Phone tracking and peer help aim to cut hospital visits for mentally ill veterans
NCT ID NCT07549178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether tracking smartphone activity and offering extra support from peer specialists can help veterans with serious mental illness avoid emergency room visits and hospital stays. About 400 veterans who are at high risk will take part. The goal is to catch early signs of trouble and connect them to care before a crisis happens.
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Study facts
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- 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 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
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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: * a medical record diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) * defined as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder * receipt of care at the VA site during the prior 9 months * a Care Assessment Need (CAN) score over the 75th percentile, indicating high risk for hospitalization or death in the upcoming year * ownership of a smart phone Exclusion Criteria: * none
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4551, United States
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VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
RECRUITINGWest Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003, United States
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