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- Clinical Trial NCT03543722
Independence Project
Independence Project: An Intensive Employment Program for Veterans With a Disability Transitioning From the Armed Services
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Tens of thousands of veterans with disabilities transition from military service each year, often destined for lives dependent on disability insurance and disengaged from community life. The personal and societal costs of not helping these veterans re-integrate into civilian life are enormous, including suicides, addiction, family problems, and rapidly increasing costs to the Veterans Disability Compensation Program (VDC).
The current project is an evaluation of the National Career Coach Program to assist veterans as they transition to civilian life. Instead of existing veteran services (including the VDC) that emphasize brokenness and pay veterans small amounts based on what they cannot do, this innovative program emphasizes strengths and abilities by front-loading intensive support, motivation, human-capital investment, and incentives to help veterans become permanently engaged in meaningful work, thereby boosting morale, positive identity, and community integration.
The design of this study is a randomized controlled trial comparing an intensive employment model (National Career Coach Program) to usual community employment services available to unemployed veterans recently separated from active duty (Local Community Resources). The investigators will enroll 250 participants over an 12-month period, randomly assigning them to the two conditions and following them over a three-year period. The primary outcome domains are competitive employment and VDC disability benefits.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New Hampshire
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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766
- Westat
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Former or current US Armed Service members.
- Enlisted rank at time of separation.
- Under 45 years old.
- Completed at least six months of active duty.
- Received or will receive honorable or general discharge.
- At time of enrollment, their Expiration of Term of Service is within six months prior to separation or within 12 months post-separation.
- Completed an application for a Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) rating and waiting determination, or, if the VDC rating has been determined, awarded a disability rating between 30% to 90%.
- If currently on active duty, no intention to reenlist or to accept an existing offer for a permanent job upon separation; if already separated from active duty, currently unemployed (or employed in temporary job).
- Expressed desire to work in a competitive job within 3 months of separation (if on active duty) or within 3 months (if separated from active duty).
- Willing to participate in either of the two employment approaches including attendance at a scheduled introductory class.
- Consent to research procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
• None
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: National Career Coach Program
This program has four main components: a 4-day in-person introductory seminar held in Alpharetta, GA, up to 18 months of job coaching provided by telephone and Skype, a human capital fund to pay for expenses of securing a job (e.g., travel, clothing, computers, professional organization fees), and an opportunity for two years to earn a bonus for employment earnings above a certain level.
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Intensive employment services as described above.
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Active Comparator: Local Community Resources Program
Consists of referral to three local face-to-face service providers offering veterans training, financial assistance, and paid work experiences: The Department of Veterans Affairs Compensated Work Therapy Program, the state Vocational Rehabilitation program, and the Department of Labor America's Job Center.
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Usual employment services as described above.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Total Earnings
Time Frame: 36 months
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Amount earned from competitive employment as reported by IRS administrative earnings data
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36 months
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Veterans Disability Compensation rating and benefits
Time Frame: 36 months
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Department of Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities, which assigns a percentage from 0% to 100%, the higher the value the more significant the disability
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36 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Gary R Bond, PhD, Westat
- Principal Investigator: Robert E Drake, PhD, Westat
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- WPN: 18-148
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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