Enhancing Mental and Physical Health of Women Veterans 3.0
EMPOWER
2 other identifiers
interventional
18
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Women Veterans are the fastest growing segment of VA users, with most users in midlife. This dramatic growth has created challenges for VA to ensure that appropriate services are available to meet women Veterans' needs, and that they will want and be able to use those services. Furthermore, few VA improvement efforts have focused on women Veterans' health and health care in midlife. The EMPOWER QUERI 3.0 Program is a cluster randomized type 3 hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial testing two strategies designed to support implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices for women Veterans in at least 18 VA facilities from 4 regions.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases
Started Oct 2026
Longer than P75 for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 12, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 21, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2026
ExpectedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 30, 2030
Study Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 30, 2031
January 21, 2026
January 1, 2026
4 years
January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Engagement: TIC
\# of women with shared decision-making treatment planning marker (1=WBS completed in EHR)
12 months
Engagement: CBT-SM
\# women participating in CBT-SM (1=yes for one or more sessions)
12 months
Engagement: Women's MOVE!
\# of women enrolled in Women's MOVE! (1=yes for one or more sessions)
12 months
Study Arms (2)
EBQI Booster (EBQI/B)
ACTIVE COMPARATORA two-hour EBQI Booster delivered virtually to site-identified QI champions and local implementation teams for each EBP reviewing key EBQI components and providing examples grounded in the EBPs.
EBQI Booster + External Facilitation (EBQI/B+EF)
EXPERIMENTALA two-hour EBQI Booster delivered virtually to site-identified QI champions and local implementation teams for each EBP reviewing key EBQI components and providing examples grounded in the EBPs, plus 12 months of external facilitation.
Interventions
EBQI is a systematic quality improvement method for engaging frontline practices in improvement that introduces "best science" and evidence in the service of operational goals. EBQI has been tested in several VA implementation trials and the VA Office of Women's Health (OWH) recently conducted a large-scale roll out of EBQI across VA women's health. Sites randomized to EBQI/B will receive a two-hour EBQI Booster delivered virtually to site-identified QI champions and local implementation teams for each EBP reviewing key EBQI components and providing examples grounded in the EBPs.
EBQI is a systematic quality improvement method for engaging frontline practices in improvement that introduces "best science" and evidence in the service of operational goals. EBQI has been tested in several VA implementation trials and the VA Office of Women's Health (OWH) recently conducted a large-scale roll out of EBQI across VA women's health. External facilitation (EF) delivered by an expert facilitator from outside of the local implementation site, offers a supportive coaching process in which facilitators encourage interactive problem-solving in improvement efforts. EF is one of the most-studied implementation strategies. Sites randomized to EBQI/B+EF will receive a two-hour EBQI Booster delivered virtually to site-identified QI champions and local implementation teams for each EBP reviewing key EBQI components and providing examples grounded in the EBPs, plus 12 months of EF.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- This study is recruiting VA sites - not individual patients.
- Prior to randomization, the study team will work with sites to ensure they have met the preconditions necessary to enroll in the study, which includes VISN, regional and/or facility level leadership support for participation.
You may not qualify if:
- N/A
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
West Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alison B Hamilton, PhD MPH
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Melissa M Farmer Coste, PhD MS
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda, CA
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Bevanne A Bean-Mayberry, MD MHS
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Erin P Finley, PhD MPH
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 12, 2026
First Posted
January 21, 2026
Study Start (Estimated)
October 1, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
September 30, 2030
Study Completion (Estimated)
September 30, 2031
Last Updated
January 21, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
Data sets underlying all publications resulting from the proposed research will not be shared outside VA, except as required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), because VHA policy would prohibit re-disclosure.