Health coaching put to the test as a lifeline for veterans returning to civilian life
NCT ID NCT07725536
First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether health coaching — up to 10 sessions — can improve functioning and reduce suicide risk in veterans who recently left active duty. It compares coaching with standard reintegration services. The goal is to see which approach better supports veterans as they rebuild their lives.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- health coaching (up to 10 sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, health coaching could become a standard support tool to help veterans transition smoothly and lower suicide risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 398 participants, so results may not apply to all veterans. Coaching requires active engagement, and benefits may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 398 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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: 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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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
Portland, Oregon, 97207-2964, United States