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Efficacy of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Substance Use Disorders
Interventions
Behavioral: Individual Placement and Support Model
Registration Number
NCT01048346
Lead Sponsor
Wright State University
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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
223
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.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
supported employmentIndividual Placement and Support ModelStudy consists of one experimental group and one control group. The intervention group received IPS
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Competitive employmentMay 2005 - May 2009
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
life satisfaction, job satisfaction, self-esteem, substance and alcohol useMay 2005 - May 2009

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CAM

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

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