Type I Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Training for Veterans

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVA Office of Research and Development

About this trial

The VA wants to understand what type of integrative and whole health approaches are helpful for Veterans. The study is comparing two primary care based mental health treatments, a mindfulness class that teaches mindfulness meditation and a problem-solving class that teaches problem-solving skills and how to build resilience, for Veterans who are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD. The goal of the study is to understand if the classes reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD and increase overall functioning.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

enrolled in VA primary care through the local VA site

PTSD operationalized by 30 on the PCL-5 plus endorsing a criteria A stressor

depression operationalized as 10 on the PHQ-9

anxiety operationalized by 10 on the GAD-7

Disqualifiers

gross cognitive impairment

suicide attempt or desire to commit suicide in the last month

had a psychotherapy appointment outside of primary care within the last month and have future appointment scheduled

had a change in psychiatric medication outside of VHA primary care in the last 2 months

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Training (PCBMT)
  • Moving Forward (MF)

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups