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NCT03331354 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Assessing the Effect of Distance Learning Vocational Rehabilitation on Employment Outcomes of Veterans With Psychiatric Illness and Histories of Legal Convictions

A NA study, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
136
Enrollment target

NCT03331354: Completed NA study, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

NCT03331354 is a NA study that has completed, run by VA Office of Research and Development. The registered enrollment target is 136 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (90% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03331354, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
136 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

64,000 Veterans are released annually from jails and prisons. These Veterans have a weekly unemployment rate of up to 40-55%. However, many are unable to access traditional vocational rehabilitation, not to mention specialized vocational rehabilitation for those with felony histories. Distance learning may be effective in improving access to rehabilitation as well as improving employment outcomes. The Compass system was developed to incorporate both synchronous and asynchronous distance learning to provide effective services. This study will evaluate 150 Veterans with histories of legal convictions and mental illness and/or a substance use disorder. Veterans will be randomly assigned to either a basic vocational resources condition or the the Compass condition. In the basic condition, Veterans will be provided with basic information about where they can access vocational services and a paper version of a vocational reintegration manual, specifically the About Face Vocational Manual. Veterans assigned to the Compass condition will be given access to the online instruction through Videos, live chat features, and tele-health practice interviews with feedback. Veterans will be followed for 6 months. The primary outcomes are employment and interview skills.

Primary Outcome

Competitive Employment within 6 months of randomization. Competitive employment is defined as a paid position open to anyone, at least at minimum wage, and not a sheltered work position such as the VA's Compensated Work Therapy program. Additionally, day labor type activities were not counted as success.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Distant vocational learning
  • OTHER Basic vocational services

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 136 participants
Start Date 2019-05-01
Est. Completion 2023-05-30
Phase NA
VA Office of Research and Development

1,668 total trials

What the finished NCT03331354 record still lists

NCT03331354 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 136 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (90% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Distant vocational learning is the first listed.

NCT03331354 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03331354 about?

NCT03331354 is a clinical study titled "Assessing the Effect of Distance Learning Vocational Rehabilitation on Employment Outcomes of Veterans With Psychiatric Illness and Histories of Legal Convictions". 64,000 Veterans are released annually from jails and prisons. These Veterans have a weekly unemployment rate of up to 40-55%. However, many are unable to access traditional vocational rehabilitation, not to mention specialized vocational rehabilitation for those with felony histories. Distance learn...

What is the current status of trial NCT03331354?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 136 participants. The study started on 2019-05-01. Estimated completion is 2023-05-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03331354?

The interventions under investigation include: Distant vocational learning (BEHAVIORAL), Basic vocational services (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03331354?

This trial is sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development, which has 1,668 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03331354's enrollment target sits among peer trials

136 722nd of 2000 higher than 1,275 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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