Trial Outcomes & Findings for Engaging Homeless Veterans in Primary Care (NCT NCT00858507)

Last Updated: 2016-07-21

Results Overview

The primary aim of this study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial of different interventions aimed at increasing rates of treatment engagement among a community sample of treatment-naive homeless veterans.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

221 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

within 4 weeks of intervention

Results posted on

2016-07-21

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Arm 1: RN-based Medical Outreach, Administration of a Personal RN-based medical outreach, administration of a personal health assessment and brief intervention Personal Health Assessment/brief intervention: RN administered personal health assessment along with a brief intervention for behavior change administered to homeless veterans in the community	Arm 2: Social Work Based Outreach (Usual Care) Social work based outreach (usual care) Social work administered outreach: Social worker will encounter homeless veteran in the community and encourage to come to the VA for care
Overall Study STARTED	105	116
Overall Study COMPLETED	83	101
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	22	15

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Engaging Homeless Veterans in Primary Care

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Arm 1: RN-based Medical Outreach, Administration of a Personal n=83 Participants RN-based medical outreach, administration of a personal health assessment and brief intervention Personal Health Assessment/brief intervention: RN administered personal health assessment along with a brief intervention for behavior change administered to homeless veterans in the community	Arm 2: Social Work Based Outreach (Usual Care) n=101 Participants Social work based outreach (usual care) Social work administered outreach: Social worker will encounter homeless veteran in the community and encourage to come to the VA for care	Total n=184 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	79 Participants n=5 Participants	97 Participants n=7 Participants	176 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	4 Participants n=5 Participants	4 Participants n=7 Participants	8 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous	48.8 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.6 • n=5 Participants	48.5 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.2 • n=7 Participants	48.6 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.8 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	6 Participants n=5 Participants	4 Participants n=7 Participants	10 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	77 Participants n=5 Participants	97 Participants n=7 Participants	174 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	83 participants n=5 Participants	101 participants n=7 Participants	184 participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: within 4 weeks of intervention

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Arm 1: Outreach n=83 Participants RN-based medical outreach, administration of a personal health assessment and brief intervention Personal Health Assessment/brief intervention: RN administered personal health assessment along with a brief intervention for behavior change administered to homeless veterans in the community	Arm 2: Usual Care n=101 Participants Social work based outreach (usual care) Social work administered outreach: Social worker will encounter homeless veteran in the community and encourage to come to the VA for care
Receipt of Primary Care at the VA	50 participants	39 participants

Adverse Events

Arm 1: Outreach

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Arm 2: Usual Care

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Thomas O'Toole, MD

Providence VA Medical Center

Phone: 4012737100

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place