Pre-Funded HSR&D; Studies

Below are the projects that were selected for funding. These projects are currently going through the JIT compliance process and abstracts for these projects will become available on an individual basis as they receive funding.

NOTE: Abstracts for the pre-funded projects listed here will be available once they receive funding.

Project No.	Title	PI	Station
CDA 20-227	Increasing PTSD Treatment Engagement in Women Veterans: Role of CBT for Insomnia	Carlson, Gwendolyn	West Los Angeles, CA
CDA 20-272	Helping Veterans Navigate Dual Pharmacy Benefits	Hung, Anna	Durham, NC
CDA 21-032	Designing Veteran-centered strategies to reduce and prevent food insecurity: A Veteran and community-partnered approach	Kamdar, Nipa	Houston, TX
CDA 21-044	Integrating personal values into primary care for Veterans with multimorbidity	Schuttner, Linnaea	Seattle, WA
CDA 21-191	Adapting Treatment Delivery to Improve Retention in Evidence-Based PTSD Treatment	Wells, Stephanie	Durham, NC
CDA 21-194	Improving Care for Veterans by Understanding and Facilitating Transition to Recommended PTSD Treatment	Holder, Nicholas	San Francisco, CA
CDA 22-012	Provision of high quality telemental health care during COVID-19 and beyond	Connolly, Samantha	Boston, MA
CDA 22-066	Expanding exercise programming for Veterans through telehealth	Abbate, Lauren	Aurora, CO
CDA 22-092	Optimizing Transitions for Dual-Use Veterans Living with Dementia following Hospitalization in the Community	Ayele, Roman	Aurora, CO
IIR 19-137	A web-based program to improve chronic illness self-management by engaging patients and informal caregivers	Trivedi, Ranak	Palo Alto, CA
IIR 20-093	Stand Down-Think Before You Drink: An RCT of a Mobile App for Hazardous Drinking with Peer Phone Support	Blonigen, Daniel	Palo Alto, CA
IIR 20-102	Empowering Veterans to Self-Manage PTSD Symptoms Following Completion of Trauma-Focused Therapy	Kehle-Forbes, Shannon	Minneapolis, MN
IIR 20-117	Veteran Social Support Intervention for Enhancing Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation	Fu, Steven	Minneapolis, MN
IIR 20-122	ECCO - Evaluation of Outcomes Associated with Community Care Prescribed Opioids	Duan-Porter, Wei	Minneapolis, MN
IIR 20-162	Implementation of shared decision making in rheumatoid arthritis: A stepped wedge, cluster-randomized trial	Barton, Jennifer	Portland, OR
IIR 20-222	Post-Acute Home Health Care for Veterans: Examining Payer Source, Quality, and Outcomes	Thomas, Kali	Providence, RI
IIR 20-237	Surveillance priorities and outcomes for Veterans treated with endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	Goodney, Philip	White River Junction, VT
IIR 20-242	Self-Administered Acupressure for Veterans with Chronic Back Pain: A Multisite Evaluation of Effectiveness and Implementation	Murphy, Susan	Ann Arbor, MI
IIR 20-253	Path To Better Sleep + Virtual Coaching: The Effectiveness and Implementation of Internet-Based Self-Management Program for Insomnia in a Regional Healthcare System	Hermes, Eric	West Haven, CT
IIR 20-256	MOTIVATE to Improve Outcomes for Older Veterans with Musculoskeletal Pain and Depression	Makris, Una	Dallas, TX
IIR 20-270	Impact of the MISSION Act on Quality and Outcomes of Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery among Veterans	Groeneveld, Peter	Philadelphia, PA
IIR 20-278	From Training to Practice: Understanding the Integration of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Depression (INTEGRATE)	Ackland, Princess	Minneapolis, MN
IIR 20-288	Clinical outcomes for asynchronous teledermatology	Oh, Dennis	San Francisco, CA
IIR 20-309	Developing a New Method to Improve Primary Care Workforce Management	Nelson, Karin	Seattle, WA
IIR 20-318	Impact of COVID-19 on implementation and outcomes of VA's Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative	Linsky, Amy	Boston, MA
IIR 21-014	Pragmatic trial to increase quality of care in State Veterans Homes: Improving safety using an evidence-based, frontline staff huddling practice	Hartmann, Christine	Bedford, MA
IIR 21-024	Assessing Quality of VA and Community Care in the MISSION Era	Hofer, Timothy	Ann Arbor, MI
IIR 21-026	Virtual Care Strategies to Improve Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation among Veterans	Park, Linda	San Francisco, CA
IIR 21-035	Direct to consumer marketing to engage Veterans in evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD	Hundt, Natalie	Houston, TX
IIR 21-061	Home-based conservative care model for advanced kidney disease	Wong, Susan	Seattle, WA
