Peer Visitation for OEF/OIF Veterans

NCT01193686 | Completed Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: RRP 09-134
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study was to train OIF/OIF Veterans with multiple injuries to be Peer Visitors, i.e., Volunteers who visit more recently OIF/OEF Veterans and provide support. We evaluated the effectiveness of the training, and any benefits that Volunteer Peer Visitors and the Recipients of Peer Visitors experienced as a result of participating in Peer Visitation.

Conditions

Polytrauma; Blast Injuries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Post Traumatic Growth Inventory

  Administered only to Peer Visitors, possible range 0-105, with higher scores indicating greater post-traumatic growth. Post-traumatic growth includes emotional changes such as noticing a stronger sense of self, deepened relationships, increased sense of gratitude or appreciation for life, increased spirituality.

  Upon completion of study requirements (i.e., visits)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (Depression Screen)

  Upon completion of visits.

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist- Military Version (PCL-M)

  Upon study completion.

• Patient Activation Measure

  Post- Participation

• General Anger Level

  Post- Participation

Study Arms (2)

Peer Visitation Training (Peer Mentor)

EXPERIMENTAL

Veteran Peer Visitors participated in a 2-day training program and then provide at 1-5 visits to at least 2 recipients.

Other: Peer Visitation

Peer Visitation

EXPERIMENTAL

Veterans who received at least one visit from a Veteran Peer Visitor.

Other: Peer Visitation

Interventions

Peer Visitation OTHER

Trained Volunteers will visit OEF/OIF Veterans with Polytrauma Injuries to provide support.

Peer Visitation; Peer Visitation Training (Peer Mentor)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• For Peer Visitors:
• eligibility will be determined using a combination of self-assessment, clinician recommendation, and Voluntary Services screening
• For participants who are interested in receiving a peer visitor:
• eligibility will be determined by the referring clinical team and the Research Nurse
• Peer Visitors:
• To be eligible to participate in the study as a potential Veteran Peer Visitor, Veterans must complete several screening steps. A Veteran must be nominated by a clinician from the Center for Polytrauma Care (CPC) Clinical Team, or they must nominate themselves for the project and seek endorsement from a clinician on the CPC team. To be nominated or endorsed by a clinician, the Veteran must have been observed by the clinical team member to demonstrate the following specific behaviors and characteristics:
• Reliable and organized about keeping appointments (80% adherence or better)
• Demonstrate excellent insight into own treatment goals, progress, barriers, treatment rationale
• Not demonstrate any "high-risk" behaviors in the previous 12 months, including suicidal ideation or intent, inpatient psychiatric treatment (other than planned, voluntary admission to Evaluation and Brief Treatment Unit), active substance abuse or dependence, uncontrolled psychotic symptoms (e.g., hallucinations, delusions), felonies.
• Evidence of good social support (i.e., clinician aware of supportive relationships)
• Engaged in meaningful life goals and activities (e.g., work, school, volunteering, parenting, recreation, church)
• Able to pass background check for Voluntary Services
• Must be English Speaking
• Able to complete pen and paper surveys

You may not qualify if:

• Not an OEF/OIF Veteran
• Under age 18
• Non English Speaking
• Psychiatrically at risk (i.e., uncontrolled psychotic symptoms, active substance abuse or dependence)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• US Department of Veterans Affairs: lead

Study Sites (1)

VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Williams RM, Bambara J, Turner AP. A scoping study of one-to-one peer mentorship interventions and recommendations for application with Veterans with postdeployment syndrome. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2012 Jul-Aug;27(4):261-73. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182585cb6.

  PMID: 22767074 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Multiple Trauma; Blast Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries; Barotrauma

Limitations and Caveats

We had great difficulty recruiting Recipients of Peer Visitors, i.e., Veterans who wished to receive mentorship from our trained peer visitors. This rendered our sample size too small for planned analyses.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Rhonda Williams, Ph.D.
• Organization: VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Rhonda.Williams1@va.gov

206-277-6290

Study Officials

• Rhonda M. Williams, PhD

  VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2010
• First Posted: September 2, 2010
• Study Start: November 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2012
• Study Completion: June 1, 2012
• Last Updated: April 28, 2015
• Results First Posted: January 5, 2015

Record last verified: 2014-10

Locations

US (1)