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NCT Number: NCT06711172

Assessing the Feasibility of VA Whole Health Coaching for Veterans With Complex Health Concerns

This study examines the impact of a VA Whole Health coaching program aimed at improving Veteran's health and well-being by increasing healthy lifestyle behaviors in treatment-seeking Veterans receiving care at the DC and CA War Related Illness and Injury Study Centers.

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Key information

Conditions

Complex Health Concerns

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Washington, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20422, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

•Veterans receiving a clinical evaluation at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Centers in Washington, DC or Palo Alto, California.

Exclusion criteria

  • Current active suicidal or homicidal ideation
  • Current or lifetime history of a psychiatric disorder with primary psychotic features
  • Current or lifetime bipolar disorder
  • Acute or unstable psychiatric condition(s) and/or chronic illnesses that would benefit from immediate referral for treatment
  • Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, advanced Parkinson's disease, and unstable epilepsy
  • Pregnancy
  • Current exposure to trauma, or exposure to trauma in the past 3 months
  • Current or within the past 30 days substance abuse or dependence (except nicotine)
  • Excessive alcohol intake defined as an AUDIT score ≥ 4 for men and an AUDIT score ≥ 3 for women.

Treatment and study plan

VA Whole Health coaching

Other

The VA Whole Health coaching intervention will consist of seventeen, 30 to 60-minute telehealth sessions that were dispersed over seven to nine months. Participants will work closely with a health coach to create a plan for making appropriate lifestyle changes.

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility (recruitment rate)

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 months

    Calculated as the number of participants who consented into the study divided by the number of participants who were approached for study participation.

  2. Feasibility (retention rate)

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 months

    Calculated as a percentage for each time point (3 months and 6 months).

  3. Feasibility (adherence rate)

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 months

    Calculated as the number of health coaching sessions completed out of 17 total sessions.

  4. Safety of Whole Health coaching intervention

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 months

    Reported as the number of adverse events self-reported by participants during the intervention

  5. Acceptability

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 months

    Acceptability was evaluated qualitatively using feedback captured during health coaching sessions.

Secondary outcomes

  1. RAND 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)

    Time frame: Baseline to mid-intervention and baseline to post-intervention

    To measure physical and mental health-related quality of life.

  2. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention

    To assess sleep quality and sleep disturbances

  3. Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention

    To assess the level of anxiety symptoms

  4. Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention

    To evaluate mindfulness

  5. Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ8)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention

    To assess the level of depression symptoms

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

War Related Illness and Injury Study Center

Fed

Registry information

Official study title

Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of VA Whole Health Coaching for Veterans With Complex Health Concerns

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Dec 2, 2024
Registry last updated
Feb 13, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.