Self-Help Intervention for Post 9/11 Veterans With Depression or PTSD Symptoms
Key facts
- Who runs it
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Where
- Durham and Syracuse, United StatesSee the 2 sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 200 people, planned
- Starts
- 1 Mar 2027
- Expected to end
- 30 Aug 2030
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Resilience Training for Veterans (REST-V)
- Usual resources
- Record updated
- 1 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Veteran age >= 18 years who served on or after September 11, 2001
- Enrolled at Syracuse or Durham VA Healthcare System (had an encounter in primary care or Military 2VA clinic in past 24 months)
- Screen positive for current symptoms of MDD (PHQ-2) or PTSD (PC-PTSD-5)
- Report current functional impairment (PHQ-9 item 10)
Who cannot take part
- Started or had dosage change in psychotropic medication in the past 4 weeks
- Visual impairment that precludes reading self-help materials
- Hearing impairment that precludes completing telephone assessments
- Cognitive impairment that precludes providing informed consent
- Serious mental illness (diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders)
- Engaged in psychotherapy/counseling (>= 2 outpatient therapy visits in past 90 days, scheduled outpatient therapy visit in upcoming 30 days that intends to attend, or psychiatric hospitalization in past 90 days)
- Inability to communicate in English
- At imminent risk of suicide or has active high-risk for suicide flag
Where in United States
- Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NCDurham, United StatesContact: Patrick Calhoun, PhDNot yet recruiting
- Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NYSyracuse, United StatesContact: Robyn L Shepardson, PhDNot yet recruiting
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
It is important to provide support and resources for the many post-9/11 Veterans with mental health symptoms and poor psychosocial functioning who do not engage in psychotherapy. One of the biggest reasons post-9/11 Veterans do not seek treatment is a preference to handle problems on their own. This study examines a self-help intervention that teaches Veterans healthy coping strategies they can use on their own and how to seek out recovery support services such as mental health treatment or whole-person care if they decide to do so in the future. This study will compare the impact of self-help and standard resources at improving mental health and resource utilization. Two hundred Veterans will complete 6 brief assessments across 40 weeks.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Intervention conditionTreatment being tested
Self-help intervention
Treatment: Resilience Training for Veterans (REST-V)
- Control conditionExisting treatment, for comparison
Usual resources
Treatment: Usual resources
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Self-Help Intervention to Improve Functioning, Symptoms, and Treatment Utilization Among Non-Treatment Engaged Post 9/11 Veterans With Depression or PTSD Symptoms
- Record updated
- 1 September 2026