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Addiction Housing Case Management for Homeless Veterans

NCT01346514 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 181

Last updated 2017-02-28

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Summary

The study examined intensive case management for homeless Veterans in addiction treatment by integrating addiction/housing case managers (AHCM), operating from a Life Skills Training perspective, into an addiction specialty program. The primary aim was to determine whether the AHCM intervention increases number of days housed during the year following treatment entry. Secondary aims were to compare costs and cost-effectiveness of AHCM vs. time and attention control, determine if AHCM improves addiction outcomes and functional status, and examine treatment process variables associated with improved outcomes.

Conditions

  • Homelessness
  • Substance Abuse Disorders
  • Mental Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intensive Addiction/Housing Case Management

AHCM provided: 1) support in obtaining/maintaining housing through education about resources, coordination with VA and community housing program providers, assistance in establishing housing program eligibility, and problem-solving around threats to housing stability; 2) support for SUD and related issues that affect housing status through treatment engagement/re-engagement, referrals for needed services (e.g. psychiatric, medical, vocational), and addressing substance use issues proactively; 3) promotion of residential stability through Life Skills Training, which was designed to improve key skills (room and self-care, money management, and community participation).

BEHAVIORAL

Housing Support Group

The HSG focused on gaining support from fellow study participants and learning from those who successfully obtained housing. Group facilitators provided education about housing resources and assistance with housing-related issues.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew J. Saxon, MD · VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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