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Successful Transitions and Reintegration Tools for Veterans (START-VETS)

No phase Interventional Substance Use Disorder Mental Illness Recently Incarcerated

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: START-VET, Treatment as usual.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness, Recently Incarcerated. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

Development of a Psycho-social Transition Program and Transition Assessment Tools for Veterans With Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders Leaving Prison

Overview

This study will develop prison reentry materials for Veterans leaving prison.

Detailed description

This study will be conducted in three phases Phase 1 is to collect qualitative data from Veterans who have recently been released from prison. The data will focus on their transition experience, stigma (both self and from others), and behaviors that interfered with success.

Phase 2a will be to develop a transition program based around the needs identified in phase 1 Phase 2b will be to develop assessment tools to be used with the program Phase 3 will be to perform a two group randomized cross over design pilot study to assess the program

Interventions

  • Behavioral START-VET
    prison reentry program
  • Other Treatment as usual
    This intervention involves no additional services above what is provided by the local health care system

Primary outcome measures

  • Change in the Brief Symptom Inventory -18 [Time frame: The Brief Symptom Inventory will be administered at the baseline of the subject's participation and again every 4 weeks for 16 weeks.]
  • Change in the World Health Organization Quality of Life 100 [Time frame: The World Health Organization Quality of Live 100 will be administered at the baseline of the subject's participation and again every 4 weeks for 16 weeks.]
  • Inventory of Criminal Thinking Style [Time frame: The Inventory of Criminal Thinking Style will be administered at the baseline of the subject's participation and again every 4 weeks for 16 weeks.]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Veteran with mental illness and/or substance use disorder released from prison within the past 36 months

Exclusion criteria

  • psychosis or cognitive impairment precluding active participation

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Crossover
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX — Dallas

Identifiers

NCT: NCT04366531 · D3225-R

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