Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i)
Center for Mobile Apps Research Resources & Services (CMARRS)
Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D), VA, and NIH Funded Projects in mHealth & Technology
HSR&D Projects
Project No. — Title — Principal Investigator — Location — Funding End
mHealth Studies:
IIR 20-093— Stand Down-Think Before You Drink: An RCT of a Mobile App for Hazardous Drinking with Peer Phone Support — Daniel M. Blonigen PhD — VA Palo Alto, CA — August 2026
PPO 18-223 — Implementation of mobile health for Veterans in Primary Care: Using Peers to enhance access to mental health care — Daniel M. Blonigen PhD — VA Palo Alto, CA — June 2021
IIR 16-267 — Engaging Patients and Providers in Identifying and Addressing Modifiable Risk Factors to Prevent Community-Acquired Ulcers in Veterans with SCI — Elizabeth Burkhart, PhD — Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL — Dec 2022
IIR 15-378 — Testing the efficacy of a technology-assisted intervention to improve weight management of obese patients within Patient Aligned Care Teams at the VA — Melanie R. Jay MD — Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY — Dec 2021
IIR 14-288 — An RCT of a Primary Care-Based PTSD Intervention: Clinician-Supported PTSD Coach — Eric R. Kuhn, PhD — Sep 2021
SIP 18-322 — Center for Mobile Apps Research Resources and Services (C MARRS) — Eric R. Kuhn, PhD — Palo Alto, CA — Jul 2020
IIR 18-244 — Capturing the Dynamics of Homelessness through Ethnography and Mobile Technology — Donald McInnes — Bedford, MA — August 2023
SDR 19-022 — Mobile App for the Prevention of Suicide — Jennifer M. Primack PhD — Providence, RI — Sep 2021
CDA 17-005A — Personalized mHealth Approach to Smoking Cessation for Veterans Living with HIV — Sarah M. Wilson PhD — Durham VA Medical Center, NC — Mar 2023
IIR 19-392 — Passive Mobile Self-Tracking of Mental Health by Veterans with Serious Mental Illness — Alexander Young — West Los Angeles, CA — Jul 2023
Wearable Tech Studies:
IIR 19-238 — Continuous Wearable Monitoring Analytics to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure - LINK-HF2 multicenter implementation study — Josef Stehlik — Salt Lake City, UT — Aug 2024
Text Messaging Studies:
IIR 17-087 — Diabetes Disparities: Texting to Extend Treatment (DD-TXT) — Stephanie Shimada PhD — Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA — Apr 2024
NRI 15-455 — Mobile Health Strategies for Veterans with Coronary Heart Disease — Linda G. Park PhD NP — San Francisco VA Medical Center — May 2021
Telephone Studies:
IIR 15-092 — Pain-related Anxiety Intervention for Smokers with Chronic Pain: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Smoking Cessation Counseling for Veterans — Lori Bastian MD — VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT — Jan 2022
IIR 16-213 — Practical Telemedicine to Improve Control and Engagement for Veterans with Clinic-Refractory Diabetes Mellitus (PRACTICE-DM) — Matthew Crowley MD — Durham VA Medical Center, NC — May 2021
IIR 15-117 — Spanish Online & Telephone Intervention for Caregivers of Veterans with Stroke — Ivette Freytes PhD — North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System — Sep 2022
IIR 14-080 — Comparative Effectiveness of Delivery Methods for Caregiver Support and Education — Shahrzad Mavandadi PhD — Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA — Nov 2021
Web-Based Studies:
CDA 19-035 — Telehealth Treatment of Veterans with Alcohol Misuse at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease — Daniel Blalock — Durham, NC — Apr 2026
CDA 18-187 — Redesigning Medical specialty Outpatient DELivery through virtual SLEEP care (REMODEL-SLEEP) — Lucas Donovan MD — Seattle, WA — Dec 2024
CDA 14-420 — Implementing and Evaluating Computer-Based Interventions for Mental Health — Eric Hermes MD — VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven — Jun 2021
IIR 17-123 — Randomized Controlled Trial of AboutFace: A Novel Video Storytelling Resource to Improve Access, Engagement, and Utilization of Mental Health Treatment among Veterans with PTSD — Anouk Grubaugh PhD — Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC — Apr 2022
IIR 15-101A — Technology-Assisted Care Transition Intervention for Veterans with Chronic Heart Failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — Timothy P. Hogan PhD — Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA — Jun 2021
CDA 15-061 — Understanding and Improving Decision-making in Pneumonia with Informatics — Barbara Jones MD — VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT — Mar 2022
CDA 18-008 — Using telehealth to expand treatment access for Veterans with opioid use disorder — Lewei Lin MD — Ann Arbor, MI — Mar 2024
INV 19-006 — Remote and automated evaluation of skin disease — Dennis H. Oh MD PhD — San Francisco VA Medical Center — Sept 2021
CDA 18-189 — An eHealth intervention to increase depression treatment initiation and adherence among veterans referred for mental health services — Vanessa Panaite — Tampa, FL — May 2026
IVI 19-486 — Evaluating the Implementation of a Novel Whole Health Pathway: A Model for Engaging Veterans in VA and Community Wellness Programs Using Telehealth and Web-based Technology — Natalie Purcell PhD — San Francisco, CA — Jul 2021
IIR 16-096 — Online and Shared Decision-Making Interventions to Engage Service Men and Women in Post-Deployment Mental Health Care —Anne G. Sadler PhD RN — Iowa City VA Health Care System — May 2022
IIR 17-144 — ORCATECH Collaborative Aging (in Place) Research Using Technology — Lisa C. Silbert MD — VA Portland Health Care System — May 2021
IIR 13-314 — STorytelling to Improve DiseasE outcomes in GoUT: The STRIDE-GO Study — Jasvinder Singh MD — Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — Aug 2021
IIR 15-359 — Improving Transplant Medication Safety through a Technology and Pharmacist (ISTEP) Intervention in Veterans — David J. Taber PharmD — Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC — Apr 2022
CDA 19-349 — Improving Access Through Targeted Delivery of Telemedicine — Charlie Wray — San Francisco, CA — Jan 2026
Find additional current studies and projects on the HSR&D website.
