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Peer-Delivered Whole Health Coaching for Veterans With PTSD

NCT ID: NCT03364192

Last Updated: 2020-12-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-01

Study Completion Date

2019-10-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators are evaluating a service called peer-delivered Whole Health Coaching to understand how it can help Veterans with PTSD. This project has two main goals: (1) determine how peer-delivered Whole Health Coaching can help Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and (2) learning about feasibility of implementing this service in Veterans Health Administration primary care settings. The investigators are also evaluating feasibility of the research methods in this trial to learn how to improve future studies on this topic.

Whole Health Coaching is a service designed to improve health and wellness. It is a variation of integrative health coaching and is being used in Veterans Health Administration medical centers. In Whole Health Coaching, Veterans will work with coaches to develop a personal health mission, develop specific goals and action steps, and then adjust their plan as needed. Coaches provide guidance and support throughout the process. In this project, a peer support specialist working in primary care will be the coach. VA Peer Support Specialists, "peers", are Veterans recovering from a mental health condition trained to help other Veterans improve their health.

All participants will receive peer-delivered Whole Health Coaching. Participants will be randomly assigned a start date for their first session with the Peer Whole Health Coach between 4 and 13 weeks after they start the study. The information provided during this time prior to the first session helps us understand how participants do on their own without the service. The research components include interviews and questionnaires about health and wellness, goals, and experiences with the service. Veterans who participate in the study will complete short questionnaires twice a week for 6 months and have four longer appointments where more questions will be asked. Participants will also be given the opportunity to provide feedback on the service.

Detailed Description

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The investigators are evaluating a service called peer-delivered Whole Health Coaching to understand how it can help Veterans with PTSD. This project has two main goals: (1) determine how peer-delivered Whole Health Coaching can help Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and (2) learning about feasibility of implementing this service in Veterans Health Administration primary care settings. The investigators are also evaluating feasibility of the research methods in this trial to learn how to improve future studies on this topic.

Whole Health Coaching is a service designed to improve health and wellness. It is a variation of integrative health coaching and is being used in Veterans Health Administration medical centers. In Whole Health Coaching, Veterans will work with coaches to develop a personal health mission, develop specific goals and action steps, and then adjust their plan as needed. Coaches provide guidance and support throughout the process. In this project, a peer support specialist working in primary care will be the coach. VA Peer Support Specialists, "peers", are Veterans recovering from a mental health condition trained to help other Veterans improve their health.

All participants will receive peer-delivered Whole Health Coaching. Participants will be randomly assigned a start date for their first session with the Peer Whole Health Coach between 4 and 13 weeks after they start the study. The information provided during this time prior to the first session helps us understand how participants do on their own without the service. The research components include interviews and questionnaires about health and wellness, goals, and experiences with the service. Veterans who participate in the study will complete short questionnaires twice a week for 6 months and have four longer appointments where more questions will be asked. Participants will also be given the opportunity to provide feedback on the service.

Conditions

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PTSD

Keywords

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Whole Health Coaching Integrative Health Coaching Peer Support Specialist Personalized Health Plan

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

All participants will receive peer-delivered Whole Health Coaching but the start date will be randomized between 4 and 13 weeks from initiation of the study.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Peer-delivered Whole Health Coaching

Whole Health Coaching is a Veterans Health Administration variation of integrative health coaching. For this study it will be administered by a peer support specialist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Whole Health Coaching

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Veterans Health Administration variation of integrative health coaching.

Interventions

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Whole Health Coaching

Veterans Health Administration variation of integrative health coaching.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Veteran status
* Enrolled in primary care at the Syracuse VA (and affiliated CBOCs) and seen in primary care within the past year
* Probable PTSD defined as screening positive for a Criterion A event and PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) score 33

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to communicate in spoken and written English
* Gross cognitive impairment
* Current symptoms of mania/psychosis
* At risk for suicide
* Engaged in psychotherapy in a non-primary care setting
* Changes to psychotropic medications for PTSD within the last 2 months
* Preference for direct referral to specialty mental healthcare
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

VA Office of Research and Development

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Emily Johnson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

Locations

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Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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D2476-M

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id