2021
Optimizing the Impact of Pragmatic Clinical Trials for Veteran and Military Populations: Lessons From the Pain Management Collaboratory
Ali J, Antonelli M, Bastian L, Becker W, Brandt CA, Burgess DJ, Burns A, Cohen SP, Davis AF, Dearth CL, Dziura J, Edwards R, Erdos J, Farrokhi S, Fritz J, Geda M, George SZ, Goertz C, Goodie J, Hastings SN, Heapy A, Ilfeld BM, Katsovich L, Kerns RD, Kyriakides TC, Lee A, Long CR, Luther SL, Martino S, Matheny ME, McGeary D, Midboe A, Pasquina P, Peduzzi P, Raffanello M, Rhon D, Rosen M, Esposito ER, Scarton D, Hastings SN, Seal K, Silliker N, Taylor S, Taylor SL, Tsui M, Wright FS, Zeliadt S. Optimizing the Impact of Pragmatic Clinical Trials for Veteran and Military Populations: Lessons From the Pain Management Collaboratory. Military Medicine 2021, 187: 179-185. PMID: 34791412, PMCID: PMC9389906, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19HumansMilitary PersonnelPain ManagementPandemicsPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicResearch DesignVeteransConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsPain Management CollaboratoryClinical trialsMultisite pragmatic clinical trialManagement of painDual public health crisesCommon co-occurring conditionsPragmatic trial designUnmet healthcare needsMilitary Health SystemCo-occurring conditionsPublic health crisisPain managementChronic painNonpharmacological approachesOpioid misuseMultifactorial etiologyTrial designVeterans AffairsMilitary populationHealthcare needsHealth systemNational InstitutePainCOVID-19 pandemic
2020
Stakeholder Engagement in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Emphasizing Relationships to Improve Pain Management Delivery and Outcomes
Bastian LA, Cohen SP, Katsovich L, Becker WC, Brummett BR, Burgess DJ, Crunkhorn AE, Denneson LM, Frank JW, Goertz C, Ilfeld B, Kanzler KE, Krishnaswamy A, LaChappelle K, Martino S, Mattocks K, McGeary CA, Reznik TE, Rhon DI, Salsbury SA, Seal KH, Semiatin AM, Shin MH, Simon CB, Teyhen DS, Zamora K, Kerns RD, Collaboratory T. Stakeholder Engagement in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Emphasizing Relationships to Improve Pain Management Delivery and Outcomes. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: s13-s20. PMID: 33313726, PMCID: PMC7824996, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsPain Management CollaboratoryTarget treatment populationClinical trialsManagement of painPrimary care cliniciansHealth care teamCo-occurring conditionsMilitary service membersCare cliniciansNonpharmacological approachesPragmatic trialCare teamPain researchHealth system leadersTreatment populationTrial researchersCoordinating CenterHealth OrganizationTrialsService membersPainPrincipal investigatorManagement deliveryGroup
2009
Mortality Ascertainment of Women Veterans
Savas LS, del Junco DJ, Bastian LA, Vernon SW. Mortality Ascertainment of Women Veterans. Medical Care 2009, 47: 125-128. PMID: 19106741, PMCID: PMC2943761, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181809125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDeath CertificatesFemaleHumansMedical Record LinkageMiddle AgedMortalityPublic Health InformaticsResearch DesignSensitivity and SpecificitySocial SecuritySystems IntegrationTexasUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVital StatisticsWomenYoung AdultConceptsSocial Security Administration Death Master FilePatient Treatment FileMortality ascertainmentVeterans AffairsWomen veteransDeath certificatesComplete ascertainmentVA Patient Treatment FileDeath certificate dataTexas death certificatesVA Beneficiary IdentificationHealth research studiesFemale sexAdministrative databasesProbabilistic linkage methodsYounger decedentsCertificate dataDeath filesGeneral populationTreatment filesUnique cohortElectronic databasesSSA databasesAscertainmentBeneficiary Identification
2008
Promoting Regular Mammography Screening II. Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in US Women Veterans
Vernon SW, del Junco DJ, Tiro JA, Coan SP, Perz CA, Bastian LA, Rakowski W, Chan W, Lairson DR, McQueen A, Fernandez ME, Warrick C, Halder A, DiClemente C. Promoting Regular Mammography Screening II. Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in US Women Veterans. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2008, 100: 347-358. PMID: 18314474, PMCID: PMC2830858, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard rate ratiosPP analysisWomen veteransControl groupMITT analysisOdds ratioMammography coverageCorresponding hazard rate ratiosCox proportional hazards regressionLogistic regressionHealth promotion trialUS women veteransProportional hazards regressionRate ratioHigher mammography ratesRegular mammography screeningTheory-based interventionControlled TrialsCox modelingITT analysisHazards regressionMammography ratesCrude coverageIntervention effect estimatesNational registryPromoting Regular Mammography Screening I. A Systematic Assessment of Validity in a Randomized Trial
del Junco DJ, Vernon SW, Coan SP, Tiro JA, Bastian LA, Savas LS, Perz CA, Lairson DR, Chan W, Warrick C, McQueen A, Rakowski W. Promoting Regular Mammography Screening I. A Systematic Assessment of Validity in a Randomized Trial. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2008, 100: 333-346. PMID: 18314473, PMCID: PMC2846634, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screeningGroup 1Mammography ratesVeterans Health Administration recordsBaseline surveyHealth promotion trialPopulation-based trialAge 52 yearsMammography screening ratesRespective baselinesRegular mammography screeningAdditional control groupExternal validityTreat principleScreening ratesFuture trialsStudy eligibilityPromotion trialNational registryEffectiveness trialEligibility surveyUS womenTrial endWomen veteransGroup 3