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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04563741
MOVE!+UP: Testing a Tailored Weight Management Program for Veterans With PTSD
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), prevalent among Veterans, puts Veterans at increased risk for obesity and related conditions. Veterans with PTSD lose less weight in VA's MOVE! weight management program, due to PTSD symptoms that interfere with activity and healthy diet. In addition, many Veterans who receive evidence-based PTSD treatment remain symptomatic. A behavioral weight loss program that augments standard PTSD care and targets PTSD-related weight loss barriers called MOVE!+UP was piloted and iteratively refined among 44 overweight Veterans with PTSD. The fully developed MOVE!+UP is led by a psychologist and a Veteran peer support counselor, who provide complementary expertise. It includes 16 group sessions with 90 minutes of general weight loss support, coupled with Cognitive Behavior Therapy skills to address PTSD-specific barriers. Each session also includes a 30-minute community walk to address hypervigilance-based activity barriers and enhance classroom-based learning. Veterans receive two individual dietician visits, and counseling calls as needed. The cohort receiving the final MOVE!+UP package reported high satisfaction and had better weight loss outcomes than Veterans with PTSD in the general MOVE! program. They also reported substantial PTSD symptom reduction. Treatment targets like eating behaviors, activity, and insomnia also improved. MOVE!+UP effectiveness must be tested in a randomized trial.
Significance/Impact: MOVE!+UP is timely and efficient, simultaneously addressing physical and mental health of a priority Veteran group. MOVE!+UP is positioned to address HSR&D priorities by promoting mental health and improving PTSD symptoms, access to care, and whole health. This study is aligned with HSR&D and ORD methodological priorities by using a hybrid type 1 trial. This study's cost and utilization analyses, and systematic identification of implementation barriers and facilitators, would place effectiveness findings in context and facilitate rapid translation to the field if MOVE!+UP is effective. This study will also provide insights about ways that general MOVE! and PTSD care can be enhanced to improve reach and effectiveness.
Innovation: MOVE!+UP is the first weight loss program designed to address obesity in Veterans with PTSD.
Specific Aims: This study proposes to enroll Veterans with PTSD who are classified as overweight or with obesity and who are engaged in PTSD care. They will be randomized to usual care enhanced with MOVE! (control) or usual care enhanced with MOVE!+UP (intervention), and is guided by three aims: 1) Test whether intervention participants have greater 6-month weight loss (primary outcome), and 6- and 12-month PTSD symptom reduction and 12-month weight loss (secondary exploratory outcomes), relative to controls; 2) Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month treatment targets: physical activity, eating behavior, insomnia, depression, and social support; 3) Estimate intervention and control condition costs and utilization, and identify MOVE!+UP implementation barriers and facilitators, to contextualize Aim 1 and inform future implementation.
Methodology: Hybrid type 1 trial with 164 Veterans with PTSD who are classified as overweight or with obesity and are currently enrolled in PTSD care.
Implementation/Next Steps: This hybrid type 1 trial will provide data needed to prepare a MOVE!+UP implementation package for broader VA implementation if MOVE!+UP is effective. If it is not effective, Aims 2 and 3 will help understand how overweight Veterans with PTSD could be better supported in the future. Implementation activities would be coordinated with existing local, VISN, and national operational partners.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Katherine D Hoerster, PhD MPH BA
- Phone Number: (206) 277-4203
- Email: Katherine.Hoerster@va.gov
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Nadiyah Sulayman, BA
- Phone Number: (206) 277-4583
- Email: Nadiyah.Sulayman@va.gov
Study Locations
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Washington
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Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108-1532
- Recruiting
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
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Contact:
- Katherine D Hoerster, PhD MPH BA
- Phone Number: 206-277-4203
- Email: Katherine.Hoerster@va.gov
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Principal Investigator:
- Katherine D Hoerster, PhD MPH BA
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- PTSD Diagnosis: standard criteria for PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): lifetime experience of trauma and a score of 33
- Overweight or obesity based on Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2
- Primary Care Provider or other physician approval
- Willing to participate in all intervention or control and assessment activities
- Enrolled in PTSD treatment
- Must have active VA Puget Sound Health Care System medical record.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not fluent in English, severe hearing loss, no phone access
- Current MOVE! participation
- Current pregnancy
Based on clinical judgment, would be unable to participate because of:
- acutely exacerbated substance use, mental health, or chronic medical conditions
- or moderate to severe chronic, progressive neurologic conditions such as Dementia
- had bariatric surgery within the last 12 months or plan to undergo bariatric surgery within the next 6 months.
- Report they cannot safely weigh themselves using the mailed study scale due to mobility issues or use of assistive devices
- Baseline weight >440 lbs
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: MOVE!+UP (intervention)
usual care enhanced with MOVE!+UP (intervention)
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behavioral weight management intervention developed for Veterans with PTSD
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Active Comparator: MOVE! (control condition)
usual care enhanced with MOVE! (control condition)
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standard VA weight management intervention
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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weight (pounds) change
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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This study's primary aims is to test whether intervention participants have greater 6-month weight loss, relative to controls.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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weight (pounds)
Time Frame: baseline and 12 months post-baseline
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Test whether intervention participants have greater long-term (12-month) weight loss, relative to controls.
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baseline and 12 months post-baseline
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PTSD symptom severity on the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5
Time Frame: baseline and 6 and 12 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6- and 12-month PTSD symptom severity.
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baseline and 6 and 12 months post-baseline
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Internalized weight bias measured with "Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale"
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month internalized weight bias.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Eating habits measured with "PACE" eating habits measure
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month eating habits
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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insomnia measured with the Insomnia Severity Index
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month insomnia severity.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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depression severity measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire, 8-item version
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month depression symptoms.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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night eating measured with the Night Eating Questionnaire
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month night eating symptoms.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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social support for physical activity and healthy eating measured with adapted Sallis measure
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month social support for physical activity and healthy eating.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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emotional eating measured with the Emotional Overeating Questionnaire
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month emotional eating.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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diet quality measured with "Starting the Conversation"
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month diet quality.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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one-week total light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity measured with accelerometers
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have greater improvements on 6-month accelerometry-based physical activity.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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binge eating disorder criteria (yes vs. no) measured using an adapted Patient Health Questionnaire for DSM 5 criteria
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Assess whether compared to control, intervention participants have lower prevalence of meeting binge eating disorder criteria at 6 months post-baseline.
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baseline and 6 months post-baseline
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Katherine D Hoerster, PhD MPH BA, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
Publications and helpful links
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Other Study ID Numbers
- IIR 18-230
- HX002755-01A2 (Other Grant/Funding Number: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
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