…
- Trial name
- Peers on PACT (NCT02732600)
- Testing
- Facilitated Implementation
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,616 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Overweight, Obesity
The VA-STRIDE Study
The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of an expert-system, print-based physical activity (PA) intervention delivered to Veterans receiving primary care at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS).
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT00731094
- Testing
- Expert system-based physical activity counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Telephone Case Monitoring (TCM) for Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The purpose of this study is to test whether providing PTSD patients additional support by telephone (in addition to usual outpatient care) after they discharge from residential treatment improves those patients' outcomes and…
- Trial name
- TCM-PTSD (NCT00288860)
- Testing
- Telephone monitoring, Treatment-As-Usual
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 837 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity
Coaching Veterans to Healthy Weights and Wellness
ASPIRE has completed enrollment of patients at the Ann Arbor and Cleveland Medical Centers in a study that is examining the impact of an innovative approach to weight loss ("Aspiring to Lifelong Health in VA", aka "ASPIRE-VA").
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT00967668)
- Testing
- Small change approach to improve physical activity and diet, MOVE! Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 481 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Bipolar Disorder, Cardiovascular Disease
Self-Management Addressing Heart Disease Risk Trial
The purpose of this research study is to learn whether or not people with bipolar disorder can reduce their risk of heart disease and related conditions by having a Care Manager provide self management and care management.
- Trial name
- SMAHRT (NCT00499096)
- Testing
- Chronic care model for Bipolar Disorder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Tobacco Use Disorder, Homelessness
Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) for Homeless Veteran Smokers
The goal of this research study is to examine the effects of a treatment for helping homeless veterans who smoke to stop smoking. Participants in the study will be assigned to one of two study groups.
- Trial name
- NCT02245308
- Testing
- Nicotine Patches, mobile contingency management (mCM), Smoking cessation counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Suicide Prevention
Increasing Help-Seeking Behavior Among Transitioning Veterans at Risk for Suicide With Online Gatekeeper Training
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a gatekeeper training called VA S.A.V.E. which was developed through a partnership between the VA and the PsychArmor Training Institute.
- Trial name
- NCT04565951
- Testing
- VA S.A.V.E.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pressure Ulcers, Spinal Cord Injuries
Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans With SCI (Spinal Cord Injury)
Pressure ulcers (PrUs) are the most frequent significant medical complication after spinal cord injury (SCI). PrU prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and recurrence rates are high, and most persons with SCI will have at least one…
- Trial name
- NCT00763282
- Testing
- Self Management (SM), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Education (ED)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs