Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program - Vocational Intervention Demonstration

Обзор

For many people with spinal cord injury or brain injury, seeking employment after injury is an important goal. There are services available to help people with disabilities. However, the best ways to coordinate and deliver these services are not yet known. This project will compare two ways of coordinating and delivering services that are designed to help people with spinal cord injury or brain injury obtain employment.

Подробное описание

Employment is important for financial security, social connection, and life satisfaction. Unfortunately, rates of unemployment remain high among people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and brain injury (BI). To help address this challenge, the investigators are conducting a single-site, randomized, controlled trial to compare two programs intended to increase rates of employment among people with SCI or BI. In one program, services are coordinated by a counselor employed by the New Jersey State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, a state-based agency that assists people with disabilities who are interested in pursuing employment. In the other program, services are coordinated by a facilitator who is employed by the rehabilitation hospital at which the participant receives inpatient care. Services provided in both programs will be customized to the participant's needs and goals. Services will begin in inpatient rehabilitation and may include education, therapy, equipment provision, counseling, and other interventions.

The project will enroll 500 participants who are interested in becoming employed or returning to work. Information about employment status, earnings, benefits use, community participation, and health will be collected through a combination of surveys, medical record review, and information available in state and federal administrative databases. Analyses will examine the rate of participants employed at 1 year after enrollment in each group, time to employment, earnings, benefits usage, community participation, and well-being. Findings from this study will be used to determine which ways of delivering services are most effective in enabling employment, and to provide information to help other rehabilitation centers adopt effective programs.

Вмешательства

• Другое State Counselor-Coordinated Services
  A counselor affiliated with the New Jersey State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services coordinates services that consider the participant's condition, needs and goals. Services they may receive include: * Education on programs designed to help people with spinal cord injury or brain injury pursue employment. * Advice and guidance from professional counselors who have special training in helping people with disabilities pursue employment. * Help completing applications for services. * A
• Другое Center Facilitator-Coordinated Services
  A facilitator affiliated with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation coordinates services that consider the participant's condition, needs and goals. Services they may receive include: * Education on programs designed to help people with spinal cord injury or brain injury pursue employment. * Advice and guidance from professional counselors who have special training in helping people with disabilities pursue employment. * Help completing applications for services. * Assistance communicating with

Первичные конечные точки

• Employment Status [Срок оценки: 12-months post-enrollment]

Вторичные конечные точки (6)

• Earnings [Срок оценки: 12-months post-enrollment]
• SSI and SSDI Benefit Applications [Срок оценки: 12-months post-enrollment]
• SSI and SSDI Benefit Awards [Срок оценки: 12-months post-enrollment]
• Job Satisfaction [Срок оценки: 12-months post-enrollment]
• Satisfaction with Services [Срок оценки: 12-months post-enrollment]
• Self-Reported Health and Well-Being [Срок оценки: 12-months post-enrollment]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Adults aged 18-62
• New Jersey resident
• Admitted to Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (KIR) due to a spinal cord injury (SCI) or brain injury (BI)
• Receiving inpatient rehabilitation at KIR
• Community living in the state of New Jersey after discharge from KIR

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Двойное слепое

Основная цель

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Центры проведения

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Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT05508802 · L-1171-21B

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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