Successful Transitions and Reintegration Tools for Veterans (START-VETS)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study will develop prison reentry materials for Veterans leaving prison.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
This study will be conducted in three phases Phase 1is to collect qualitative data from Veterans who have recently been released from prison. The data will focus on their transition experience, stigma (both self and from others), and behaviors that interfered with success. Phase 2a will be to develop a transition program based around the needs identified in phase 1 Phase 2b will be to develop assessment tools to be used with the program Phase 3 will be to perform a two group randomized cross over design pilot study to assess the program
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| No Intervention: Monitoring/Treatment as usual Veterans will not receive any study related interventions. |
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| Active Comparator: Reentry Program Veterans will receive the START-VET reentry program |
Behavioral: START-VET
prison reentry program
Other: Treatment as usual
This intervention involves no additional services above what is provided by the local health care system
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in the Brief Symptom Inventory -18 [The Brief Symptom Inventory will be administered at the baseline of the subject's participation and again every 4 weeks for 16 weeks.]
The Brief Symptom Inventory - 18 evaluates the domains of Somatization, Depression, and Anxiety. Each scale has 6 items, with a range of 0-24. Higher indicates a higher amount of the identified construct, i.e a worse outcome.
- Change in the World Health Organization Quality of Life 100 [The World Health Organization Quality of Live 100 will be administered at the baseline of the subject's participation and again every 4 weeks for 16 weeks.]
The World Health Organization Quality of Life 100 is a overall measure quality of life for participants. It has 5 domains: Physical (12 items, range 12-60), Psychological (18 items, range 18-90), Independence (16 items, range 16 - 80), Social (12 items, range 12-60), Environment (32 items, range 32-160), and Spiritual (4 items, range 4-20). Higher indicates higher levels of quality of life.
- Inventory of Criminal Thinking Style [The Inventory of Criminal Thinking Style will be administered at the baseline of the subject's participation and again every 4 weeks for 16 weeks.]
The Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) is an 80-item self-report inventory designed to measure eight thinking styles presumed to reinforce, support, and maintain a criminal lifestyle. The eight thinking styles assessed by the PICTS are Mollification, Cutoff, Entitlement, Power Orientation, Superoptimism, Sentimentality, Cognitive Indolence, and Discontinuity. There are 10 items on each scale with scale scores ranging from 0 - 30. Higher indicates worse outcomes
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Veteran with mental illness and/or substance use disorder released from prison within the past 36 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- psychosis or cognitive impairment precluding active participation
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX | Dallas | Texas | United States | 75216 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- VA Office of Research and Development
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: James P. LePage, PhD, VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- D3225-R