Back to resultsTrial of Supported Employment Versus USES Supported Employment
Primary Purpose
Mental Disorders
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Supported Employment
Using Strengths in Employment System (USES)
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Mental Disorders focused on measuring Rehabilitation, Vocational, Virtues, Employment, supported, veterans, Mentally Ill Persons
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Veteran Unemployed Referred by clinician to SE services Able to provide informed consent
Sites / Locations
- West Haven VAMC
- Syracuse VA Healthcare System
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
job tenure (cumulative throughout course of study)
Secondary Outcome Measures
empowerment
self-efficacy
self-esteem
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00261235
First Posted
December 1, 2005
Last Updated
January 24, 2009
Sponsor
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Collaborators
US Department of Veterans Affairs
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00261235
Brief Title
Trial of Supported Employment Versus USES Supported Employment
Official Title
A Randomized Trial of Supported Employment Versus USES Enhanced Supported Employment in Veterans With Serious Mental Illness
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
January 2009
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
March 2005 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
January 2006 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
January 2007 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Collaborators
US Department of Veterans Affairs
4. Oversight
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of USES, a strengths-based enhancement to supported employment (SE), as compared to supported employment alone.
Detailed Description
The objective of this study is to test the effectiveness of supported employment plus Using Strengths in Employment Services (USES), an enhancement to supported employment that seeks to identify and increase the use of personal strengths, as compared to supported employment alone, for veterans with severe mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders. We hypothesize that rates of competitive employment will be greater in the experimental group than the control group. We also expect that individuals in the USES group will have greater job tenure, and will show greater improvements in recovery measures such as empowerment, self-efficacy and self-esteem.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Mental Disorders
Keywords
Rehabilitation, Vocational, Virtues, Employment, supported, veterans, Mentally Ill Persons
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
300 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Supported Employment
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Using Strengths in Employment System (USES)
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
job tenure (cumulative throughout course of study)
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
empowerment
Title
self-efficacy
Title
self-esteem
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Veteran
Unemployed
Referred by clinician to SE services
Able to provide informed consent
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Sandra G. Resnick, Ph.D.
Organizational Affiliation
VA Northeast Program Evaluation Center
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
West Haven VAMC
City
West Haven
State/Province
Connecticut
ZIP/Postal Code
06516
Country
United States
Facility Name
Syracuse VA Healthcare System
City
Syracuse
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
13210
Country
United States
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