Recruiting

H.O.O.V.E.S. Program

Sponsor:

VA Salt Lake City Health Care System

Code:

NCT06300255

Conditions

Anxiety

PTSD

Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

H.O.O.V.E.S. Healing Intensives

Study Details

Brief summary:

The aim of this study is to measure the impact of these H.O.O.V.E.S. healing intensives on Veteran participants using several psychological instruments. The investigators are planning to administer the demographic questionnaires and psychological instruments to Veteran participants before the healing intensives. Psychological instruments will be administered immediately pre-intervention, pre- and post-session for each session, post-intervention, 90, 120 and 360 days post-intervention. The primary aim is to assess for statistically significant changes pre- to post session and pre- to post-intervention.

Conditions

Anxiety

PTSD

Depression

Study ID

NCT06300255

Start date

Apr 24, 2024

Status verified date

May, 2024

Completion date

Feb 1, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb 1, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Veterans who have served in the military
  • Must be enrolled in a H.O.O.V.E.S. Healing Intensives Program
  • English speakers

Study Design

Enrollment

250 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

H.O.O.V.E.S. Healing Intensives Participants

Veterans enrolled in a H.O.O.V.E.S. healing intensives program and must have served in the military.

Interventions

H.O.O.V.E.S. Healing Intensives

"H.O.O.V.E.S. is a private, donor-supported charity dedicated to providing fully-funded, \[4\]-day, non-clinical healing intensives for veterans, their families and caregivers, and first responders across the nation who are seeking recovery from service-connected stress." 1

References

1. Home. HOOVES for Vets. Accessed January 24, 2024. https://www.hooves.us/.

Primary outcome measure

  • Mean Difference in AAQII pre- to post-session and pre- to post-intervention [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years ]
  • Mean Difference in PANAS pre- to post-session and pre- to post-intervention [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years ]
  • Mean Difference in STAI pre- to post-session and pre- to post-intervention [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years ]
  • Mean Difference in PCL pre- to post-session and pre- to post-intervention [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years ]
  • Mean Difference in BDI pre- to post-session and pre- to post-intervention [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years ]
  • Mean Difference in PTGI pre- to post-session and pre- to post-intervention [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years ]
  • Mean Difference in B-SCS pre- to post-session and pre- to post-intervention [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

William Marchand, MD

801-582-1565william.marchand@va.gov

Elena Nazarenko, MStat

801-582-1565elena.nazarenko@va.gov

Locations

George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Recruiting

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148

Contacts

William Marchand, MD

801-582-1565william.marchand@va.gov

More Information

Sponsor

VA Salt Lake City Health Care System

Last update posted

May 28, 2024

Last verified

May, 2024

Keywords

  • Horses
  • Anxiety
  • PTSD
  • Depression

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by VA Salt Lake City Health Care System on 2024-05-28.