N/A
N=52
Telephone Coaching of Family Members of Veterans With Substance Abuse Problems
Substance Abuse
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03246646 ↗Enrolled (actual)
52
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Veteran's Engaged in Mental Health Care — 7; 5 Participants — p=>.05
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Coaching (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Sep 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Veteran's Engaged in Mental Health Care |
7; 5 | >.05 |
Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- CSO is a sibling, spouse/ intimate partner, or parent of a US military Veteran who served in Iraq or Afghanistan since 2001
- by the report of the CSO the Veteran of interest has a substance abuse problem that has led to interpersonal, legal, occupational, and/or health related negative consequences
- the CSO reports that the Veteran is not currently receiving treatment for this problem
- the CSO has contact 4+times/week and lives with or within 30 min. of the Veteran.
Exclusion Criteria
- CSO has a SUD (Form 90, see Measures)
- the Veteran is currently incarcerated
- the CSO has no computer or other device with Internet access able to view video content
- the CSO or Veteran likely has a psychotic disorder (CSO report on the MINI) (see Measures)
- the CSO's involvement in a "coaching" intervention meant to encourage the Veteran to actively consider to seek care places the CSO at risk on a physical or psychological basis
- Callers who do not have access to a safe phone line will not be referred to the study.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03246646). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.