ACT Workshops: A Novel Delivery Modality to Increase Access to Care for Rural Veterans

Syracuse VA Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Access to Care; Psychological Distress

Treatments: Behavioral: Treatment as usual (TAU); Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Workshop

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT05196464

1576467

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates access, effectiveness, and acceptability of 1-day ACT workshops on problematic mental health symptoms.

Full description

This study proposes to investigate access, effectiveness, and acceptability of 1-day ACT workshops delivered in 2 rural VA primary clinics with 32 Veterans with problematic mental health symptoms (i.e., depression, PTSD, or anxiety) that are risk factors for suicide.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. current mental health symptoms as measured by one of the following indicators: PHQ-9 ≥ 10, PCL-5 ≥ 30, or GAD-7 ≥ 10.

Exclusion criteria

1. cognitive impairment measured by BOMC,
2. current psychosis or mania as evidenced in the medical record,
3. current suicidal intent as measured by the P4,
4. use of mental health services within or outside of VA in the last 6 months as measured by CPRS and the non-VA services questionnaire.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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37 participants in 1 patient group

VA primary care patients

Other group

Description:

VA primary care patients with psychological distress are being enrolled

Treatment:

Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Workshop

Behavioral: Treatment as usual (TAU)