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

NCT05196464 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 37

Last updated 2024-04-22

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Summary

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

Conditions

  • Access to Care
  • Psychological Distress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Workshop

ACT workshops are single-day workshops that last 5-6 hours. The workshops will 1) Acceptance and Mindfulness Training emphasizing new ways of managing troubling thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations (e.g., learning how to recognize, and develop cognitive distance from unhelpful thoughts) and strategies to willingly face experiences that cannot be changed; and 2) Committed Action Training to help Veterans clarify what matters most to them (e.g., valued domains including family, friends, spirituality, career) and what they want to stand for in life, how they want to behave, and what strengths and qualities they want to develop. Within this context, the workshop will encourage engagement in, rather than avoidance of, actions consistent with valued directions, including engagement in healthcare. Workshop participants will be given homework related to implementing a key coping skill.

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual (TAU)

TAU will consist of a consult to a mental health provider at their rural clinic. The patient will then be scheduled for an intake and offered traditional mental health treatment options. Treatment options are likely to include outpatient individual psychotherapy, psychotherapy groups, or medication management.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    collaborator FED

  • Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • Syracuse VA Medical Center

    lead FED

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-06-30
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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