Spouse READI (Resilience Education And Deployment Information) Post Deployment Telephone Support Groups

This 12-month study is for spouses or significant others of service members who have returned from Afghanistan or Iraq. This study will determine if participating in a telephone discussion group, offering education, skills building, and support, will help increase post-deployment adjustment. There will be 225 spouses recruited for this study.

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Key information

Conditions

Spouses Combat Disorders Coping Skills Mental Disorders Military Personnel Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Memphis VA Medical Center

Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

have a spouse who participated in a deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan and is at least 1 month post-deployment
if not married, must have lived as married for at least one year
must be committed to the relationship
have a telephone.

Exclusion criteria

known deployment of spouse in the next six months
auditory impairment that would make telephone use difficult.

Treatment and study plan

Telephone Discussion Groups

Behavioral

Each telephone discussion group will meet 12 times during six months. The one-hour calls will be semi-structured conference calls with education, training in coping skills and cognitive restructuring, and support. A Participant Workbook will include comprehensive materials for all sessions and topics, other resources, and red flag resources - areas that may exacerbate problems, add a level of difficulty or distress, and/or indicate a need for referrals (e.g., unsafe behaviors, substance abuse, spouse abuse, PTSD, depression, traumatic brain injury).

Education sessions

Behavioral

Participants will have 12 sessions (delivered using slides and telephone) that cover the same education content, without skills building or support, over six months. They will also receive the Participant Workbook.

Primary outcomes

Spouse Self-report of Anxiety

Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

Anxiety symptoms from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, measured from 0-21, higher scores indicate greater anxiety
Spouse Self-report of Depression

Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

Depression symptoms as measured on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), measured from 0-27, with higher numbers indicating more depression
Spouse Self-report of Resilience

Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

Resilience as measured on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, measured from 0-100; higher scores show greater resilience

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memphis VA Medical Center

Fed

Collaborators

U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

Registry information

Acronym: Spouse READI

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2015
First posted: May 12, 2010
Registry last updated: Jul 30, 2018

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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.

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