Wellness Self-Management
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Mental Illness, Chronic Medical Illness
In brief
Veterans with schizophrenia, other serious mental illnesses (SMI), and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are at elevated risk for co-occurring chronic medical conditions resulting in increased risk of disability, high health care spending, reduced quality of life and early mortality. Physical wellness is increasingly recognized as a key component of the VA's commitment to developing recovery-oriented and Veteran-centered mental health treatment. There is also growing recognition of the value of interventions that promote and improve patient self-management of chronic medical conditions. Building on the established efficacy of consumer facilitated medical illness self-management programming used in the general population and two recent adaptations for use with SMI adults in the public health sector (including the investigators' own evaluation of an intervention called Living Well), the investigators propose to complete a randomized controlled effectiveness trial of the Living Well intervention and simultaneously conduct a well specified process evaluation to optimize knowledge accrual regarding important factors that may improve future adoption, implementation and sustainability of the Living Well intervention in the VA system of care.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01676909
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 262
- Starts
- 2013-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-06-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- a diagnosis of schizophrenia/ schizoaffective disorder
- bipolar disorder
- major depression with psychotic features
- post traumatic stress disorder
- or psychosis not otherwise specified (NOS)
- age between 18 and 80
- chart documented presence of at least one of the following chronic medical conditions:
- a respiratory condition (e.g. asthma, COPD)
- diabetes
- arthritis
- cardiovascular condition (e.g. congestive heart failure, hypertension, etc.)
- receiving mental health services at a designated study site
- willing and able to provide consent to participate
- deemed clinically stable enough to participate in the study by a treatment provider
You may not qualify if…
- Severe or profound mental retardation
- Because participants must be able to attend the intervention if assigned to either condition, we will also require potential participants to verify their availability during screening
- Participation in current ongoing study 'Reducing Internalized Stigma in People with Serious Mental Illness"
Where it is running
- Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
- Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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