New study aims to help veterans pick the right doctor visit type
NCT ID NCT06539988
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to help Veterans and their primary care doctors decide whether an in-person, phone, or video visit is best for each situation. Researchers will survey 600 Veterans and their doctors to understand what they value in each type of visit. Then, they will test a new text-message tool that shares this information to improve care and reduce costs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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: * Veteran inclusion criteria are having an upcoming face-to-face (F2F), telephone, or VA Video Connect (VVC) appointment in the next 8 to 12 weeks * Having at least 3 Primary Care F2F, telephone, or VVC encounters in the previous 12 months * Able to provide informed consent * Willing and able to receive text messages from the VA Patient Engagement, Tracking, and Long-term Support (PETALS) platform Exclusion Criteria: * Veteran exclusion criteria are a CDW diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or a psychotic disorder
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48105-2303, United States
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