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Test di un intervento adattivo per il supporto tra pari tramite mobile health per veterani in assistenza primaria con disagio psicologico (Peer mHealth)

29 settembre 2026 aggiornato da: VA Office of Research and Development

Test di un intervento adattivo per la salute mobile supportata dai pari per i veterani delle cure primarie con disagio psicologico

Many Veterans experience psychological distress including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and problems with sleep and anger. Services to address these problems need to be easy for Veterans to access. VA mobile health applications (mHealth apps) that teach skills to manage psychological distress are widely available. However, Veterans rarely use these apps enough to experience health benefits. Peer specialists are VA employees who are trained to use their lived experiences in mental health recovery to help other Veterans. Peers can provide support and accountability to Veterans as they use mHealth apps. Peers working in VA primary care settings are easily accessible to Veterans who receive VA services. This study aims to improve the health of Veterans by testing the effectiveness of peer-supported mHealth in reducing psychological distress. It will also test how much peer support Veterans need to improve their health with using mHealth apps.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

Background: Psychological distress in Veterans Affairs (VA) primary care patients is common and often not adequately treated. The VA has a suite of evidence-informed mobile health applications (mHealth apps) for psychological distress that are frequently downloaded, but most Veterans do not use them enough to experience health benefits. Support from helping professionals, such as peer specialists, can increase app use and health benefits. The study team found that peer-supported mHealth is feasible to deliver in VA primary care, increases app engagement and is associated with high satisfaction and improved Veteran health. However, not all individuals need the same amount of support when using mHealth. This study will test an adaptive intervention using a SMART design to match patient need with specific doses of peer support for mHealth.

Significance: The long-term goal is to improve the health of Veterans with psychological distress by developing a brief and efficient stepped-care intervention that can be feasibly implemented in VA primary care settings. This proposal is highly aligned with the priorities of the operational partners in the Offices of Mental Health and Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation and VA BBMH. The findings will support the VA-wide expansion of the Peers in PACT program, per recent STRONG Act legislation.

Innovation & Impact: Key innovations include the use of a SMART design to develop an adaptive intervention for a high-priority patient population and the novel application of the Supportive Accountability model in which human support is critical to enhancing adherence to mHealth interventions. The proposal will also provide much needed data on the effectiveness of peers to deliver brief, structured interventions.

Specific Aims: 1) Test the effectiveness of a) stage 1 (Peer mHealth vs. Self-Managed mHealth), b) stage 2 interventions (4 sessions of Peer mHealth vs. Peer Whole Health) among slow responders and c) the embedded stepped-care treatment sequences on psychological distress and secondary outcomes (e.g., app use, cost, mental health service use, symptoms, functioning) at 12 weeks. 2) Examine candidate tailoring variables as predictors of outcomes in a) stage 1 (i.e., motivation, coping self-efficacy) and b) stage 2 (i.e., app use and unmet social needs). Race/ethnicity and sex/gender will also be explored as moderators. 3) Assess barriers and facilitators to implementing adaptive interventions for peer mHealth in PACT by interviewing key VHA leadership, staff and Veteran stakeholders.

Methodology: Participants (N=384) with significant psychological distress who are not engaged in specialty mental health care will be randomized at Stage 1 to receive either Self-Managed mHealth or one peer phone call to support mHealth. Participant response, defined as a reliable decrease in psychological distress (5-point decrease in any DASS-21 subscale) will be measured after 4 weeks. Stage 2 randomization will assign slow responders to step-up to additional mHealth peer phone calls or an alternative peer support model (peer-delivered Whole Health). Stage 1 early responders will continue/ step-down to Self-Managed mHealth. All participants will be reassessed at 12, 16 and 24 weeks post-enrollment. Psychological distress is the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes include app use, mental health service use, cost, psychological symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress, PTSD, anger, sleep), and functioning (e.g., social functioning).

Next Steps/ Implementation: Should these results support the effectiveness of the adaptive intervention, the investigators will disseminate peer training through the Peers in PACT and Tech into Care VA networks. The investigators will also prepare a new ORD application to systemically investigate how the adaptive intervention can be implemented in VA.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Stimato)

384

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

Luoghi di studio

    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, Stati Uniti, 94304-1207
        • Non ancora reclutamento
        • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
        • Contatto:
    • Massachusetts
      • Bedford, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti, 01730-1114
        • Non ancora reclutamento
        • VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA
        • Contatto:
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, Stati Uniti, 48105-2303
        • Non ancora reclutamento
        • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
        • Contatto:
    • New York
      • Syracuse, New York, Stati Uniti, 13210-2716
        • Reclutamento
        • Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
        • Contatto:
        • Investigatore principale:
          • Kyle Possemato, PhD
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti, 19104-4551
        • Non ancora reclutamento
        • Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
        • Contatto:

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

18 anni e precedenti (Adulto, Adulto più anziano)

Accetta volontari sani

No

Sessi ammissibili allo studio

Tutto

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Veteran enrolled in primary care at one of 3 VA facilities (Philadelphia, PA; Ann Arbor, MI; and Bedford, MA)
  • clinically significant psychological distress on at least one DASS-21 subscale (Depression => 10, Anxiety => 8, Stress => 13)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • symptoms that may preclude active engagement in the intervention such as gross cognitive impairment or current symptoms of mania or psychosis
  • suicide risk as measured by the P4 Suicide Assessment
  • plan to engage in psychotherapy during the intervention period
  • started or changed the dose of a psychotropic medication in the last two months
  • voice a preference to be directly referred to mental health specialty care

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Trattamento
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione sequenziale
  • Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: Stage 1

Stage 1 randomization

Patients use mHealth apps to manage psychological distress

Patients receive one session with a peer while using mHealth apps to manage psychological distress

Sperimentale: Stage 2

Stage 2 randomization

Patients use mHealth apps to manage psychological distress

Patients receive 4 sessions with a peer while using mHealth apps to manage psychological distress

Patients receive 4 session with a peer focused on Whole Health

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale is a widely used measure of psychological distress consisting of 21 items measured on a 4-point scale. The total score ranges from 0-63. Higher scores indicate greater severity.

baseline to 24 weeks

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Post Traumatic Stess Checklist-5
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Self report measure assessing the 21 symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on a 5 point scale. Total score ranges from 0-105. Higher scores indicate greater severity.

baseline to 24 weeks
Insomnia Severity Index
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 25 weeks

Self report measure assessing insomnia with 7 questions on a 5 point scale. Total score range from 0-28. Higher scores indicate greater severity.

baseline to 25 weeks
Dimensions of Anger Reactions
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Self report measure assessing anger with 5 items on a 5 point scale. Total score ranges from 5-25. Higher scores indicate greater severity.

baseline to 24 weeks
Brief Inventory of Psychosocial Functioning
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Self report measure of psychosocial functioning measured with 7 items on 7 point scale. Total ranges from 0-42. Higher scores indicate more dysfunction.

baseline to 24 weeks
Satisfaction with Life Questionnaire
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Self report measure assessing life satisfaction with 5 items on an eight point scale. Total score ranges from 5-35. High scores indicate greater satisfaction.

baseline to 24 weeks
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Self report measure assessing participant satisfaction with study interventions with 8 items measures on a 4 point scale. Total score ranges from 0-24. Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction.

baseline to 24 weeks

Altre misure di risultato

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
University of Rhode Island Change Assessment
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Self report measure assessing patient motivation to address psychological distress with 12 items on a 5 point scale. Total score ranges from 12 to 60. Higher scores indicate more motivation.

baseline to 24 weeks
Coping Self Efficacy Scale
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Self report measure to assess patient self efficacy to address psychological distress with 26 items on a 11 point scale. Total score ranges from 0-260 with higher scores indicating greater self-efficacy.

baseline to 24 weeks
Assessing Circumstances and Offering Resources for Needs
Lasso di tempo: baseline to 24 weeks

Measure of unmet social needs that include 11 questions. The total score ranges from 0-48 with higher scores indicating more unmet needs.

baseline to 24 weeks

Collaboratori e investigatori

Qui è dove troverai le persone e le organizzazioni coinvolte in questo studio.

Sponsor

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Kyle Possemato, PhD, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Effettivo)

27 settembre 2026

Completamento primario (Stimato)

30 aprile 2029

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

30 aprile 2030

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

27 marzo 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

27 marzo 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

2 aprile 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

2 ottobre 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

29 settembre 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 settembre 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • HSR4-014-24W
  • 1I01RD000522-01A2 (Sovvenzione/contratto NIH degli Stati Uniti)

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

prodotto fabbricato ed esportato dagli Stati Uniti

No

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