Rebuilding Bridges for Homeless Veterans

Housing Problems Clinical Trial

Official title:

Rebuilding Bridges for Homeless Veterans

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03329157
• Other study ID #: 102317
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: November 15, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: VA Connecticut Healthcare System
• Contact: Jack Tsai, PhD
• Phone: 2039325711
• Email: Jack.Tsai[@]yale.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Pilot study on an intervention called Rebuilding Bridges to help veterans re-engaged with loved ones.

Description:

The objective of the proposed project is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the Rebuilding Bridges intervention, which was designed to help homeless Veterans plan and implement steps to engage friends, family and other loved ones in their lives. The PI and his team will enroll approximately 25-30 Veterans. Veterans will be recruited via provider referral and via advertisements that will be placed in general clinical areas and desks at the Errera Center. The PI will work with the Veterans to create a detailed genogram of family, friends and other supporters in the Veteran's life. This will be followed by a meeting with each Veteran over the course of three 30-minute weekly sessions to help the Veteran identify and engage people listed in their genogram which the Veteran might want to form stronger relationships with. Veterans will also be asked to complete several measures and questionnaires such as housing information, employment, mental health and quality of life.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: November 15, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: November 15, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

1. Over 18 years old

2. Currently in a VA homeless program

3. Able to provide valid consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute psychiatric decompensation requiring inpatient admission or emergency department services within the last month (suicidality, homicidally, mania, psychotic decompensation)

2. Has a conservator

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Housing Problems

Intervention

Other:
• Rebuilding Bridges
Psychosocial intervention to help veterans re-engage with family members called Rebuilding Bridges, developed for this project.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	VA Connecticut Healthcare System	West Haven	Connecticut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Social Support	2-Way Social Support scale and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, which generates a total score from 1 to 7 with higher scores indicating greater social support	2 years
Secondary	Housing status	Nights stayed in own place and nights homeless in the past 60 days, which should total 60 days.	2 years