The Family of Heroes: an Evaluation of an Online Educational Tool

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a unique web based educational tool called "Family of Heroes," which is designed to educate families about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and provide them with practical tools for interacting with affected veteran family members. The study includes veterans and a family member of their choosing. Participants are randomly assigned to a group which takes the online training or a group that does not take the training. Both groups complete a baseline questionnaire and a follow up questionaire 60 days later. The study will examine the number of Veteran Affairs (VA) mental health visits.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01554839

Run by

Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey

People needed

206

Starts

2011-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-02-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male or female Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) veteran
• Positive for PTSD, based on PTSD Checklist (PCL) score greater than or equal to 50
• Availability of a family member who is both willing to participate in the study AND has contact with the veteran 3 or more times per week
• Ability to access a computer with internet access to take educational training and surveys

You may not qualify if…

• Not and OIF/OEF veteran
• Negative for PTSD, based on PCL score less than 50
• Unavailability of a family member who is both willing to participate in the study or has contact with the veteran 3 or more times per week
• Inability to access a computer with internet access to take the educational training and surveys

Where it is running

• VANJHCS (Veterans Administration New Jersey Health Care Services) — Lyons, New Jersey, United States

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