RECRUITING

OurRelationship for Veteran Couples

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Access to a flexible spectrum of family-based VA mental health care for Veterans is mandated by law. Research shows that relationship distress harms Veterans' mental health, physical health, and mortality, while healthy relationships provide resilience and facilitate recovery from illness. However, there are many barriers to accessing couple and family care within VA, including system-level barriers such as insufficient access to specialty providers and couple-level barriers such as difficulty coordinating schedules and finding childcare. OurRelationship is an evidence-based, coached online intervention for couples that provides flexible, accessible, and scalable treatment to improve relationship functioning. This proposed CDA-2 project will test whether OurRelationship is effective for improving Veterans' intimate relationships and supporting their rehabilitation. This study supports the mission of the 2018-2024 Strategic Plan of the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving Veterans' relationship functioning to enhance their overall quality of life.

Official Title

Clinical Trial of OurRelationship, a Scalable Digital Intervention for Veteran Couples

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-02-06
Study Completion:2027-04-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05136651

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
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Participants will be couples consisting of a Veteran referred from a mental health care clinic at VA San Diego Healthcare System and their spouse or romantic partner who is willing to participate
  2. * Couples must:
  3. * both speak, read, and write English
  4. * be married, living together, or in a relationship for at least 12 months
  5. * endorse clinically significant relationship distress by one or both partner's reports (i.e., \< 104.5 on the Couples Satisfaction Index-32)
  6. * have internet access sufficient to complete the online program and attend telehealth visits
  7. * be willing to have telehealth coach sessions audio-recorded
  1. * Couples will be excluded if either partner reports
  2. * an active substance use disorder within the past three months (i.e., 2+ on the TAPS screening tool for a single substance followed by positive diagnosis in clinical interview)
  3. * a diagnosis of a psychotic or bipolar disorder with current uncontrolled symptoms (by self-report)
  4. * a diagnosis of severe cognitive impairment or intellectual disability (by self-report)
  5. * severe physical or sexual relationship aggression during the past 12 months (i.e., 10+ on the Hurt-Insult-Threaten-Scream \[HITS\] screening tool followed by clinical interview)
  6. * current suicidal ideation or behavior determined to be high-risk according to current VA clinical assessment protocols (i.e., "yes" on any high-risk items on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale)
  7. * suicide-related hospitalizations within the past 12 months (by self-report)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Kayla C Knopp, PhD
CONTACT
(858) 642-1094
Kayla.Knopp@va.gov
Leslie A Morland, PsyD
CONTACT
(619) 497-8406
Leslie.Morland@va.gov

Principal Investigator

Kayla C. Knopp, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA

Study Locations (Sites)

VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
San Diego, California, 92161-0002
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

  • Kayla C. Knopp, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-02-06
Study Completion Date2027-04-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-02-06
Study Completion Date2027-04-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • couples
  • OurRelationship
  • relationship
  • couples therapy

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Relationship Distress