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Can a buddy system save young Veterans' lives?

NCT ID NCT05224440

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

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This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
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 tests a program that pairs soon-to-be-discharged service members with a volunteer sponsor in their hometown. The sponsor helps them with reintegration tasks like finding work, school, or healthcare. Researchers will track 630 veterans in Texas to see if the program reduces difficulties and suicidal thoughts during the risky first year after service.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Veteran Sponsorship Initiative (behavioral intervention with one-on-one sponsors)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a proven way to help veterans adjust to civilian life and lower their risk of suicide during the critical first year after discharge.
What could go wrong
This is an implementation study, not a treatment trial. It tests how to roll out the program, not whether it definitively prevents suicide. Results may vary by location and participant engagement.

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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

About 630 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 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 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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Inclusion Criteria: * TSMVs must be 18-years of age or older, * be approximately 6 months from military discharge and * be planning to transition to one of the target cities included in the evaluation during an active enrollment window for the respective city. Exclusion Criteria: N/A

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Behavior Suicidal Ideation Suicide Prevention

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Connectedness Health Reintegration difficulties Suicidal ideation and behaviors

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  3. A doctor treating you

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Waco VA Medical Center, Waco, TX

    RECRUITING

    Waco, Texas, 76711, United States

  • James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY

    RECRUITING

    The Bronx, New York, 10468-3904, United States

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