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Homeless Veterans and Peer Whole Health Coaching

NCT05176977 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 177

Last updated 2026-02-10

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Summary

Use of acute care services (e.g., hospitalizations, Emergency Department visits) contributes substantially to the cost of healthcare for Veterans. Homelessness is a robust social determinant of super utilization of acute care. The goal of this project is to test if Peer Specialists trained in Whole Health Coaching can reduce homeless Veterans' frequent use of acute care.

Conditions

  • Acute Care Service Utilization
  • Mental Health Status
  • Physical Health Status
  • Housing

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Peer Support-Whole Health Coaching

Participants will meet with a Peer Specialist for 18 sessions over a period of 24 weeks. The essential elements of this intervention include 1) general support provided via the core functions of a Peer Specialist and 2) a structured Whole Health Coaching curriculum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel M. Blonigen, PhD MA · VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

  • David A. Smelson, PsyD · VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-01
Primary Completion
2025-10-22
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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