Reducing the Burden of Depression Related Disability

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to test the effectiveness of a new telephone counseling program for employed Veterans with depression called the Veterans Work and Health Initiative (V-WHI) using the Be Well at Work (BWAW) intervention. 250 participants will be recruited and randomly assigned to one of two groups: the V-WHI experimental group or usual mental health care. The V-WHI counselors will address mental health and job-related issues that interfere with working. This counseling is provided solely over the phone with sessions every 2 weeks for 4 months (eight sessions total). At 8 months post-baseline, the V-WHI group is provided with a booster session. Participants in both groups are administered follow-up questionnaires at two time-points: month four and month nine.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02111811

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

253

Starts

2014-05-19

Expected to finish

2017-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-04-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Veterans will be considered eligible for study participation if the following criteria are met:
• 18 years of age (no maximum age is specified)
• working for pay 15 hours per week
• employed in the job for 6 months (to ensure that the Veteran has sufficient familiarity with the position and organization)
• current major depression and/or persistent depressive disorder symptoms based on DSM-5 criteria
• and current work limitations

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking or reading
• bipolar disorder
• psychosis
• and/or planning to take maternity leave at any point in the next nine months

Where it is running

• Coatesville VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PA — Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
• Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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