Evaluation of Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP) With Jail Inmates

Depression Clinical Trial

— REVAMP  

Official title:

Pilot Evaluation of the Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP) With Jail Inmates

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Unknown status

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01378923
• Other study ID #: CCT-01
• Status: Unknown status
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: June 17, 2011
• Last updated: May 3, 2013
• Start date: April 2011
• Est. completion date: June 2013

Study information

• Verified date: May 2013
• Source: George Mason University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a pilot study to examine the acceptability and effectiveness of the Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP), a group intervention for jail inmates. It is hypothesized that REVAMP will reduce post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Unknown status
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: June 2013
• Est. primary completion date: June 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Criminogenic Thinking
• Depression
• HIV Risk Behavior
• Impulsive Behavior
• Substance Abuse
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

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
• TAU
have access to standard jail programs and services

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Fairfax County Adult Detention Center	Fairfax	Virginia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
George Mason University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Recidivism - Self Report of undetected crimes		3 months post-release
Primary	Recidivism - Self Report of Arrests		3 months post-release
Primary	Recidivism - Official Records of arrests		3 months post-release
Primary	Substance Dependence symptoms - Texas Christian University (TCU) measure		3 months post-release
Primary	HIV Risk Behavior - Sex and Intravenous Drug Use (IDU) - TCU		3 months post-release
Primary	Acceptability - number of participants who report finding the treatment helpful and number who would recommend the treatment to a friend		1 week post-treatment
Secondary	Mindfulness - Self report using Mindfulness Inventory: Nine Dimensions (MI:ND)		1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release
Secondary	Self Control - Self report using Brief Self control Scale (BSC)		post-treatment and 3 months post-release
Secondary	Self-Compassion - Self report using Neff's scale		1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release
Secondary	Distress-Driven Impulsivity - Behavioral measure using Balloon Analog Reaction Test (BART) preceded by mirror tracing task		1 week post-treatment
Secondary	Psychological Symptoms - Self report using Personality Assessment Inventory		1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release