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Peer support after psychiatric stay shows promise in small VA study

NCT ID NCT05758376

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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

Summary

This study tested a program called Recovery Bridge, where trained peer specialists (people with lived experience of mental illness) helped veterans leaving a psychiatric hospital connect to outpatient care and community life. Fifteen veterans took part to see if the program was feasible and acceptable. The goal was to gather early data to plan a larger, more definitive study.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Recovery Bridge (peer specialist facilitated behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a larger trial testing whether peer support reduces hospital readmissions and improves recovery after a psychiatric stay.
What could go wrong
This was a very small pilot study with only 15 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The main goal was to see if the program is feasible, not to prove it works.

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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

15 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2023

Finished

Dec 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 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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: Inclusion Criteria for active sample: * 18 years of age or older * enrolled in the inpatient program * planned discharge to the community Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide consent * No access to either a computer or a telephone after discharge (as at least one of these will be needed should the Veteran and PS interventionist decide to continue to meet remotely)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

psychiatric disorder

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Mental illness

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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