Trial Outcomes & Findings for Telephone Support During Overseas Deployment for Military Spouses (NCT NCT01828983)

NCT ID: NCT01828983

Last Updated: 2017-11-24

Results Overview

Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Scores range from 0-100. Higher scores equal greater resilience.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

161 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline, 6 months

Results posted on

2017-11-24

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Telephone Support Groups
Telephone support groups, each with participants and a trained group leader. Each hour-long telephone group will meet bi-monthly for six months for a total of 12 meetings. Groups are structured with education, skills building, and support. Participants will receive and use a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Education Webinars
Education Webinar session topics are the same that are covered in the intervention arm without telephone interaction/support and skills building components. Each session is 30-minutes. Each participant receives a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Overall Study
STARTED
80
81
Overall Study
COMPLETED
80
81
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Telephone Support During Overseas Deployment for Military Spouses

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Telephone Support Groups
n=80 Participants
Telephone support groups, each with participants and a trained group leader. Each hour-long telephone group will meet bi-monthly for six months for a total of 12 meetings. Groups are structured with education, skills building, and support. Participants will receive and use a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Education Webinars
n=81 Participants
Education Webinar session topics are the same that are covered in the intervention arm without telephone interaction/support and skills building components. Each session is 30-minutes. Each participant receives a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Total
n=161 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
35.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.4 • n=5 Participants
35.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.4 • n=7 Participants
35.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.2 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
78 Participants
n=5 Participants
79 Participants
n=7 Participants
157 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
10 Participants
n=7 Participants
25 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
65 Participants
n=5 Participants
71 Participants
n=7 Participants
136 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
63 Participants
n=5 Participants
65 Participants
n=7 Participants
128 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
80 Participants
n=5 Participants
81 Participants
n=7 Participants
161 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, 6 months

Population: Participants who had data at baseline and 6 months

Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Scores range from 0-100. Higher scores equal greater resilience.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Telephone Support Groups
n=80 Participants
Telephone support groups, each with participants and a trained group leader. Each hour-long telephone group will meet bi-monthly for six months for a total of 12 meetings. Groups are structured with education, skills building, and support. Participants will receive and use a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Education Webinars
n=81 Participants
Education Webinar session topics are the same that are covered in the intervention arm without telephone interaction/support and skills building components. Each session is 30-minutes. Each participant receives a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Spouse Self-report of Resilience
Resilience scores at baseline
75.4 units on a scale
Standard Error 1.3
75.9 units on a scale
Standard Error 1.3
Spouse Self-report of Resilience
Resilience scores at 6 months
78.5 units on a scale
Standard Error 1.1
81.0 units on a scale
Standard Error 1.1

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, and 6 months

Population: Participants who had data at baseline and 6 months

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Scores range from 0 to 21; higher scores equal more anxiety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Telephone Support Groups
n=80 Participants
Telephone support groups, each with participants and a trained group leader. Each hour-long telephone group will meet bi-monthly for six months for a total of 12 meetings. Groups are structured with education, skills building, and support. Participants will receive and use a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Education Webinars
n=81 Participants
Education Webinar session topics are the same that are covered in the intervention arm without telephone interaction/support and skills building components. Each session is 30-minutes. Each participant receives a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Spouse Self Report of Anxiety
Participants' Anxiety scores at 6 months
5.3 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.6
4.9 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.6
Spouse Self Report of Anxiety
Participants 'Anxiety baseline baseline scores
6.0 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.5
7.3 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, 6 months

Population: Participants with data at baseline and 6 months

Patient Health Questionnaire - Depression (PHQ)-9 measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Scores range from 0-27 with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Telephone Support Groups
n=80 Participants
Telephone support groups, each with participants and a trained group leader. Each hour-long telephone group will meet bi-monthly for six months for a total of 12 meetings. Groups are structured with education, skills building, and support. Participants will receive and use a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Education Webinars
n=81 Participants
Education Webinar session topics are the same that are covered in the intervention arm without telephone interaction/support and skills building components. Each session is 30-minutes. Each participant receives a Spouse Workbook with information and activities.
Spouse Self Report of Depression
Participants' baseline scores
5.5 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.6
6.6 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.6
Spouse Self Report of Depression
Participants' scores at 6 months
3.8 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.5
3.8 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.5

Adverse Events

Telephone Support Groups

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Education Webinars

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

Dr. Linda Nichols

Memphis VA Medical Center

Phone: 901 523-8990

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place