Enhancing the quality of Life for people with severe mental health problems through supported employment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychiatric, mental disorders/illness; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mental disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15173187
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

2009 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18403375 (added 04/07/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-12-20
• Study Completion: 2006-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 312

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of a serious mental illness: schizophrenia, schizophrenia-like disorders, bipolar disorder with psychotic features
2. Age 18 - 65 years
3. Living in the community at baseline
4. Not employed for more then a month in the year before the start of the study
5. In mental health care for more then two years
6. Interest in competitive employment
7. Willing to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Use of the EXP or CC service in the preceding year

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Achievement of open, paid employment<br> 2. Hours of open employment<br> 3. Time in open employment<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Clinical improvement<br> 2. Hospital admissions<br> 3. Unmet needs for care<br> 4. Quality of life<br>