Clinical trial NCT01378923: Evaluation of Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP) With Jail Inmates
Official title: Pilot Evaluation of the Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP) With Jail Inmates
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: PHASE1
PHASE2
Conditions: Impulsive Behavior
Substance Abuse
HIV Risk Behavior
Anxiety
Depression
Criminogenic Thinking
Keywords: Mindfulness
Values
Jail Inmates
Impulsivity
Substance Abuse
HIV risk behavior
Anxiety
Depression
Criminogenic Thinking
Lead sponsor: George Mason University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2011-06-23
Enrollment: 40
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This is a pilot study to examine the acceptability and effectiveness of the Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP), a group intervention for jail inmates. It is hypothesized that REVAMP will reduce post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Must be 18 years or older
* Must be male
* Must be currently incarcerated jail inmate
* Must be sentenced
* Sentence must be short enough to serve out sentence at the Adult Detention Center
* Release date must follow projected final session of treatment
* Must speak, read, and write in English with sufficient proficiency to use workbook and participate in group sessions
* Must be assigned to the jail's "general population"

Exclusion Criteria:

* Actively psychotic
* Assigned "keep separate" from other group members

Primary outcomes:
measure: Recidivism - Self Report of undetected crimes
timeFrame: 3 months post-release
measure: Recidivism - Self Report of Arrests
timeFrame: 3 months post-release
measure: Recidivism - Official Records of arrests
timeFrame: 3 months post-release
measure: Substance Dependence symptoms - Texas Christian University (TCU) measure
timeFrame: 3 months post-release
measure: HIV Risk Behavior - Sex and Intravenous Drug Use (IDU) - TCU
timeFrame: 3 months post-release
measure: Acceptability - number of participants who report finding the treatment helpful and number who would recommend the treatment to a friend
timeFrame: 1 week post-treatment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Mindfulness - Self report using Mindfulness Inventory: Nine Dimensions (MI:ND)
timeFrame: 1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release
measure: Self Control - Self report using Brief Self control Scale (BSC)
timeFrame: post-treatment and 3 months post-release
measure: Self-Compassion - Self report using Neff's scale
timeFrame: 1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release
measure: Distress-Driven Impulsivity - Behavioral measure using Balloon Analog Reaction Test (BART) preceded by mirror tracing task
timeFrame: 1 week post-treatment
measure: Psychological Symptoms - Self report using Personality Assessment Inventory
timeFrame: 1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Fairfax
country: United States
facility: Fairfax County Adult Detention Center
state: Virginia
Study officials:
affiliation: George Mason University
name: June P Tangney, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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