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VA Palo Alto Health Care System

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Palo Alto, California 94304
Global Leader in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Global Leader in Depression
Conducts research for Skin Cancer
Conducts research for Insomnia
Conducts research for Major Depression
299 reported clinical trials
30 medical researchers
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Summary

VA Palo Alto Health Care System is a medical facility located in Palo Alto, California. This center is recognized for care of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Skin Cancer, Insomnia, Major Depression and other specialties. VA Palo Alto Health Care System is involved with conducting 299 clinical trials across 413 conditions. There are 30 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Harlan A. Pinto, Manali I Patel, MD MPH MS, Shipra Arya, MD, and Daniel M. Blonigen, PhD MA.

Top PIs

Clinical Trials running at VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cancer
Skin Cancer
Lung Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Spinal Cord Injury
Depression
Esophageal Cancer
Traumatic Brain Injury
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Problem Solving Therapy

for Suicide Prevention in Veterans

This trial aims to help older Veterans at risk for suicide by teaching them problem-solving skills and providing safety planning. The goal is to see if this method can better reduce suicidal thoughts and increase reasons for living.
Recruiting1 award N/A22 criteria
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CIC + VA-CRAFT

for PTSD

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) afflicts many war Veterans, but often they are reluctant to seek help despite availability of effective treatments. Family members are key sources of support who can help encourage such Veterans to initiate mental health services. Toward that goal, VA provides telephone coaching to family members through its Coaching Into Care (CIC) program to help get their Veterans into care. While CIC enjoys high caller satisfaction, it has shown only modest success getting Veterans into care. Blended interventions that include professional support and technology-based interventions offer promise for improving effectiveness of services. Therefore, this study tests an intervention that blends CIC calls with a web program called VA Community Reinforcement and Family Training (VA-CRAFT). VA-CRAFT is a translation of an empirically-validated model intended to help Veterans by training their family members to effectively promote care-seeking. If successful, this approach will support families and help more Veterans receive needed mental health care for PTSD.
Recruiting1 award N/A1 criteria
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TMS

for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

In post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive, traumatic, autobiographical memories lead to anxiety symptoms. Recent work suggests a new repetitive pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) brain target that might bring relief. Since this proposed target is not well understood, the goal of the study is to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to identify the brain regions and networks that change with rTMS stimulation at this target area in PTSD patients. Ultimately, this would lead to a personalized approach to rTMS treatment of PTSD based on brain imaging that can be used in a future clinical trial. Participants will be asked to complete psychological testing and questionnaires as well as an initial MRI and two separate TMS-fMRI sessions. Total participation time across all visits is estimated to be five to six hours. Research participation will take place at VA Palo Alto as well as at Stanford University.
Recruiting1 award N/A

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VA Palo Alto Health Care System is a medical facility located in Palo Alto, California. This center is recognized for care of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Skin Cancer, Insomnia, Major Depression and other specialties. VA Palo Alto Health Care System is involved with conducting 299 clinical trials across 413 conditions. There are 30 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Harlan A. Pinto, Manali I Patel, MD MPH MS, Shipra Arya, MD, and Daniel M. Blonigen, PhD MA.
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