Developing a Telehealth Model to Improve Treatment Access for Rural Veterans With Substance Use Disorders

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Substance Dependence; Substance Use; Substance Use Disorders; Veterans

• Registration Number: NCT05348317
• Lead Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

Brief Summary

This project will pilot-test and obtain stakeholder input on a telehealth-delivered substance use disorder (SUD) care model (with initial engagement and ongoing MI-CBT treatment) with the goal of increasing treatment utilization and improving outcomes for rural and non-rural Veterans with SUDs.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-21
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-27
• Study Start: 2022-05-19
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-28
• Primary Completion: 2026-09-30
• Study Completion: 2026-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Veteran patients at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) SUD diagnosis and/or substance use on average of 2 days a week over the past month
• Telephone access
• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Receiving SUD psychotherapy
• Inability to speak or understand English
• Substantial mental health instability or conditions that preclude informed consent (e.g., acute psychosis, cognitive deficits) or understanding of assessment or program content
• Prior alcohol withdrawal seizures or delirium tremens

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of the intervention (engagement)	8 weeks	Percent (%) of participants engaging in the intervention (at least 3 completed sessions)
Acceptability of the telehealth intervention	2 months	Study-specific acceptability rating completed by participants (% with a positive rating, higher % is better)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States