Clinical Trial

Testing a Peer-Support Group for Veterans Who Hear Voices

Study acronym: VVV RCT
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Summary
Veterans with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who experience psychosis struggle with social integration- e.g., participation in work, housing, and citizenship-due to symptoms, stigma, and psychosocial functioning deficits. Veteran Voices and Visions (VVV) is a psychosocial, peer-led group intervention for Veterans with psychosis based that reduces distress related to psychosis and fosters a sense of belonging for Veterans living with psychosis. VVV destigmatizes psychosis; reframes symptoms; and introduces personalized, meaningful coping strategies enabling social interaction. The investigators will assess VVV's efficacy in a trial comparing recipients of VVV to another peer-led group, Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), on outcomes of distress from psychosis, sense of belonging, and social functioning while identifying contextual factors regarding implementation at two sites. The investigators hypothesize that proximal reduction in distress and increased sense of belonging results in improvements in social functioning.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07555275
Lead Sponsor VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborators: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Conditions Psychotic Disorders, Hallucinations, Auditory, Social Isolation
Enrollment 160 participants
Start Date 2027-04-01
Primary Completion 2030-03-29 (estimated)
Study Completion 2030-09-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-04-29