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Telehealth counseling may break down barriers to opioid treatment for veterans

NCT ID NCT05348317

Disease control Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a telehealth-delivered counseling program, called VetReach, can help veterans with opioid use disorder engage in treatment and improve their outcomes. The program combines motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy, delivered remotely. Researchers aim to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable for both rural and non-rural veterans.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a telehealth-delivered counseling program combining motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy (MI-CBT)
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could expand access to substance use treatment for veterans in rural areas who have difficulty attending in-person sessions.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The program depends on telephone access and may not work for those with severe mental health instability.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

25 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2022

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran patients at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System * Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) SUD diagnosis and/or substance use on average of 2 days a week over the past month * Telephone access * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving SUD psychotherapy * Inability to speak or understand English * Substantial mental health instability or conditions that preclude informed consent (e.g., acute psychosis, cognitive deficits) or understanding of assessment or program content * Prior alcohol withdrawal seizures or delirium tremens

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

substance abuse substance dependence substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Substance dependence Substance use Substance use disorders Veterans

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105-2303, United States

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