Thinking Skills for Work in Severe Mental Illness (TSW)
20 août 2013 mis à jour par: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Cognitive Rehabilitation and Supported Employment for Severe Mental Illness
The purpose of this study is help people with serious mental illness and receiving vocational rehabilitation get and keep the job they want by improving their thinking skills, such as attention and memory, using computer exercises and other strategies.
One half of the participants in the study will receive vocational rehabilitation and the exercises to improve thinking skills, and the other half will receive just vocational rehabilitation.
All participants will receive an assessment of symptoms and thinking skills at the beginning of the study and 6, 12, and 24 months later.
Work activity during the 24 months in the study will be collected.
It is expected that those participants who receive the practice of their thinking skills will be more likely to get and keep the job they want compared with people who do not receive this treatment.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Complété
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Description détaillée
This randomized controlled trial is evaluating the effectiveness of a pilot-tested, manualized cognitive remediation intervention entitled the "Thinking Skills for Work Program" by comparing it to enhanced supported employment services in clients with severe mental illness (SMI) who are participants in high fidelity supported employment programs at the Greater Mental health Center of Manchester and Thresholds, Inc., Chicago, Il, but who have had difficulty getting or keeping jobs.
Participants are randomized to either the Thinking Skills for Work (cognitive remediation +supported employment; CT+SE) or enhanced supported employment (E-SE), with cognitive, symptom, and quality of life assessments performed at baseline, 3 months (following the completion of the computerized cognitive training component of the Thinking Skills for Work program), 12 months, and 24 months, and employment data gathered over the full 2-year period.
For the E-SE condition, supported employment services are enhanced by training provided to the employment specialists regarding to recognize cognitive problems related to work performance, and how employment specialists can teach clients coping strategies for managing these problems.
Primary analyses will focus on testing the hypotheses that the Thinking Skills for Work Program (CT+SE) leads to better cognitive functioning and better competitive work outcomes over the 2-year follow-up period compared to the E-SE program.
Type d'étude
Interventionnel
Inscription (Réel)
110
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.
Lieux d'étude
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Illinois
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Chicago, Illinois, États-Unis, 60613
- Thresholds, Inc.
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New Hampshire
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Manchester, New Hampshire, États-Unis, 03103
- Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
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Critères de participation
Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
18 ans et plus (Adulte, Adulte plus âgé)
Accepte les volontaires sains
Non
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
Tout
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic mental disorder
- Minimum age 18
- Unemployed
- Wants employment
- Must be a recipient of services at one of two participating agencies
- Fluent in English
- Willing and legally able to provide informed consent to participate in study -Subjects with court appointed legal guardians will be included
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of neurological conditions that impair cognition
Plan d'étude
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Traitement
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Seul
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Comparateur actif: Supported Employment Only
Supported employment is an evidence based practice designed to help people with serious mental illness obtain competitive work.
This vocational model adheres to the principles of zero inclusion, rapid job search, no prevocational training, attention to client preferences and integration with clinical services.
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Supported Employment is an evidence based vocational rehabilitation program
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Expérimental: Thinking Skills for Work
The Thinking Skills for Work Program includes 5 components delivered by a Cognitive Specialist who works collaboratively with the consumer's Employment Specialist: a) assessing the consumer's strengths and weaknesses in cognitive functioning, and analysis of the contribution of cognitive impairments and other factors to job losses and difficulties obtaining a job; b) teaching coping strategies for dealing with cognitive challenges associated with job search or maintaining a job; c) computer cognitive training involving cognitive exercises with a commercially available software program, which is designed to improve the broad range of cognitive skills through a combination of practice and strategy coaching by the Cognitive Specialist; d) job search planning; and e) job support consultation.
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The Thinking Skills for Work includes assessment of cognitive strengths and weaknesses and their relationship with work history, computerized cognitive practice, compensatory strategy training, and integration of cognitive and supported employment services.
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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AMOUNT OF EMPLOYMENT
Délai: 24 months
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TOTAL HOURS OF COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT FROM BASELINE TO 24 MONTHS.
TOTAL WEEKS OF EMPLOYMENT FROM BASELINE TO 24 MONTHS.
TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS HELD FROM BASELINE TO 24 MONTHS.
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24 months
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AND MEMORY
Délai: BASELINE, 6, 12, and 24 months
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CHANGE FROM BASELINE IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AND MEMORY AT 6 MONTHS USING THE MATRICS COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT BATTERY.
CHANGE FROM BASELINE IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AND MEMORY AT 12 MONTHS USING THE MATRICS COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT BATTERY.. CHANGE FROM BASELINE IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AND MEMORY AT 24 MONTHS USING THE MATRICS COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT BATTERY.
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BASELINE, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Collaborateurs et enquêteurs
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Parrainer
Collaborateurs
Les enquêteurs
- Chercheur principal: Susan R McGurk, Ph.D., Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Publications et liens utiles
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Dates d'enregistrement des études
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Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude
1 avril 2006
Achèvement primaire (Réel)
1 octobre 2009
Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)
1 octobre 2011
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
19 août 2013
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
20 août 2013
Première publication (Estimation)
21 août 2013
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Estimation)
21 août 2013
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
20 août 2013
Dernière vérification
1 août 2013
Plus d'information
Termes liés à cette étude
Mots clés
Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- MH077210
- 1R01MH077210-01 (Subvention/contrat des NIH des États-Unis)
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