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Benefits Management for People With Psychiatric Disabilities

Primary Purpose

Dual Diagnosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Benefits Management
Illness Management and Recovery
Sponsored by
Yale University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Dual Diagnosis focused on measuring Disability, Social Security, Representative Payee

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Has received treatment for a psychiatric disorder within 60 days of enrollment
  • Receives SSI or SSDI payments totaling at least $600 per month
  • Has an identified outpatient clinician
  • Either i) Homeless within the past 3 months. Homeless is defined as having spent at least seven days in a shelter, outdoors (e.g. in a park, in a car), in a public or abandoned building (e.g. train station), or temporarily (less than a continuous month) housed by family or friends OR ii) Hospitalized within the past 3 months

Justification for Inclusion Criteria: Homelessness and hospitalization are common reasons for payee assignment (Conrad, Matters et al. 1998). In a prior study, we found that a high proportion of hospitalized inpatients meet criteria for needing a payee (Rosen, Rosenheck et al. 2002a). There is no point enrolling clinically stable outpatients in this study because they are unlikely to need payees.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Already has a conservator or representative payee
  • An application to assign a payee or conservator has been initiated
  • Unable to speak and understand English

Sites / Locations

  • Institute of Living

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Benefits Management

Illness Management and Recovery

Arm Description

Money-management intervention consisting of brief advice on budgeting, assessment of ability to follow a budget, and assessment of need for a representative payee.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in the Summed score on the Heinrich-Carpenter Quality of Life Measure
The Heinrich-Carpenter Quality of Life score is derived by summing ratings of individual items after a semi-structured interview. The possible score on any given interview is 0-126. It is a global measure of social functioning with higher scores indicating better functioning.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
February 2, 2011
Last Updated
March 27, 2020
Sponsor
Yale University
Collaborators
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01329393
Brief Title
Benefits Management for People With Psychiatric Disabilities
Official Title
Benefits Management for People With Psychiatric Disabilities
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
July 2014
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 2010 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2013 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
December 2013 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Yale University
Collaborators
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), VA Connecticut Healthcare System

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This stage 1 clinical trial will determine pilot efficacy, develop a therapy manual, and collect qualitative data concerning a brief money management intervention for people disabled by psychiatric illnesses.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Dual Diagnosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Keywords
Disability, Social Security, Representative Payee

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
99 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Benefits Management
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Money-management intervention consisting of brief advice on budgeting, assessment of ability to follow a budget, and assessment of need for a representative payee.
Arm Title
Illness Management and Recovery
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Benefits Management
Intervention Description
Money-management intervention consisting of brief advice on budgeting, assessment of ability to follow a budget, and assessment of need for a representative payee.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Illness Management and Recovery
Intervention Description
Recovery Oriented Training in Biopsychosocial Model of Stress and How to Cope with Stress
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in the Summed score on the Heinrich-Carpenter Quality of Life Measure
Description
The Heinrich-Carpenter Quality of Life score is derived by summing ratings of individual items after a semi-structured interview. The possible score on any given interview is 0-126. It is a global measure of social functioning with higher scores indicating better functioning.
Time Frame
Change from Week 0 to Week 24

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Has received treatment for a psychiatric disorder within 60 days of enrollment Receives SSI or SSDI payments totaling at least $600 per month Has an identified outpatient clinician Either i) Homeless within the past 3 months. Homeless is defined as having spent at least seven days in a shelter, outdoors (e.g. in a park, in a car), in a public or abandoned building (e.g. train station), or temporarily (less than a continuous month) housed by family or friends OR ii) Hospitalized within the past 3 months Justification for Inclusion Criteria: Homelessness and hospitalization are common reasons for payee assignment (Conrad, Matters et al. 1998). In a prior study, we found that a high proportion of hospitalized inpatients meet criteria for needing a payee (Rosen, Rosenheck et al. 2002a). There is no point enrolling clinically stable outpatients in this study because they are unlikely to need payees. Exclusion Criteria: Already has a conservator or representative payee An application to assign a payee or conservator has been initiated Unable to speak and understand English
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Marc I. Rosen, M.D.
Organizational Affiliation
Yale University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Institute of Living
City
Hartford
State/Province
Connecticut
ZIP/Postal Code
06102
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Links:
URL
http://www.behaviorchange.yale.edu
Description
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