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PsychosisNCT01964092

Effect Evaluation of Individual Placement and Support (IPS)

A study testing Individual Placement and Support and Ordinary employment schemes in people with Psychosis and Substance Abuse, run by NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS at 1 site in Norway.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Roughly one third of disability pensions issued in Norway are classified as mental and behavioral disorders. The proposed study aims to evaluate the effect of an innovative intervention for returning people with moderate to severe mental health disorders to work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 67 years
Conditions the study is for
Psychosis, Substance Abuse, Depression
What is being tested?
Individual Placement and Support and Ordinary employment schemes
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
410 participants
Where
1 siteNorway
Study dates
May 2013to Dec 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 67 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participants must be undergoing treatment for moderate to severe mental health problems.
  • Participants must have an expressed desire to work.
  • Participants must have sufficient Norwegian reading and writing skills.

Who cannot join

  • Participants are not undergoing treatment for moderate to severe mental health problems.
  • Participants do not have an expressed desire to work.
  • Participants do not have sufficient Norwegian reading and writing skills.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Norway1 site
  • Uni Research

    Bergen, 5014

Other trials in Norway

About this study

Roughly one third of disability pensions issued in Norway are classified as mental and behavioral disorders. The proposed study aims to evaluate the effect of an innovative intervention for returning people with moderate to severe mental health disorders to work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS).

Read the detailed description

The current employment schemes offered to this diagnostic group are primarily based on a train-and-place principle with assisted or sheltered employment. Building on a place-and-train principle, rather, the IPS model of supported employment in real-life competitive work settings has proven largely successful in previous studies, but has never been tested in this group in the Norwegian context.

Being tested
Individual Placement and Support, Ordinary employment schemes
Keywords
Disability, Individual placement and support, Mental health, Quality of life, Randomized controlled trial, Rehabilitation, Return to work, Supported employment
Medical subject headings
Psychotic Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Psychological Well-Being

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Individual Placement and SupportBehavioural

  • Ordinary employment schemesBehavioural

Study groups in NCT01964092
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Individual Placement and SupportExperimentalIndividual Placement and Support (IPS) is a well-defined intervention aiming to help people with disabilities participate in the competitive labor market by working in jobs they prefer with the professional help that they need. IPS actively facilitates job acquisition and provides ongoing support once the client is employed.
Receives: Behavioral: Individual Placement and Support
Ordinary employment schemesActive comparatorThe control group will receive treatment as usual in terms of the ordinary employment schemes offered to this group, primarily Work with assistance and/or Traineeship in a sheltered business.
Receives: Behavioral: Ordinary employment schemes

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Labor Market Participation in Ordinary Paid Employment, or Education.

    Labor market participation is operationalized as being registered in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administrations (NAV) State Register of Employers and Employees, and not as a recipient of unemployment or sickness benefits, not receiving work assessment allowance or disability pension with a higher degree of disability than by study inclusion, and registered yearly income.

    Measured: 1 year (2016)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Oct 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2013
  3. Primary completionDec 2016
  4. Study completionDec 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
410 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01964092
Sponsor's protocol ID
IPS-NAV
Status last verified
May 2020
First submitted
17 Jul 2013
Last updated
14 May 2020
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Sveinsdottir V, Lovvik C, Fyhn T, Monstad K, Ludvigsen K, Overland S, Reme SE. Protocol for the effect evaluation of Individual Placement and Support (IPS): a randomized controlled multicenter trial of IPS versus treatment as usual for patients with moderate to severe mental illness in Norway. BMC Psychiatry. 2014 Nov 18;14:307. doi: 10.1186/s12888-014-0307-7.

    PubMed 25403470
  • Fyhn T, Ludvigsen K, Reme SE, Schaafsma F. A structured mixed method process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial of Individual Placement and Support (IPS). Implement Sci Commun. 2020 Oct 30;1:95. doi: 10.1186/s43058-020-00083-9. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 33145494
  • Reme SE, Monstad K, Fyhn T, Sveinsdottir V, Lovvik C, Lie SA, Overland S. A randomized controlled multicenter trial of individual placement and support for patients with moderate-to-severe mental illness. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2019 Jan 1;45(1):33-41. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3753. Epub 2018 Aug 2.

    PubMed 30074050

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Individual Placement and Support and Ordinary employment schemes in people with Psychosis and Substance Abuse, run by NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS at 1 site in Norway.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 May 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Norway. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 14 May 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Labor Market Participation in Ordinary Paid Employment, or Education. (time frame: 1 year (2016)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01964092, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 May 2020.

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