Developing a Telehealth Model to Improve Treatment Access for Rural Veterans With Substance Use Disorders

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT05348317

VA Office of Research and Development25 enrolled

Overview

This project will pilot-test and obtain stakeholder input on a telehealth-delivered substance use disorder (SUD) care model (with initial engagement and ongoing MI-CBT treatment) with the goal of increasing treatment utilization and improving outcomes for rural and non-rural Veterans with SUDs.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Substance Use Substance Use Disorders Substance Dependence Veterans

Interventions

VetReachBEHAVIORAL

Telehealth-delivered MI-CBT substance use disorder care model

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran patients at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System * Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) SUD diagnosis and/or substance use on average of 2 days a week over the past month * Telephone access * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving SUD psychotherapy * Inability to speak or understand English * Substantial mental health instability or conditions that preclude informed consent (e.g., acute psychosis, cognitive deficits) or understanding of assessment or program content * Prior alcohol withdrawal seizures or delirium tremens

Locations (1)

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility of the intervention (engagement)

Percent (%) of participants engaging in the intervention (at least 3 completed sessions)

Time frame: 8 weeks

Acceptability of the telehealth intervention

Study-specific acceptability rating completed by participants (% with a positive rating, higher % is better)

Time frame: 2 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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