Type I Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Training for Veterans
Start Date
8/19/2024
Completion Date
12/31/2027
Summary
The VA wants to understand what type of integrative and whole health approaches are helpful for Veterans. The study is comparing two primary care based mental health treatments, a mindfulness class that teaches mindfulness meditation and a problem-solving class that teaches problem-solving skills and how to build resilience, for Veterans who are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD. The goal of the study is to understand if the classes reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD and increase overall functioning.
Detailed Description
This study seeks to further test the effectiveness of Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Training (PCBMT) across multiple geographically distinct VHA primary care settings that serve diverse Veteran populations and begin to understand important implementation factors with a hybrid type I randomized controlled trial in 300 primary care patients with psychological distress. The study aims include comparing PCBMT to a transdiagnostic problem solving group (Moving Forward, MF) on clinical outcomes, testing mediators and moderators of treatment gain in PCBMT and MF, and assessing implementation barriers and facilitators to inform future implementation efforts. The investigators hypothesize that Veterans randomized to PCBMT will experience larger decreases in psychological distress than participants randomized to MF and changes in transdiagnostic processes will mediate the relationship between changes in mindfulness and psychological distress.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Interventions
Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Training (PCBMT)
Moving Forward (MF)
Conditions
Locations
Phoenix VA Health Care System, Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
United States
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
San Diego, California 92161-0002
United States
St. Louis VA Medical Center John Cochran Division, St. Louis, MO
St Louis, Missouri 63106-1621
United States
Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, New York 13210-2716
United States