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Quality Improvement and Implementation Science for Mental and Physical Health in Women Veterans (EMPOWER Trial)

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Recruiting
Led By Alison B Hamilton, PhD MPH
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 and 12 months
Awards & highlights

EMPOWER Trial Summary

This trial is testing two strategies to help support and sustain evidence-based practices for women Veterans in up to 20 VA facilities.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for VA facilities that serve women veterans. It's not for individual patients. Facilities must have leadership support to participate and are prepared to implement evidence-based practices aimed at improving health outcomes in areas like diabetes, obesity, depression, and cardiovascular disease.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The EMPOWER QUERI 2.0 Program is testing two strategies (EBQI and REP) across up to 20 VA facilities to see which better supports the implementation of healthcare practices designed for women veterans' mental and physical health.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this study focuses on facility-level interventions rather than direct patient treatments, it does not involve side effects in the traditional sense of medical interventions.

EMPOWER Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 and 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Access to virtual care for preventive services
Engagement in virtual care for preventive services
Secondary outcome measures
Participation and engagement: DPP
Participation and engagement: ROSE
Participation and engagement: TLC

EMPOWER Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: EBQIExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Evidence-Based Quality Improvement (EBQI) is a higher-intensity implementation strategy that entails external facilitation and formal training in quality improvement.
Group II: REPActive Control1 Intervention
Replicating Effective Practices (REP) is a lower-intensity implementation strategy with explicit process framework for local tailoring

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,611 Previous Clinical Trials
3,305,264 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Telemedicine
1,011 Patients Enrolled for Telemedicine
Alison B Hamilton, PhD MPHPrincipal InvestigatorVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
2 Previous Clinical Trials
174 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

DPP Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05050266 — N/A
Telemedicine Research Study Groups: REP, EBQI
Telemedicine Clinical Trial 2023: DPP Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05050266 — N/A
DPP 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05050266 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many participants has this clinical research reached its maximum capacity for?

"Affirmative. Perusal of clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this medical experiment, which was first publicized on October 21st 2021, is currently recruiting participants. Around 20 study volunteers are required from a single clinic site."

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Is recruitment still open for the trial participants?

"As per the information stored on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is seeking participants at present. This research initiative was initially created on October 21st 2021 and was recently revised in August 12th 2022."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
British Columbia
California
What site did they apply to?
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Met criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
0
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Enhancing Mental and Physical Health of Women Veterans
2021. "Enhancing Mental and Physical Health of Women Veterans". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05050266.
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