Status:
UNKNOWN
Impact of Supported Employment Versus Standard Vocational Rehabilitation in Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
Tuscaloosa Research & Education Advancement Corporation
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Department of Defense
Conditions:
PTSD
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This prospective randomized study evaluates the impact of Supportive Employment (SE) compared to standard vocational rehabilitation (VRP) on occupational, sobriety, psychiatric, and quality of life ou...
Detailed Description
Hypotheses or Key Questions I. Primary Hypothesis (obtained + maintained employment): Subjects assigned to IPS will have a higher maintained employed rate for the 12-mo observation period than their ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- signed informed consent
- diagnosis of PTSD (based on MINI)
- male or female
- any race or ethnicity
- age 19-60
- currently unemployed
- interested in competitive employment
- planning to remain in a 100-mile radius of participating VAMC for the 12- mo duration
Exclusion
- Lifetime history of severe traumatic brain injury that has resulted in severe cognitive disorder
- diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar I disorder
- dementia (a standard exclusion from VRP)
- immediate need of detoxification from alcohol or drugs (a standard VRP exclusion)
- pending active legal charges or expected incarceration
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00728325
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
December 5 2013
Active Locations (3)
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1
Birmingham VA Medical Center
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
2
Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, 35404
3
Bedford VA Medical Center
Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, 01730