Behavioral Activation for Veterans with Social Disconnection
This study is for Veterans aged 18 to 65 who experience social disconnection and difficulty with social functioning. It compares two approaches: Behavioral Activation (BA), which helps people increase engagement in meaningful activities, and Supportive Care Therapy (SCT), which focuses on understanding emotions and thoughts. The goal is to see if BA can improve social functioning in Veterans. Researchers will measure changes in social connectedness, overall social functioning, and how much interest and pleasure you find in social activities at the beginning, after 12 weeks of treatment, and again 24 weeks later. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 136 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 136 participants. It compares two behavioral therapies: Behavioral Activation and Supportive Care Therapy.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 24 weeks after treatment to assess long-term effects.
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Clinical and Neurocomputational Effects of Behavioral Activation in Veterans With Impaired Social Functioning
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Katia Harle, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
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What this trial measures
- Social Connectedness Scale - Revised (SCS-R)Baseline, Post-Treatment (12 weeks), Follow-Up (24 weeks)
Measures the degree to which individuals feel connected to others in their social environment. Scores range from 20 to 120, where higher scores indicate a stronger, healthier sense of social connectedness.
- Inventory of Psychosocial Functioning (IPF)Baseline, Post-Treatment (12 weeks), Follow-Up (24 weeks)
The scale measures the degree of impairment in ability to interact effectively with others, fulfill social roles (e.g., work), and meet personal and societal expectations. It is comprised of 7 subscales. Each item ranges from 0 to 6. Higher scores indicate greater degree of impairment in psychosocial functioning.
- Specific Loss of Interest and Pleasure Scale (SLIPS)Baseline, Post-Treatment (12 weeks), Follow-Up (24 weeks)
This is a measure of social anhedonia, i.e., hypo-responsiveness to social rewards, such as positive human interactions. Scores range from 0 to 69. Higher scores indicate greater severity of social anhedonia.
- Social Reward MaximizationBaseline, Post-Treatment (12 weeks), Follow-Up (24 weeks)
Computational parameter derived from behavioral social functioning probe (behavioral reinforcement learning task), capturing the degree to which individuals select social partners they predict to be more rewarding (to offer the most compliments).
- Neural Activation to Social Reward Prediction Errors (RPEs)Baseline, Post-Treatment (12 weeks), Follow-Up (24 weeks)
Average BOLD (Blood-Oxygenation-Level Dependent) % signal change (i.e., activation) associated with individuals' model-based RPE (difference between expected probability of reward/compliment and actual outcome received. i.e., compliment vs no-compliment).