Integrated Supported Employment in Mainland China

Schizophrenia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Integrated Supported Employment for People With Schizophrenia in Mainland China: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03273530
• Other study ID #: 201415
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 24, 2017
• Last updated: September 5, 2017
• Start date: February 1, 2013
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2015

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this randomized controlled trial, the researchers investigated the effectiveness of integrated supported employment (ISE) as compared with individual placement and support (IPS) and traditional vocational rehabilitation (TVR) for people with schizophrenia in mainland China.

Description:

One hundred and sixty-two participants with schizophrenia were randomly assigned to ISE (n = 54), IPS (n = 54), and or TVR (n = 54). Blinded assessments of employment status, job tenure, and psychological outcomes were conducted at admission, completion of the 3-mo program, and follow-up at 7, 11, and 15 mo.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 162
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2015
• Est. primary completion date: August 15, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18 years or older;

• Diagnosis of schizophrenia for at least 2 years

• Being unemployed

• Willing to give informed consent

• Having no obvious cognitive, learning, or neurological impairment

• Having completed primary school education

• Having a desire to work

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having score lower than 18 on the 30-item Mini-Mental State Examination

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Schizophrenia

Intervention

Other:
• Integrated Supported Employment
vocational assessment followed by job placement and on-going work-related social skills revision and reinforcement

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Employment rate	employment status, employed or unemployed	4 months
Secondary	Job tenure, duration	how long the job lasts	completion of the 3-mo program, and follow-up at 7, 11, and 15 mo.