Impact of Supported Employment Versus Standard Vocational Rehabilitation in Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

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Conditions studied: PTSD

In brief

This prospective randomized study evaluates the impact of Supportive Employment (SE) compared to standard vocational rehabilitation (VRP) on occupational, sobriety, psychiatric, and quality of life outcomes and health care costs for veterans with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00728325

Run by

Tuscaloosa Research & Education Advancement Corporation

People needed

100

Starts

2008-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-05

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• signed informed consent
• diagnosis of PTSD (based on MINI)
• male or female
• any race or ethnicity
• age 19-60
• currently unemployed
• interested in competitive employment
• planning to remain in a 100-mile radius of participating VAMC for the 12- mo duration

You may not qualify if…

• Lifetime history of severe traumatic brain injury that has resulted in severe cognitive disorder
• diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar I disorder
• dementia (a standard exclusion from VRP)
• immediate need of detoxification from alcohol or drugs (a standard VRP exclusion)
• pending active legal charges or expected incarceration

Where it is running

• Birmingham VA Medical Center — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center — Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
• Bedford VA Medical Center — Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

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