Status:

COMPLETED

Veterans Individual Placement and Support Towards Advancing Recovery

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary objective of CSP#589 VIP-STAR is to evaluate the effectiveness of Individual Placement \& Support (IPS) in unemployed Veterans with PTSD. The primary hypothesis is that, compared to those ...

Detailed Description

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects more than 600,000 US Veterans and is the most common psychiatric condition for which Veterans seek VA disability benefits, making up a substantial proporti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Veteran
  • Age greater than or equal to 18\* (\*18 or 19 depending on state legal definition of a minor) to age 65
  • Eligible for VA TWP services
  • Diagnosis of PTSD, as confirmed by Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)
  • Currently unemployed (and not participating in TWP - Impact Statement #3 10/4/13)
  • Expression of interest in competitive employment (part-time or full-time - Impact Statement #3 10/4/13)
  • Willing and able to give informed consent

Exclusion

  • Lifetime diagnosis if (i) schizophrenia, (ii) schizoaffective or (iii) bipolar I disorder
  • Diagnosis of dementia or severe cognitive disorder (evidenced in the medical record)
  • Unlikely that participant can complete the study; reasons may include: expected deployment, expected incarceration, expected long-term hospitalization, or expected relocation from the vicinity of the participating medical center (PMC) during the study period
  • Active suicidal or homicidal ideation
  • Current participation in another interventional trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 31 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 3 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

541 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01817712

Start Date

December 31 2013

End Date

February 3 2017

Last Update

February 19 2019

Active Locations (13)

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1

Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

2

Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, 35404

3

San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, California, United States, 94121

4

Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL

Miami, Florida, United States, 33125