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Supported Employment: Motivational Enhancement for Entry and Outcome

NCT01041976 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 168

Last updated 2016-03-08

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare 6 monthly counseling sessions to 6 monthly information sessions on Veterans' decisions to (a) participate in vocational rehabilitation services and (b) become employed.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Adapted Motivational Interviewing (AMI)

Veterans assigned to the AMI condition will be scheduled for up to 6 sessions over 6 months. Up to 3 of these 6 sessions will be joint sessions with the Veteran's significant other (if available). Sessions will utilize a variety of motivational enhancement strategies including evocative questions, importance and confidence scales, collaborative problem solving, and planning.

BEHAVIORAL

Support and Education for Recovery (SER)

Veterans assigned to the control condition will be seen for 6 sessions over 6 months of basic support and education about VA and non-VA psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery services. Up to 3 of these 6 sessions will be joint sessions with the Veteran's significant other (if available). The session topics include information about Bedford VA and Boston VA recovery services, as well as those offered by local non-profits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa Mueller, PhD MSEd · Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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