Homeless Veterans and Peer Whole Health Coaching

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Acute Care Service Utilization, Mental Health Status, Physical Health Status, Housing

In brief

Use of acute care services (e.g., hospitalizations, Emergency Department visits) contributes substantially to the cost of healthcare for Veterans. Homelessness is a robust social determinant of super utilization of acute care. The goal of this project is to test if Peer Specialists trained in Whole Health Coaching can reduce homeless Veterans' frequent use of acute care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05176977

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

177

Starts

2022-02-01

Expected to finish

2026-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-10

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Veterans who:
• are on VA's Homeless Registry, which comprises those who utilized any VA homeless programs and services in the past 2 years
• are enrolled on a Patient Aligned Care Team (or "PACT") at a study site
• had a hot spotter qualifying event in two or more quarters in the past year will be eligible for participation

You may not qualify if…

• Veterans who have a suicidal and/or behavioral flag in their medical record and those who are too cognitively impaired to understand the informed consent process and other study procedures will be excluded

Where it is running

• Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Little Rock, AR — North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
• VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA — Palo Alto, California, United States
• VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA — Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

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