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

NCT01121250 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: W81XWH-09-1-0242
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 228
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Spouses; Military Personnel; Coping Skills

Keywords

Combat disorders; Spouses; Support; Military personnel

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Spouse Self-report of Anxiety

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

  Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

• Spouse Self-report of Depression

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

  Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

• Spouse Self-report of Resilience

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

  Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

Study Arms (3)

Telephone Discussion Groups

EXPERIMENTAL

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).

Behavioral: Telephone Discussion Groups

Education sessions

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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.

Behavioral: Education sessions

Usual Care

NO INTERVENTION

Participants do not receive any services.

Interventions

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).

Telephone Discussion Groups

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.

Education sessions

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Memphis VA Medical Center: lead
• U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Memphis VA Medical Center

Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Nichols, L.O., Martindale-Adams, J., Zuber, J., Graney, M., Burns, R., & Clark, C. Support for Spouses of Post Deployment Service Members. Military Behavioral Health, Published online: 30 Jan 2015. DOI:10.1080/21635781.2015.1009210

  RESULT

• Nichols L.O., Martindale-Adams, J., Zuber, J., & Graney, M. Service Member Need and Supportive Services Use of Military/Veteran Spouses. Military Behavioral Health, Published online: 09 Feb 2015, DOI:10.1080/21635781.2014.995251

  RESULT

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Combat Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Limitations and Caveats

Spouses were not screened for distress and did not exhibit high levels of anxiety or depression or low levels of resilience at baseline. Participants discontinued or were lost to follow up. Less than half of participants attended \> six sessions.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Linda Nichols
• Organization: Memphis VA Medical Center

linda.nichols@va.gov

901 523-8990

Study Officials

• Linda O Nichols, Ph.D.

  Memphis VA Medical Center and University of Tennessee Health Science Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Jennifer L Martindale-Adams, Ed.D.

  University of Tennessee Health Science Center and VA Medical Center Memphis

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Healthcare education specialist/Health Services Researcher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2010
• First Posted: May 12, 2010
• Study Start: October 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2013
• Study Completion: February 1, 2015
• Last Updated: July 30, 2018
• Results First Posted: July 30, 2018

Record last verified: 2017-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)