Spouse READI (Resilience Education And Deployment Information) Post Deployment Telephone Support Groups

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Spouses; Military Personnel; Coping Skills

• Registration Number: NCT01121250
• Lead Sponsor: Memphis VA Medical Center

Brief Summary

This 12-month study is for spouses or significant others of service members who have returned from Afghanistan or Iraq. This study will determine if participating in a telephone discussion group, offering education, skills building, and support, will help increase post-deployment adjustment. There will be 225 spouses recruited for this study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10
• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-11
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-12
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2015-02
• Results First Submitted: 2017-06-01
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-10-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-20
• Results First Posted: 2018-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 228

Inclusion Criteria

1. have a spouse who participated in a deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan and is at least 1 month post-deployment
2. if not married, must have lived as married for at least one year
3. must be committed to the relationship
4. have a telephone.

Exclusion Criteria

1. known deployment of spouse in the next six months
2. auditory impairment that would make telephone use difficult.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Spouse Self-report of Resilience	Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months	Resilience as measured on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, measured from 0-100; higher scores show greater resilience
Spouse Self-report of Anxiety	Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months	Anxiety symptoms from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, measured from 0-21, higher scores indicate greater anxiety
Spouse Self-report of Depression	Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months	Depression symptoms as measured on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), measured from 0-27, with higher numbers indicating more depression

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memphis VA Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, United States