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Can a talking therapy heal Veterans' moral wounds?

NCT ID NCT03760731

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a therapy called ACT-MI for veterans struggling with moral injury—pain from events that went against their values. 74 warzone veterans took part to see if the therapy was acceptable and practical. The goal was to help them live meaningful lives, not to cure a disease.

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Study facts

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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

74 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2019

Finished

Oct 2024

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 89 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible for VHA care * Has been deployed to a warzone * Has experienced a morally injurious event which continues to interfere with functioning * Willing to be randomized and participate in either of the two conditions Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Inability to complete study measures, e.g.: * due to significant acute intoxication/withdrawal symptoms * mania * psychosis * aggression * catatonia * cognitive impairment * Imminent suicide risk * Membership in a vulnerable population, e.g.: * pregnant women * History of significant violence towards VA staff * Participation in another psychotherapy research study * Current participation in an EBP for a condition related to moral injury

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045-7211, United States

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