Mental Health Clinician / Chaplain Collaboration

Part of paid clinical trials in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sponsor
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Study ID
NCT07579143
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Moral Injury

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • facilitate forgiveness and community connection to address symptoms of moral injury — BEHAVIORAL
    VA chaplain delivered intervention to facilitate forgiveness and community connection in collaboration with mental health clinicians

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the intervention can be delivered by VA chaplains and if it is acceptable for veterans who have symptoms of moral injury (guilt, shame, isolation) and are receiving VA mental health treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can the study team enroll veterans for this intervention and complete data collection? Will veterans complete the intervention? There is no comparison group. Participants will will complete a baseline and 6-month interview and participate in up to 12 intervention sessions with a VA chaplain. The intervention will focus on facilitating forgiveness and community connection.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 14, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention focused on facilitating forgiveness and community connection
    Intervention is delivered by VA chaplains to facilitate forgiveness and community connection in collaboration with mental health clinicians

Primary Outcome Measure

Number referred, enrolled, baseline and 6-month [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare SystemLittle RockArkansas72114-
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare SystemPittsburghPennsylvania15240
Maribeth Wesesky
[email protected]
412-295-7017
Jin Cheng, MD
[email protected]
Gretchen Hulse, MDiv (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Stephanie Gannon, MDiv (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)

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