Other VA Projects
Project No. — Title — Principal Investigator — Location — Funding End
mHealth Studies:
I01RX003222-01A1 — Refinement of the Comprehensive Mobile Assessment of Pressure (CMAP) System for Prevention of Pressure Injuries — Christine Olney — Mar 2024 — Minneapolis, MN
IK2RX002965-01A1 — Developing a Mobile Intervention for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Problematic Anger — Kirsten H. Dillon — Durham, NC — Jan 2024
4UH3AT009765-03 — Implementation Of A Pragmatic Trial Of Whole Health Team Vs. Primary Care Group Education To Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies To Improve Pain, Function And Quality Of Life In Veterans Karen H. — Seal MD et al. — Dec 2023 — Northern California Institute/Res/Edu
1I01HX002645-01A1 — Video Connect To Improve Access To Multi-Disciplinary Specialty Care Thomas P. Giordano MD et al. — Michael E Debakey VA — Dec 2023 — Medical Center, Houston, TX
I01RX002908-01A2— Does Adding a Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Mobile Skills App Mediate Higher Rates of Depression Recovery, Adjustment, and Quality of Life in OEF/OIF Veterans Compared to Standard CBT? — Judith Callan — Dec 2023 — Pittsburgh, PA
I21RX003298-01A1 — mHealth Assessment of Recurrent Clinical States in Bipolar Disorders (MARCS-BD) Snezana Urosevic, PhD — Nov 2022 — Minneapolis, MN
I01RX002775-01A1 — Delivering a Mobile and Web Based Self Directed Complementary And Integrative Health Program to Veterans and Their Partners to Manage Pain and PTSD — Jolie N. Haun PhD — Tampa, FL — Nov 2022
I21RX003616-01— Development of a mobile medical app for diagnosis and treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) — Faith Akin — Sep 2022 — Mountain Home, TN
I21RX003035-01A1 — Using Moral Elevation to Improve Functioning in Veterans with PTSD and Moral Injury: A Pilot Study of a Web-Based Intervention — Adam P. McGuire PhD — Temple, TX — Sep 2021
I21RX003165-01 — Feasibility of Mobile Technology-Based Assessments of Community Reintegration in Homeless Veterans — Michael Green — Sep 2021 — West Los Angeles, CA
I01RX002827-01A1 — Deployment of a Mobile Broadband BCI — John Simeral PhD — Providence, RI — July 2021
Web-Based Studies:
IK2RX002268-01A2 — Web-based Visual and Cognitive Screening Battery for Rural OEF/OIF/OND Veterans — Francesca Fortenbaugh PhD — Boston, MA — Dec 2022
I21RX002875-01A1 — A Web-Based Tobacco Cessation Treatment for Veterans with Mental Health Disorders — Megan M. Kelly PhD — Bedford, MA — Dec 2020
I01RX002855-01A2 — Leveraging Technology to Address Access and Adherence to Conventional Hospital-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Veterans with COPD — Marilyn L. Moy MD — Brockton, MA — Apr 2023
NIH Projects
Project No. — Title — Principal Investigator — Location — Funding End
mHealth Studies:
4UH3AT009765-03 — National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, U.S. NIH— Implementation Of A Pragmatic Trial Of Whole Health Team Vs. Primary Care Group Education To Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies To Improve Pain, Function And Quality Of Life In Veterans — Karen H. Seal MD et al. — Northern California Institute/Res/Edu — Dec 2023
1I01HX002645-01A1 — Video Connect To Improve Access To Multi-Disciplinary Specialty Care — Thomas P. Giordano MD et al. — Michael E Debakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX — Dec 2023
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