Vancouver At Home Study: housing first plus intensive case management versus treatment as usual

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Homelessness, mental illness, substance dependence, comorbid medical; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN66721740
• Lead Sponsor: Mental Health Commission of Canada (Canada)

Brief Summary

2013 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24176253 2014 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25492272 2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26912081 2019 retrospective analysis results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30962229/ (added 15/04/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-09
• Study Completion: 2013-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 27 April 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Legal adult status (19 years of age or over)
2. Presence of a current mental disorder, and
3. Being absolutely homeless or precariously housed.
3.1. Absolute homelessness was defined as living on the streets or in a shelter for at least two weeks during the past year.
3.2. Precariously housed was defined as living in a rooming house, hotel or other form of transitional housing with at least one episode of absolute homelessness in the past year.

Added 23/07/2015:
4. Moderate needs based on Multnomah Community Assessment Scale.

Exclusion Criteria

Added 23/07/2015:
1. Not Canadian citizen
2. Current treatment with Case Management or Assertive Community Treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified