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Assessing Supported Employment With Veterans With Felony Convictions and Mental Illness or Substance Abuse

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01629953
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 28, 2012
Results First Posted : May 22, 2018
Last Update Posted : June 17, 2019
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
North Texas Veterans Healthcare System
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
VA Office of Research and Development

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study continues to develop and refine best practices in the delivery of vocational services to veterans with histories of felony convictions and mental health/substance abuse difficulties. There are currently over 225,000 incarcerated veterans and it is estimated 64,000 veterans are released from prisons annually. These veterans encounter significant difficulties in finding employment due to stigma, intrapersonal difficulties, and out-dated work skills. Additionally these veterans are more likely to be homeless than other population., Previous work has found that manual based, vocational groups led by trained vocational staff led to quicker employment compared to traditional vocational services and manual based self studies. To attempt to improve on previous results, this study adds principles and components of supported employment including ongoing follow-up, treatment team coordination, and community based assistance.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Employment Other: Group vocational intervention Other: Supported Employment Condition Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 140 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Assessing Supported Employment With Veterans With Felony Convictions and MI or SA
Actual Study Start Date : October 31, 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 31, 2016
Actual Study Completion Date : May 1, 2019
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Group Based Vocational Rehabilitation
Group vocational intervention
 Other: Group vocational intervention
Group based manualized vocational rehabilitation
Experimental: Supported Employment Condition
Group vocational intervention + supported employment
 Other: Supported Employment Condition
Veterans in this condition will receive a proven group based manualized vocational rehabilitation intervention


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Employment [ Time Frame: within 6 months ]
    Number of veterans finding work within 6 months

  2. Total Employment [ Time Frame: 1 years ]
    Total amount employed over 1 year follow-up period


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • history of at least one felony conviction
  • diagnosis of a mental illness including substance use disorders

Exclusion Criteria:

  • dementia
  • active psychosis
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01629953


Locations
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United States, Texas
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75216
Sponsors and Collaborators
VA Office of Research and Development
North Texas Veterans Healthcare System
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: James P. LePage, PhD VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
More Information
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Responsible Party: VA Office of Research and Development
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01629953    
Other Study ID Numbers: D7635-R
First Posted: June 28, 2012    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: May 22, 2018
Last Update Posted: June 17, 2019
Last Verified: June 2019
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: No