Clinical trial NCT05966831: Metacognitive Self Control and Job Interview Training
Official title: A Randomized Effectiveness Trial of Metacognitive Self Control and Job Interview Training
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Phase: NA
Conditions: Self-Control
Recidivism
Keywords: employment
Lead sponsor: University of Michigan
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-01
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Intervention model description: Group 1 will receive two interventions: Metacognitive Self-Control Training plus Virtual Reality Job Interview Training.

Group 2 will receive one intervention: Virtual Reality Job Interview Training
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that assesses the effectiveness of a metacognitive self-control training intervention (MCT) in conjunction with virtual-reality job interview training (VR-JIT) in a sample of formerly incarcerated individuals. The study also includes an implementation evaluation.

Detailed description: The goal is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that assesses the effectiveness of a metacognitive self-control training intervention (MCT) in conjunction with virtual-reality job interview training (VR-JIT) in a sample of formerly incarcerated individuals, as well as complete an implementation evaluation. Participants will be recruited who who: 1) have previously been incarcerated (e.g., jail, prison), 2) have reentered society, 3) 18 years of age or older, 4) currently are a part of the A Brighter Way program. A Brighter Way is a local re-entry program in Ypsilanti, Michigan (MI) that focuses on helping formerly incarcerated individuals (living in Washtenaw county) build stable and successful lives. Participants will be randomly assigned to conditions where they either receive both MCT and VR-JIT interventions, or where they receive an Active-Control Activity and VR-JIT intervention (with an allocation ratio of 1:1). To assess the effectiveness of MCT, researchers plan to compare behavioral and self-report measures of self-control pre and post interventions, as well as assess employment and recidivism outcomes.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years or older
* Actively enrolled in A Brighter Way Program
* 3rd grade reading level or higher

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has uncorrected hearing or visual problem that prevents them from using the training

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Self-Control Measured by Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS)
timeFrame: Baseline and posttest (approximately 8 weeks after baseline)
measure: Change in Self-Control Measured by Barratt Impulsiveness Scale
timeFrame: Baseline and posttest (approximately 8 weeks after baseline)
measure: Change in Self-Control Measured by Short Form Self-Regulation Questionnaire
timeFrame: Baseline and posttest (approximately 8 weeks after baseline)
measure: Change in Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptomology measured by ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS)
timeFrame: Baseline and posttest (approximately 8 weeks after baseline)
measure: Change in Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptomology measured by the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-RV) for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
timeFrame: Baseline and posttest (approximately 8 weeks after baseline)
measure: Change in Employment Outcome
timeFrame: Baseline and 9 Month Follow Up (9 Months after randomization)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Recidivism
timeFrame: Baseline and throughout 9 Month Follow Up (9 Months after randomization)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: University of Michigan
state: Michigan
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