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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans

NCT05974553 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-11-19

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Summary

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans (DBT-J) is a comprehensive, integrative program distinctively designed to address the range of mental health, substance use, case management, and legal needs of Veterans with current or ongoing criminal justice involvement. Data from two prior clinical trials attest to the program's feasibility and acceptability and preliminarily suggest participation in the program may yield meaningful improvements in risk for criminal behavior and resolution of high-priority case management needs. However, continued research is needed to further investigate the program's efficacy. This Phase III clinical trial aims to investigate the superiority of DBT-J over a supportive group therapy treatment in decreasing risk of future criminal behavior and increasing psychosocial functioning. Secondary and exploratory aims will also investigate superiority of DBT-J in improving secondary treatment targets, potential differential efficacy across special-interest Veteran subgroups, and long-term consequences of program participation.

Conditions

  • Criminal Behavior
  • Criminal Recidivism
  • Psychosocial Functioning

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans

16 weeks of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans, including weekly 60-minute group therapy and biweekly 30-minute individual case management

BEHAVIORAL

Supportive Group Psychotherapy for Justice-Involved Veterans

16 weeks of clinician-facilitated supportive group psychotherapy for justice-involved Veterans, including weekly 75-minute group psychotherapy (20 hours total intervention). All interventions delivered via telehealth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Emily R Edwards, PhD · James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-01
Primary Completion
2027-06-30
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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