Evaluation of Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP) With Jail Inmates (REVAMP)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01378923 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified May 2013 by June Tangney, George Mason University.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted
: June 23, 2011
Last Update Posted
: May 7, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Impulsive Behavior Substance Abuse HIV Risk Behavior Anxiety Depression Criminogenic Thinking | Behavioral: REVAMP Behavioral: TAU | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Pilot Evaluation of the Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP) With Jail Inmates |
Study Start Date : | April 2011 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Values-based mindfulness group
The Re-entry values and mindfulness program (REVAMP) is an 8 session group intervention designed for jail inmates nearing release into the community
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Behavioral: REVAMP
The Re-entry values and mindfulness program (REVAMP) is an 8 session group intervention designed for jail inmates nearing release into the community
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Treatment as usual
has access to standard jail interventions and programs
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Behavioral: TAU
have access to standard jail programs and services
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- Recidivism - Self Report of undetected crimes [ Time Frame: 3 months post-release ]
- Recidivism - Self Report of Arrests [ Time Frame: 3 months post-release ]
- Recidivism - Official Records of arrests [ Time Frame: 3 months post-release ]
- Substance Dependence symptoms - Texas Christian University (TCU) measure [ Time Frame: 3 months post-release ]
- HIV Risk Behavior - Sex and Intravenous Drug Use (IDU) - TCU [ Time Frame: 3 months post-release ]
- Acceptability - number of participants who report finding the treatment helpful and number who would recommend the treatment to a friend [ Time Frame: 1 week post-treatment ]
- Mindfulness - Self report using Mindfulness Inventory: Nine Dimensions (MI:ND) [ Time Frame: 1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release ]
- Self Control - Self report using Brief Self control Scale (BSC) [ Time Frame: post-treatment and 3 months post-release ]
- Self-Compassion - Self report using Neff's scale [ Time Frame: 1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release ]
- Distress-Driven Impulsivity - Behavioral measure using Balloon Analog Reaction Test (BART) preceded by mirror tracing task [ Time Frame: 1 week post-treatment ]
- Psychological Symptoms - Self report using Personality Assessment Inventory [ Time Frame: 1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be male
- Must be currently incarcerated jail inmate
- Must be sentenced
- Sentence must be short enough to serve out sentence at the Adult Detention Center
- Release date must follow projected final session of treatment
- Must speak, read, and write in English with sufficient proficiency to use workbook and participate in group sessions
- Must be assigned to the jail's "general population"
Exclusion Criteria:
- Actively psychotic
- Assigned "keep separate" from other group members

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01378923
United States, Virginia | |
Fairfax County Adult Detention Center | |
Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22030 |
Principal Investigator: | June P Tangney, PhD | George Mason University |
Responsible Party: | June Tangney, Professor, George Mason University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01378923 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CCT-01 |
First Posted: | June 23, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 7, 2013 |
Last Verified: | May 2013 |
Keywords provided by June Tangney, George Mason University:
Mindfulness Values Jail Inmates Impulsivity Substance Abuse |
HIV risk behavior Anxiety Depression Criminogenic Thinking |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depression Substance-Related Disorders Impulsive Behavior |
Behavioral Symptoms Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders |