RECRUITING

A Mixed Methods Pilot Trial of the STEP Home Workshop to Improve Reintegration and Reduce Suicide Risk for Recently Transitioned Veterans

Study Overview

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Description

Risk of Veteran suicide is elevated during the first year of transition from military service to civilian life. Most Veteran suicides occur among Veterans who are not connected to VA healthcare. Suicide prevention and connection to care are therefore critical for recently transitioning Veterans. Transitioning Veterans require services to provide them with suicide prevention education, skills to manage their transition effectively, and support in their access to VA healthcare. Convenient, accessible, palatable, patient-centered care options that are cost-effective, easy to implement nationwide, and target domains known to mitigate suicide risk are needed during this critical transition period. This proposal would bridge this important healthcare gap using STEP-Home-SP, a transdiagnostic, non-stigmatizing, skills-based workshop. STEP-Home-SP will provide Veterans with suicide prevention education, skills to improve transition, support to access VA care, and a platform to decrease social isolation early in their military to civilian transition, thereby reducing suicide risk downstream.

Official Title

A Mixed Methods Pilot Trial of the STEP Home Workshop to Improve Reintegration and Reduce Suicide Risk for Recently Transitioned Veterans

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-03-01
Study Completion:2027-05-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05995678

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Recently transitioned Veterans within one year of separation from military service
  2. * Self-reported functional impairment or reintegration difficulties as measured by the Military-to-Civilian Questionnaire (any item score \> 1 indicating "some difficulty"; M2CQ; \[71\])
  3. * Sufficient English fluency
  4. * Agree to participate (informed consent/HIPAA)
  1. * Active psychosis
  2. * Imminent or acute high suicide risk requiring immediate crisis intervention (low-moderate non-imminent risk for suicide is allowed)
  3. * Current moderate or severe substance use disorder
  4. * Neurological diagnosis excluding TBI
  5. * Participants with mild substance use disorder will be allowed
  6. * Substance use is a common behavior that may contribute to reintegration difficulties and suicide risk

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Catherine B Fortier, PhD
CONTACT
(857) 364-4361
catherine.fortier@va.gov

Principal Investigator

Catherine B Fortier, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

Study Locations (Sites)

VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, 02130-4817
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

  • Catherine B Fortier, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-03-01
Study Completion Date2027-05-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-03-01
Study Completion Date2027-05-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Veterans
  • TBI
  • Transdiagnostic
  • Intervention
  • Suicide Prevention
  • PTSD
  • Reintegration

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • TBI
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Veterans
  • PTSD
  • Transdiagnostic
  • Anger