National Guard Outreach and Linkage to Treatment

NCT01020981 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: RRP 09-420
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 141
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project will add an evaluation/research component to an existing peer outreach program, now implemented for over 1100 soldiers in the Michigan Army National Guard. Preliminary work will be completed in three areas. We will conduct semi-structured interviews with soldiers, Buddies, and National Guard leadership and develop and pilot test survey items relevant to implementation. Further, we will develop and pretest survey items relevant to determining soldier symptomatic and functional status. We will also conduct a small feasibility study, fielding the newly developed survey to a representative sample of recently returned National Guard members from Michigan and Indiana, to determine response rates and veteran willingness to allow access to linkable PDHA/PDHRA data and health services data. Finally, we will construct a merged, de-identified longitudinal dataset comprised of Post-Deployment Health Assessment and Reassessment data, Military Health System/TRICARE, and VA services data from National Guard soldiers in Michigan and comparison states of Indiana and Ohio. This will allow a longitudinal assessment of services initiation and retention for the entire Guard populations in these states.

Conditions

PTSD; Depression; Reintegration; Veterans Health

Keywords

OEF/OIF; Peer Group; Veterans

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility-response Rate

  Response rate of Soldiers to a mailed survey.

  Survey was fielded to Michigan National Guard Service Members on three occasions, March 2011, April 2011, and May 2011. The survey was also fielded to Indiana National Guard Service Members on September 2011, October 2011, and November 2011.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Depressive Symptoms

  Survey was fielded to MIARNG in March 2011 (INARNG in September 2011). Soldiers who did not respond were sent two additional mailings with surveys in April 2011(INANG-October 2011) and May 2011 (INANG-November 2011).

• PTSD Symptoms

  Survey was fielded to MIARNG in March 2011 (INARNG in September 2011). Soldiers who did not respond were sent two additional mailings with surveys in April 2011(INANG-October 2011) and May 2011 (INANG-November 2011).

Study Arms (2)

Group 1

Michigan State Army National Guard soldiers who have returned from OEF/OIF deployments starting December 2008

Group 2

Indiana State Army National Guard soldiers who have returned from OEF/OIF deployments starting December 2008

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

MI, IN, and OH ARNG

You may qualify if:

• Returning MI ARNG member participating in the Buddy-to-Buddy program

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• US Department of Veterans Affairs: lead

Study Sites (1)

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Valenstein M, Gorman L, Blow AJ, Ganoczy D, Walters H, Kees M, Pfeiffer PN, Kim HM, Lagrou R, Wadsworth SM, Rauch SA, Dalack GW. Reported barriers to mental health care in three samples of U.S. Army National Guard soldiers at three time points. J Trauma Stress. 2014 Aug;27(4):406-14. doi: 10.1002/jts.21942.

  PMID: 25158634 RESULT

• Burnett-Zeigler I, Valenstein M, Ilgen M, Blow AJ, Gorman LA, Zivin K. Civilian employment among recently returning Afghanistan and Iraq National Guard veterans. Mil Med. 2011 Jun;176(6):639-46. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-10-00450.

  PMID: 21702380 RESULT

• Burnett-Zeigler I, Ilgen M, Valenstein M, Zivin K, Gorman L, Blow A, Duffy S, Chermack S. Prevalence and correlates of alcohol misuse among returning Afghanistan and Iraq veterans. Addict Behav. 2011 Aug;36(8):801-6. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.12.032. Epub 2011 Jan 13.

  PMID: 21482030 RESULT

• Dalack GW, Blow AJ, Valenstein M, Gorman L, Spinner J, Marcus S, Kees M, McDonough S, Greden JF, Ames B, Francisco B, Anderson JR, Bartolacci J, Lagrou R. Public-academic partnerships: working together to meet the needs of Army National Guard soldiers: an academic-military partnership. Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Nov;61(11):1069-71. doi: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.11.1069.

  PMID: 21041342 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Marcia Valenstein, MD
• Organization: VHA HSR&D

marcia.valenstein@va.gov

7349453649

Study Officials

• Marcia T. Valenstein, MD AB

  VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 24, 2009
• First Posted: November 26, 2009
• Study Start: January 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2010
• Study Completion: December 1, 2011
• Last Updated: April 28, 2015
• Results First Posted: February 11, 2015

Record last verified: 2014-09

Locations

US (1)