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Reintegration: The Role of Spouse Telephone BATTLEMIND Pilot Study

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified April 2010 by Memphis VA Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Department of Defense
Information provided by:
Memphis VA Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00870545
First received: March 25, 2009
Last updated: May 7, 2010
Last verified: April 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will expand the Department of Defense (DoD) one time, face-to-face post deployment BATTLEMIND training for spouses of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Guard/Reserve service members into year-long, telephone groups focusing on education, skills building and support. The goal is to build spouses' resilience to cope with reintegration, help them serve as a support system for returning service members, and ease the transition for families post-deployment.


Condition Intervention
Military Spouses
Support Groups
Stress Disorders
Combat Disorders
 Behavioral: Telephone support groups

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Reintegration: The Role of Spouse Telephone BATTLEMIND Pilot Study

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Anxiety
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Memphis VA Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • spouse self-report of depression, anxiety, and relationship satisfaction [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • family problem-solving, coping strategies, and communication [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: September 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: August 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: April 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Telephone support
12 telephone support groups based on the letters of the word BATTLEMIND
 Behavioral: Telephone support groups
12 hour-long structured telephone groups (each with a trained Group Leader and 6 participants) will focus on education, training in and practice of coping skills and cognitive restructuring (identifying and re-shaping negative and destructive thoughts), and support. The content, modeled on Soldier BATTLEMIND, targets readjustment concepts based on the letters of BATTLEMIND.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. have a spouse who participated in OEF/OIF and is at least 1 month post-deployment;
  2. if not married, must have lived as married for at least one year;
  3. live with the service member when not deployed;
  4. have been a spouse/significant other throughout the service member's deployment period;
  5. and have a telephone.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. current diagnosis of schizophrenia or other major mental illness;
  2. auditory impairment that would make telephone use difficult; or
  3. service member refusal of assent for spouse to participate.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00870545

Locations
United States, Tennessee
Memphis VA Medical Center
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38104
Sponsors and Collaborators
Memphis VA Medical Center
Department of Defense
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Linda O Nichols, PhD Memphis VA Medical Center
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Dr. Linda Nichols, Memphis VA Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00870545     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: PT074804
Study First Received: March 25, 2009
Last Updated: May 7, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Memphis VA Medical Center:
spouses
social support
reintegration
families
 military
post deployment
OEF/OIF

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Combat Disorders
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Anxiety Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013