Care for Veterans Post-COVID-19

Официальное название

Leveraging Knowledge of Chronic Multisymptom Illness to Improve Care for Veterans

Обзор

The evidence-based Concordant Care approach involves engaging in processes that: 1) validate the patient's experience, 2) develop a shared understanding of the condition, and 3) create a patient-centered, whole health-oriented action plan to manage the condition. This is consistent with published expert opinion that Concordant Care underlies patients' (and clinicians') positive experiences of care for poorly understood conditions. Despite strong evidence supporting this care approach, there are no interventions to train clinicians on practices to provide Concordant Care for Veterans with poorly understood conditions such as Long-COVID. Part 1 of the study will optimize and test if a Concordant Care training improves VA clinicians' engagement in recommended practices to provide Concordant Care (i.e., validate, shared understanding, action plan) for Veterans with Long-COVID. This study will adapt and refine Concordant Care training for Long-COVID. Part 2 of this study will determine if Concordant Care training increases clinicians' engagement in recommended practices to provide Concordant Care and will explore the effectiveness of Concordant Care on care outcomes including satisfaction, adherence to care, \& disability for Veterans with Long-COVID. Veterans treated by clinicians receiving Concordant Care training will report their clinician more frequently engaged in recommended conversations (i.e., ask about Long-COVID, validate experience with Long-COVID, create a shared understanding and action plan), and Veterans will perceive greater shared understanding of Long-COVID with their clinicians than Veterans treated by clinicians in the control arm.

Подробное описание

This is a two-part study. Part 1 of the study will optimize and test if a Concordant Care training improves VA clinicians' engagement in recommended practices to provide Concordant Care (i.e., validate, shared understanding, action plan) for Veterans with Long-COVID. The evidence-based Concordant Care approach involves engaging in processes that: 1) validate the patient's experience, 2) develop a shared understanding of the condition, and 3) create a patient-centered, whole health-oriented action plan to manage the condition. Concordant Care will be adapted through interviews and focus groups with Veterans with Long-COVID (estimated n=9) and primary care providers (estimated n=21). Feedback from the participants will help refine and test Concordant Care training. Part 2 of this study will determine if Concordant Care training increases clinicians' engagement in recommended practices to provide Concordant Care and will explore the effectiveness of Concordant Care on care outcomes including satisfaction, adherence to care, \& disability for Veterans with Long-COVID. Part 2 will be a randomized parallel cluster trial with primary care clinicians (n=60) separated into a Concordant Care training group and an education packet control group. Veterans (n=240) who have an upcoming appointment with their primary care provider who is a participant in the study will be recruited. The Veterans will be assessed at baseline before their appointment and approximately 3-months later after their appointment. Veterans treated by clinicians receiving Concordant Care training will report their clinician more frequently engaged in recommended conversations (i.e., ask about Long-COVID, validate experience with Long-COVID, create a shared understanding and action plan), and Veterans will perceive greater shared understanding of Long-COVID with their clinicians than Veterans treated by clinicians in the control arm.

Вмешательства

• Поведенческое Concordant Care Training
  Concordant Care training has four components. 1. Clinicians will complete \~3 hours of online, asynchronous training that will teach them practices including validate Veterans' experiences with Long-COVID, develop shared understanding with patients about Long-COVID, and develop patient-centered action plans. Clinicians will be provided with handouts, case examples, video demonstrations, and practice exercises to help them integrate these practices into care. 2. Tele-mentoring groups will be offe
• Поведенческое Education Packet Training
  Clinicians randomized to the control arm will receive a comprehensive information packet with the latest understanding of Long-COVID. Clinicians will also be provided a packet directing them to relevant VA trainings for Long-COVID. Whole Health trainings which focus on wholistic integrated approaches to care will be highlighted. Whole Health is important for all Veterans, and it is thought to be particularly relevant for poorly understood conditions that don't easily fit in traditional medical m

Первичные конечные точки

• Concordant Care Practice Change [Срок оценки: Baseline and 3-months]
• Concordance of Illness Perceptions Questionnaire Change [Срок оценки: Baseline and 3-months]

Вторичные конечные точки (3)

• Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-III) [Срок оценки: Baseline and 3-months]
• Medical Outcomes Survey Adherence Scale [Срок оценки: Baseline and 3-months]
• Veterans Rand (VR-12) [Срок оценки: Baseline and 3-months]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Part 1 and Part 2, English-speaking VA primary care providers will be included.
• Part 1, Veterans who self-identify as having Long-COVID will be included.
• Part 2, Veterans who meet criteria for Long-COVID assessed with modified DePaul Symptom Questionnaire version 2 will be included;
• Part 2, Veterans must also have a scheduled appointment with one of the participating clinicians within one to six months of the clinician being consented.

Критерии исключения

• Part 1 and Part 2, clinicians who have already taken Concordant Care training will be excluded.
• Part 1, Veterans will be excluded if they are not receiving care in the VA.
• Part 2, Veterans will be excluded if they were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for COVID-19.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Организация здравоохранения

Центры проведения

США · 1 центр

• East Orange Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ — East Orange

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT05787379 · SDR 23-001

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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