Mental Health Wellness 1 Clinical Trial
— iCareerOfficial title:
Internet Assisted Career-Oriented Soft-skills Training (iCareer) for Transition Age Youth With Mental Health Conditions: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an internet- assisted Career-Oriented Work-Related Soft-skills Training (iCareer) intervention, infused with cognitive behavioral therapy, targeting individuals ages 16-24 with mental health conditions, to improve employment outcomes. The overall objective is to help transition-age youth (TAY) with psychiatric disabilities achieve optimal employment outcomes as part of successful transition to adulthood. Findings will have implications for enhancing and developing pre-employment services for TAY with psychiatric disabilities.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 126 |
Est. completion date | March 1, 2027 |
Est. primary completion date | March 1, 2027 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 16 Years to 24 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age between 16 and 24 years 2. Must speak English fluently 3. Receiving Individualized Education Program (IEP)/504 Plan or disability services within the past 24 months with primary disability types of psychiatric disability 4. No hospitalizations or suicide attempts within the past 2 months 5. Willing to provide informed consent (if younger than 18, parental consent) to participate in the study 6. Interested in improving work-related social skills Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current presence of neurological disease or brain injury 2. Psychiatric instability such as gross psychosis or acute suicidality 3. Current alcohol or substance dependence 4. Hospitalization or suicide attempts in the past 2 months |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Rutgers Univeristy, Newark- Office of Disability Services | Newark | New Jersey |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Higher Rates of Employment | Participants in iCareer will have higher rates of employment than participants in TAU alone as evidenced by self-report of acquiring a job. | 12 months post intervention | |
Primary | Higher Number of Hours Worked | Participants in iCareer will have higher numbers hours worked than particiapants in TAU alone as evidenced by self-report of hours worked. | 12 months post intervention | |
Primary | Increased Wages Earned | Participants in iCareer will have higher wages earned than participants in TAU alone as evidenced by self-report of wages earned. | 12 months post intervention | |
Primary | Improved Job Related Social Skills | Participants in iCareer will have better job-related social skills than in TAU alone as evidenced by higher scores on the Job Related Social Skills Checklist (Reganick, 1995). | 12 months post intervention | |
Secondary | Reduced Depressive Symptoms | Participants in iCareer will report less depression and overall symptoms than participants in TAU services alone as evidenced by lower scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; Kroeneke et al., 2001) | 12 months post intervention | |
Secondary | Improved Functional Status | Participants in iCareer will report improved functional status related to their disability than participants in TAU alone as evidenced by lower scores on the Sheehan Disability Scale (Sheehan,1983) and lower scores on the BASIS-32 (Eisen et al., 1994). | 12 months post intervention | |
Secondary | Reduced Mental Illness Stigma | Participants in iCareer will report less stigma related to mental illness than participants in TAU alone as evidenced by lower scores on the Brief Version of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI-10; Boyd et al., 2014). | 12 months post intervention | |
Secondary | Increased Work Empowerment | Participants in iCareer will report increased work empowerment compared to participants in TAU services alone as evidenced by higher scores on the Work Related Self-Efficacy Scale (WSS; Waghorn et al., 2005). | 12 months post intervention | |
Secondary | Increased Job Satisfaction | Participants in iCareer will report increased job satisfaction compared to participants in TAU services alone as evidenced by higher scores on the Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale- Short Form (OSES; Schyns & von Collani, 2002). | 12 months post intervention | |
Secondary | Increased Job Motivation | Participants in iCareer will report increased motivation to get employment compared to participants in TAU services alone as evidenced by lower scores on the Perceived Employment Barriers Survey (PEBS; Hong et al., 2014) and higher scores on the Short Employment Hope Scale (Hong &Choi, 2013). | 12 months post intervention |
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