Developing a Telehealth Model to Improve Treatment Access for Rural Veterans With Substance Use Disorders

Using Telehealth to Expand Treatment Access for Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder (CDA 18-008)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05348317

Acronym

VetReach

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-27

Start date

2022-05-19

Completion date

2026-09-30

Last updated

2026-07-24

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Conditions

Substance Dependence, Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders, Veterans

Keywords

Telehealth, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Rural Health

Brief summary

This project will pilot-test and obtain stakeholder input on a telehealth-delivered substance use disorder (SUD) care model (with initial engagement and ongoing MI-CBT treatment) with the goal of increasing treatment utilization and improving outcomes for rural and non-rural Veterans with SUDs.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALVetReach

Telehealth-delivered MI-CBT substance use disorder care model

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Veteran patients at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System * Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) SUD diagnosis and/or substance use on average of 2 days a week over the past month * Telephone access * Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Receiving SUD psychotherapy * Inability to speak or understand English * Substantial mental health instability or conditions that preclude informed consent (e.g., acute psychosis, cognitive deficits) or understanding of assessment or program content * Prior alcohol withdrawal seizures or delirium tremens

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Feasibility of the intervention (engagement)	8 weeks	Percent (%) of participants engaging in the intervention (at least 3 completed sessions)
Acceptability of the telehealth intervention	2 months	Study-specific acceptability rating completed by participants (% with a positive rating, higher % is better)

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLewei Lin, MD

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 25, 2026