Pilot the Use of VA Make the Connection Campaign to Facilitate Help Seeking Among Vulnerable Veterans

NCT ID: NCT03407443

Last Updated: 2023-02-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-31

Study Completion Date

2022-09-30

Brief Summary

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This pilot study seeks to determine if exposure to the Make the Connection campaign messages developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is associated with changes in mental-health related outcomes, specifically: (1) psychosocial determinants that drive help seeking behaviors (knowledge, attitudes and intentions); and (2) perceived barriers to seeking care. Participants are randomly assigned to message exposure or control (no exposure) conditions. Data from this project will inform mental health education and outreach efforts targeted towards Veterans experiencing mental health concerns.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse) Help-Seeking Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Exposure to Make the Connection messages

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exposure to Make the Connection messages

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants are exposed to Make the Connection messages (each approximately 3 minutes in length) weekly for over a four-month study period through the study mobile application.

Active Control group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Active Control Group

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants are exposed to VA news clips/segments (each approximately 3 minutes in length) weekly for over a four-month study period through the study mobile application.

No exposure control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Exposure to Make the Connection messages

Participants are exposed to Make the Connection messages (each approximately 3 minutes in length) weekly for over a four-month study period through the study mobile application.

Intervention Type OTHER

Active Control Group

Participants are exposed to VA news clips/segments (each approximately 3 minutes in length) weekly for over a four-month study period through the study mobile application.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Veterans of all gender/sex, race/ethnicities that in the past 6 months:

* utilized health services in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA);
* screened positive on the PHQ-2, AUDIT-C or PC-PTSD and/or received a mental health diagnosis as documented in VA medical record
* Fluent in English language
* Capable of understanding goals of study
* Capable of providing verbal consent
* Willing and able to download/use study Android mobile application for duration of study

Exclusion Criteria

* Not a U.S. Veteran who has utilized VA health care in the past 6 months
* Did not screen positive and/or was not diagnosed with mental health disorder
* Determined cognitively impaired and unable to provide verbal consent
* Determined to be in high distress during recruitment screening
* Currently institutionalized (i.e., hospitalized; incarcerated, etc.)
* Unwilling and/or unable to download and use use the study app
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Canandaigua VA Medical Center

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elizabeth Karras

Health Science Specialist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elizabeth Karras, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Other Identifiers

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IRB899190

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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