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Multicomponent Telerehabilitation to Engage Veterans in Effective Self-Management of Complex Health Conditions

Multicomponent Telerehabilitation to Engage Veterans in Effective Self-Management of ComplexHealth Conditions

Who can join

Ages 60 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* 60 years of age and older
* Multiple chronic conditions (Functional Comorbidity Index \> or = 3)
* Impaired physical function (\< or = 8 repetitions on 30 second sit to stand test)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Life expectancy \< 12 months
* Acute or progressive neurological disorder (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, recent stroke)
* Moderate to severe dementia (\<11 on telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment(T-MoCA))
* Medical conditions precluding safe participation in high-intensity rehabilitation (e.g. unstable angina)

About the study

Medically complex older Veterans are at greater risk for progressive declines in physical function, lower quality of life, and increasing care needs. Additionally, older Veterans experience social isolation and loneliness, and have low levels of physical activity. While the Veterans Health Administration has established programs to address rehabilitation needs, these programs tend to be diagnosis-focused, lack self-management approaches, include low-intensity rehabilitation, and typically require in-person attendance. A MultiComponent TeleRehabilitation (MCTR) program that includes high-intensity rehabilitation and self-management interventions, social support, and telehealth and technology supports may be more effective in improving and sustaining physical function for older Veterans with complex health conditions. Therefore, this project is designed to determine whether the MCTR program improves strength and physical function more effectively than traditional interventions.

What is being tested

• Motivational Interviewing Techniques (behavioral)
• Physical Therapy Interventions (other)
• Education (other)
• Health Status Updates (other)
• Physical Therapy Consult (other)

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Participants: 126 · Started: Apr 18, 2024

Contact the study team

• Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, PhD · Phone: (303) 949-9304
• Maggie Givan, MA · Phone: (719) 251-7533

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06288438

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.