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

Employment Clinical Trial

Official title:

Assessing Supported Employment With Veterans With Felony Convictions and MI or SA

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01629953
• Other study ID #: D7635-R
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 31, 2011
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: June 2019
• Source: VA Office of Research and Development
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 140
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: October 31, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• history of at least one felony conviction

• diagnosis of a mental illness including substance use disorders

Exclusion Criteria:

• dementia

• active psychosis

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Employment

Intervention

Other:
• Group vocational intervention
Group based manualized vocational rehabilitation
• Supported Employment Condition
Veterans in this condition will receive a proven group based manualized vocational rehabilitation intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX	Dallas	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
VA Office of Research and Development	North Texas Veterans Healthcare System

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Employment	Number of veterans finding work within 6 months	within 6 months
Primary	Total Employment	Total amount employed over 1 year follow-up period	1 years