A Randomized Controlled Trial of Coaching Into Care With VA-CRAFT to Promote Veteran Engagement in PTSD Care
Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic focused on measuring Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic, Internet-Based Intervention, Telemedicine, Veterans
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
The target population consists of partners who are in regular contact with a Veteran from any service era who believe that their Veteran is suffering from significant symptoms of PTSD and in need of mental health care.
Inclusion criteria are:
- reporting being in an intimate relationship (dating, engaged, or married) with a Veteran
- reporting that their Veteran is not engaged in mental health care and has not been for the past 6 months
- reporting perceived symptoms of PTSD in their Veteran
- reporting frequent contact with their Veteran (some verbal or face-to-face contact for 36 of the past 90 days)
- having regular access to the Internet and a telephone; and 6) being 18 years of age or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- reporting by the potential participant that they are subject to domestic violence and may not feel safe engaging in CIC+VA-CRAFT activities
we will exclude partners reporting severe intimate partner violence on the brief Conflict Tactics Scale 2 Short Form with their Veteran in the past 6 months
- appropriate referrals for those excluded based on recent intimate partner violence will be provided
Sites / Locations
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CARecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
CIC+VA-CRAFT
CIC
Coaching Into Care plus VA-CRAFT consists of four 45-min. telephone coaching calls over 8-12 weeks, delivered by a coach following a manual, while participants are completing the VA-CRAFT for PTSD web-based course.
Coaching Into Care is an existing national VA program that provides telephone consultation and coaching to family members of Veterans with mental health needs who want to help connect them with mental health care by providing referrals, educational information, and a unique coaching service to help callers talk to their Veterans about their decision to seek care.