IIR 21-080	Identifying Safe Stimulant Prescribing Practices to Protect Patients, Inform Key Program Initiatives, and Assist Providers	Smith, Eric	Bedford, MA
IIR 21-100	Telehealth-delivered peer support to improve quality of life among Veterans with multimorbidity	Gray, Kristen	Seattle, WA
IIR 21-101	Collaborate2Lose: Collaborating with romantic and non-romantic support persons to improve long-term weight loss	Voils, Corrine	Madison, WI
IIR 21-111	Disparities in Trust: COVID-19's Impact on Minority Veterans' Healthcare Experiences	Zickmund, Susan	Salt Lake City, UT
IIR 21-151	Identifying and testing a tailored strategy to achieve equity in blood pressure control in PACT	Mohanty, April	Salt Lake City, UT
IIR 21-163	Comparing Quality of Care between VA-Delivered and VA-Purchased Care: The Need for Better Risk Adjustment	Rosen, Amy	Boston, MA
IIR 21-166	Assessing Episode-Based Surgical Quality in VA and Community Care Settings	Sears, Erika	Ann Arbor, MI
IIR 21-176	Home foot-temperature monitoring through smart mat technology to improve access, equity, and outcomes in high-risk patients with diabetes	Littman, Alyson	Seattle, WA
IIR 21-177	Transition to Cardiac Rehabilitation (T2CR) to Address Barriers of Multimorbidity and Frailty	Forman, Daniel	Pittsburgh, PA
IIR 21-205	CompreHEnsive ViRtual Care for WOmen VEteranS (HEROES)	Goldstein, Karen	Durham, NC
IIR 21-230	Integrating Veteran-Centered Care for Advanced Liver Disease (I-VCALD)	Kanwal, Fasiha	Houston, TX
IIR 21-239	Understanding CNS Stimulant Use and Safety in Veterans with TBI	Faselis, Charles	Washington, DC
IIR 21-255	Pharmacist-guided, patient-driven management of high blood pressure in CKD: A Novel Approach	Jalal, Diana	Iowa City, IA
IIR 22-027	Heterogeneity in Treatment Effect Timing in Geriatrics and Palliative Care Studies	Garrido, Melissa	Boston, MA
IIR 22-036	Improving Performance Evaluation of Clinicians to Support National Standards of Practice	Doll, Jacob	Seattle, WA
IIR 22-075	Optimizing Employee Well-being and Retention during Electronic Health Record Modernization	Wong, Edwin	Seattle, WA
PPO 21-074	Addressing loneliness and substance use with telehealth CBT	Ashrafioun, Lisham	Canandaigua, NY
PPO 21-229	VET-Spirit: A Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Trial to Address Spiritual Needs in Seriously-Ill Veterans	Steinhauser, Karen	Durham, NC
PPO 21-272	Designing a novel post-incident intervention to address patient harassment of staff in VA primary care settings	Fenwick, Karissa	West Los Angeles, CA
SDR 21-001	Addressing Social Determinants of Health among Rural Veterans	Gurewich, Deborah	Boston, MA
SDR 21-012	Options for Pain Management using Nonpharmacological Strategies (OPTIONS)	Matthias, Marianne	Indianapolis, IN
SDR 21-046	Exposure to Suicide Among Post 9/11 Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates and Treatment Needs	Sayer, Nina	Minneapolis, MN
SDR 21-063	Applying Critical Race Theory to investigate the impact of COVID-19-related policy changes on racial/ethnic disparities in medication treatment for opioid use disorder	Williams, Emily	Seattle, WA
SDR 21-087	Increasing Social Connection Through Crisis Caring Contacts: A Pragmatic Trial	Teo, Alan	Portland, OR
SDR 21-089	Strategies to improve Utilization of Post-overdose Evidence-based Risk mitigation among Non-fatal Overdoses in VA (SUPER NOVA)	Oliva, Elizabeth	Palo Alto, CA
SDR 21-098	Engaging Veterans in Developing an Intervention to Address Racial Disparities in Cesarean Sections	Mattocks, Kristin	Leeds, MA
SDR 21-123	Clinical context of SuicIde following OPIOID transitionS in Veterans, CSI: OPIOIDS-V	Kertesz, Stefan	Birmingham, AL
SDR 21-133	Identifying Modifiable Factors that Affect Veterans At-Risk due to Social Determinants of Health and Psychological Distress Access to Care Within Integrated Primary Care Settings	Funderburk, Jennifer	Syracuse, NY
SDR 21-227	Impact of COVID-era Disrupted Care on Disparities in Outcomes among Veterans with Kidney Failure	Wang, Virginia	Durham, NC
SDR 21-242	Impact of COVID-19 on Continuity of Care for Veterans on Antipsychotic Medications	Grubaugh, Anouk	Charleston, SC
SDR 21-248	MAINTAINING PREVENTIVE CARE DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES THROUGH EFFECTIVE COORDINATION	Hysong, Sylvia	Houston, TX
SDR 22-058	Gender differences in Veteran reintegration and associated suicide risk	Denneson, Lauren	Portland, OR

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