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Effect of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) on employment for persons with alcohol and drug addiction in a Swedish context

Not Applicable
Conditions
Adults in treatment for alcohol and/or drug addiction who are unemployed and want to work in the near future
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN10492363
Lead Sponsor
und University
Brief Summary

2024 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08007-x (added 28/03/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
330
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18-67 years
2. Willing to work in the near future
3. Unemployed
4. Participate in an IPS-ADAS trial information meeting (in group or individually)
5. Diagnosed with addiction disorder (i.e., alcohol and/or drugs) as primary diagnosis
6. In treatment at outpatient addiction service within the healthcare Region and/or Municipality
7. Financially supported by welfare system (e.g., decision on financial aid/benefit from the Municipality, Public Employment Service or Social Insurance)

Note: Eligibility criteria for the study centres will concern being an addiction healthcare provider within the publicly financed healthcare of Region Stockholm and Region Skåne and/or City of Stockholm, Municipality of Södertälje, and Municipality of Lund/Malmö. Addiction services in Sweden are typically divided between Regions and Municipalities and new governmental directives for coproduction and person-centeredness of services is currently presented.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Lack of interest to become employed or to participate in a research trial
2. In acute abstinence treatment
3. Disability caused by another main condition (e.g., serious mental or somatic illness)
4. Acute homelessness
5. Engagement in lengthy legal process
6. Occupied with suicide plans or having had recent attempts (<3 months)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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