Clinical trial NCT01048346: Efficacy of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model
Official title: Efficacy of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model for Consumers With Disability and Substance Use Disorders
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Substance Use Disorders
Keywords: employment, disabilities
Lead sponsor: Wright State University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Ohio State University
First posted: 2010-01-13
Enrollment: 223
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Hypothesis 1. Consumers with disabilities and co-occurring SUD receiving IPS will be more likely to be competitively employed (defined as 1 or more days of work over the past 30 days) at 3, 6 and 12 months following the initiation of vocational treatment goals when compared to a group receiving standard services.

Hypothesis 2. Consumers with disabilities and co-occurring SUD receiving IPS when compared to the comparison group will 1.) be more successful in achieving their employment goals as indicated by the ratio of hours worked to desired hours worked; 2.) become competitively employed sooner; 3.) earn higher wages, 4.) have greater job satisfaction, 5.) have greater economic satisfaction; 6.) have greater life satisfaction, 7.) have greater self-esteem, and 8.) have fewer days of using substances during follow-up points.

Detailed description: Hypothesis 1. Consumers with disabilities and co-occurring SUD receiving IPS will be more likely to be competitively employed (defined as 1 or more days of work over the past 30 days) at 3, 6 and 12 months following the initiation of vocational treatment goals when compared to a group receiving standard services.

Hypothesis 2. Consumers with disabilities and co-occurring SUD receiving IPS when compared to the comparison group will 1.) be more successful in achieving their employment goals as indicated by the ratio of hours worked to desired hours worked; 2.) become competitively employed sooner; 3.) earn higher wages, 4.) have greater job satisfaction, 5.) have greater economic satisfaction; 6.) have greater life satisfaction, 7.) have greater self-esteem, and 8.) have fewer days of using substances during follow-up points.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Inclusion criteria includes consumers who are between the ages of 18-65, able to provide informed consent for participation, and are initiating an employment goal in their treatment plan.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exclusion criteria includes anyone who is currently employed and has been for the past 30 days, have an open case with the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, or have an open case with another vocational rehabilitation provider.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Competitive employment
timeFrame: May 2005 - May 2009
Secondary outcomes:
measure: life satisfaction, job satisfaction, self-esteem, substance and alcohol use
timeFrame: May 2005 - May 2009
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Dayton
country: United States
facility: CAM
state: Ohio
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