Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Enhancing Veteran-Clinical Collaboration in VA PRRCs

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Schizoaffective Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Over 60% of Veterans with serious mental illness have a service-connected disability that impairs their ability to work, go to school, and/or have successful personal lives. Although traditional treat...

Detailed Description

Recovery-oriented care is an imperative for the VA, particularly in mental health programming for Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI). Collaborative decision-making (CDM) is a recovery-oriented...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • be a Veteran currently receiving PRRC, MHICM and/or BHIP services at VA San Diego, Los Angeles, or Albuquerque (e.g., seen in the clinic in the past month or based on clinic criteria)
  • meet SAMHSA criteria of serious mental illness; i.e., "having (within the past year) a diagnosable mental, behavior, or emotional disorder that causes serious functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities," based on chart review and clinician consultation if needed
  • Be age 18 or above
  • Be fluent and literate in English.
  • Agree to have a subset of VA mental health treatment appointments audiotaped

Exclusion

  • primary substance use or organic neurological disorder diagnosis determined by chart review
  • are determined by clinician and/or study staff to be at significant risk of exacerbation of symptoms, suicidal ideation, or other risk due to study participation
  • have a history and/or current risk of violence that clinicians and/or study staff determine to be too high risk to manage effectively in the study setting (e.g., poses a risk to Veterans or study staff).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

119 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06898879

Start Date

January 1 2026

End Date

September 30 2029

Last Update

March 27 2025

Active Locations (3)

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1

VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA

San Diego, California, United States, 92161-0002

2

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

West Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073-1003

3

New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108-5153