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Not yet recruitingNCT07725536Updated Jul 24, 2026

Health Coaching and Veteran Reintegration

A Phase 2 interventional study of Health Coaching and Enhanced treatment as usual in Reintegration Into Civilian Life, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-24.

Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
398
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 43 studies in Suicide by VA Office of Research and Development — 15 open to participants now, 16 under way, none of them phase 3. Suicide · VA Office of Research and Development.

Planned enrollment
4th of 41
398 · median 104
Started
2027
with 3 others
Phase 2
2 of 43
2 open now
Primary completion
2030-12
later than 13 of 15 live
Registered
42nd of 43
by date

Among the 43 studies in Suicide by VA Office of Research and Development, this one is the 4th largest by planned enrollment of the 41 interventional ones, is one of 4 that started in 2027, is one of 2 in phase 2, reaches primary completion later than 13 of the 15 other live ones, and was the 42nd registered.

By phase

43 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

No phase35 · 11 open
Observational2 · 0 open
Phase 12 · 1 open
Phase 2this study2 · 2 open
Phase 1/21 · 1 open
Phase 2/31 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 2013; this study’s year is marked. 4 started in 2027.

What they test

Size and results

Median enrollment 104 across the 41 interventional studies, 28 across the 2 observational. Of the 27 that completed or were terminated, 24 (89%) have results posted.

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Study summary

This study will investigate the benefits and drawbacks to two different approaches to supporting Veterans while reintegrating into civilian life.

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Conditions studied

  • Reintegration Into Civilian Life

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Keywords

  • Wellbeing
  • Suicide
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • All previously active-duty U.S. military service members and National Guard/Reservists separating from service to civilian life status within the prior three months will be potentially eligible

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Veterans who are:

  • institutionalized (e.g., prison, nursing home; self-report)
  • unable to read or understand English (self-report)
  • cognitively impaired (≥10 on Short Blessed Test)
  • experiencing psychosis (endorsing thought interference or hallucinations of the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire)
  • experiencing severe substance use (≥27 on Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test [ASSIST], indicating need for more intensive treatment)
  • determined to be at acute risk for suicide (endorsement of suicidal ideation on the 9th item of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9] and categorized as "higher risk" on the P4 Screener)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
398 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Health Coaching

    Up to 10 sessions of health coaching

    Behavioral: Health Coaching

  • Active comparator
    Enhanced treatment as usual

    Usual reintegration services plus receipt of the VA Welcome Kit

    Other: Enhanced treatment as usual

Interventions

  • BehavioralHealth Coaching

    Up to 10 sessions of health coaching

    Also known as: Wellness Coaching

  • OtherEnhanced treatment as usual

    Usual reintegration services plus receipt of the VA Welcome Kit

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Well-being inventory

    Functioning in adult life roles

    Time frame: Month 4

Secondary outcomes

  1. Purpose in life scale

    Purpose in life

    Time frame: Month 4

  2. Self-concept clarity scale

    Self-concept clarity

    Time frame: Month 4

  3. Life engagement test

    Life purpose and engagement

    Time frame: Month 4

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — De-identified data will be stored in the VA CIVIC Repository

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form

Access criteria: Data will become available one year after study completion.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for Jul 2027; primary completion for Dec 2030, 41 months later.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 21, 2026
First posted
Jul 24, 2026
StartEst.
Jul 1, 2027
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2, 2030
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2030
Last update
Jul 24, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 24, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07725536
Collaborators
VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, Canandaigua VA Medical Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 24, 2026
Start date
Jul 1, 2027 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 2, 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 24, 2026

Study contacts

Sarah S Ono, PhD MA
Contact
Sarah.Ono@va.gov
(503) 220-8262 ext. 51743
Lauren M. Denneson, PhD
principal investigator · VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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