Actively Recruiting
Relationship Checkups to Reduce Veteran Suicide Risk
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2026-04-14
360
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
247 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study compares two approaches to working with Veterans that have a mix of mental health and relationship concerns in primary care. One approach is a 3-session couple-based program called the Brief Relationship Checkup (BRC). BRC has shown promise improving relationship health in Air Force primary care (including some mental health symptoms related to relationship functioning) but has never been tested for individuals with significant mental health concerns. The other approach is a high-quality delivery of three sessions of Co-Located Collaborative Care (CCC) with the Screened Veteran only. This program is the current standard of care for Veterans reporting mental health concerns in primary care (including mental health concerns related to their relationship) but has never been tested for individuals struggling with relationship concerns. The goal is to compare the benefits of the couples-based program vs. the individual-based program when it comes to reducing suicide risk factors at the relationship level and the individual level.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Relationship Checkups to Reduce Veteran Suicide Risk
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Both partners must be 18 years or older
- Both partners must understand English well enough and have the mental ability to consent
- Both partners must be in a committed relationship lasting at least 6 months
- At least one partner must report mild or greater relationship distress
- At least one partner must be a VA-enrolled Veteran who screens positive for depression, unsafe drinking, PTSD, or suicidal thoughts in primary care
You will not qualify if you...
- Either partner is currently in ongoing couple or family therapy
- Either partner has experienced severe intimate partner violence within the last year
- Either partner has ongoing or upcoming legal conflicts with the other partner
- Either partner has suicidal intent requiring hospitalization
- Either partner has experienced psychosis or mania in the past month
- Either partner has had therapy with the lead investigator in the past 5 years
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua, New York, United States, 14424-1159
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jovana Demonjic, MPH
CONTACT
D
Dev J Crasta
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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