Actively Recruiting
Web-based Program to Improve Self-management Among Veterans-caregiver Dyads
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2025-06-13
560
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
152 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The majority of Veterans will suffer from at least one chronic illness, often at great emotional and personal cost. Self-management is critical to improving physical and emotional outcomes, and many chronically ill Veterans receive self-management assistance from an informal caregiver, and both Veterans and informal caregivers experience individual and interpersonal stress as they navigate this journey. Yet, current clinical practices are not designed to effectively support the needs of both Veterans and their informal caregiver. Furthermore, self-management practices often require in-person visits, limiting access for Veterans and informal caregivers who live in rural areas, those with a physical disability, or those with financial challenges. This project tests a web-based, self-guided, behavioral intervention that targets the stress coping needs of Veterans with chronic illness and their informal caregivers. Results from this study could provide an important solution to the problem of poor self-management, which complicates the lives and prognosis of many Veterans.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Web-based Program to Improve Self-management Among Veterans-caregiver Dyads
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosed with at least one common chronic condition responsive to outpatient management
- Conditions may include musculoskeletal pain, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease, or depression
- At least one outpatient visit in the past 12 months related to the diagnosis
- Have a primary caregiver living with the Veteran
You will not qualify if you...
- Have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Are on hemodialysis
- Have received an organ transplant or are waitlisted
- Undergoing chemotherapy or radiation for cancer
- Have limited life expectancy or receiving hospice care
- Have dementia or major cognitive deficits
- Have a substance use disorder
- Have a paid caregiver providing 50% or more support
- Are actively psychotic or suicidal
- Previously participated in Stanford CDSMP or Building Better Caregiver programs
- Use a computer less than once a week
- Do not meet self-management distress criteria based on screening
- Experience interpersonal violence or threats of physical force in the last year
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1207
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Mary B Walsh, RN
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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