VeteransNCT03646149
Improving Housing Outcomes for Homeless Veterans
A study testing Housing Skills Training Group in people with Veterans and Homeless Persons, run by VA Office of Research and Development at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Many homeless Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) enroll in the VA's Supported Housing (VASH) program but struggle to obtain and sustain housing. Social skills are an important-but underappreciated-determinant of housing outcomes for homeless adults. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Veterans, Homeless Persons, Mentally Ill Persons
- What is being tested?
- Housing Skills Training Group
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 35 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 26 Jun 2018to 23 Aug 2022
- 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 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Identified by VA Greater Los Angeles homeless program staff as a participant in Housing Skills Training:
- Must have a history of homelessness
- Must be a Veteran over the age of 18 years
- Must have a serious mental illness (mood disorder, anxiety disorder, psychotic disorder)
Who cannot join
- None
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
West Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003
About this study
Official title: Improving Housing Outcomes for Homeless Veterans (CDA 15-074)
Many homeless Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) enroll in the VA's Supported Housing (VASH) program but struggle to obtain and sustain housing. Social skills are an important-but underappreciated-determinant of housing outcomes for homeless adults. The investigators hypothesize that homeless Veterans with SMI who participate in a social skills training program, tailored for housing-related social skills, will obtain housing quicker, retain housing longer, and show improved mental health outcomes compared to Veterans with similar needs not participating in such a program.
- Conditions
- Veterans, Homeless Persons, Mentally Ill Persons
- Being tested
- Housing Skills Training Group
- Keywords
- Social Skills, Housing
- Medical subject headings
- Social Skills
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Housing Skills Training GroupBehavioural
12-session social skills training group for persons with homeless experiences and serious mental illness delivered once a week for 12 weeks
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Skills Training Group Patients | Experimental | Homeless Veterans with serious mental illness who are inpatient at the VA Greater Los Angeles Domiciliary or enrolled in a VA Supported Housing (VASH) program and participating in a Housing Skills Training Group as part of routine clinical care. The intervention was 12 sessions long, with one session per week. Receives: Behavioral: Housing Skills Training Group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire - 8
Acceptability of the intervention to participants Scores range from 8 to 32, with higher values indicating higher satisfaction (no specific cut-offs to indicate specific levels of satisfaction)
Measured: 12 weeks after baseline assessment at start of intervention
Secondary outcomes (1)
Percent Days Housed for One Year After Intervention Completion
We will use the medical record, augmented by the residential time line follow back, to assess longitudinal housing outcomes for Veterans receiving this intervention
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Aug 2018
- Study start26 Jun 2018
- Primary completion23 Aug 2022
- Study completion23 Aug 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for VeteransStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by VA Office of Research and DevelopmentThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 35 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Sponsor type
- US federal agency
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Sonya Emi Gabrielian, MD MPH, Principal investigator, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03646149
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDX 18-004
- Other IDs
- CDA 15-074
- Status last verified
- Apr 2024
- First submitted
- 21 Aug 2018
- Last updated
- 19 Jul 2024
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: The PI will create de-identified, study-specific datasets that include all variables in a publication. Some loss of information might occur given the need to remove PHI. The PI will replace social security and medical station numbers with study-specific numbers. The PI will drop date of birth and replace age with age categories, in accordance with PHI requirements for people 85 years of age and older. Dates of service will be replaced with year dummies.
Publications
Gabrielian S, Hamilton AB, Gelberg L, Koosis ER, Hoffmann L, Carlson DM, Young AS. Testing an implementation package in a housing skills training pilot for homeless-experienced persons with serious mental illness. Implement Res Pract. 2024 Mar 6;5:26334895241236679. doi: 10.1177/26334895241236679. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
PubMed 38449910
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Jul 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Improving Housing Outcomes for Homeless Veterans (CDA 15-074)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03646149
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CDX 18-004
- Conditions
- Veterans, Homeless Persons, Mentally Ill Persons
- Keywords
- Social Skills, Housing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 35 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- VA Office of Research and DevelopmentUS federal agency
- Study start
- 26 Jun 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 23 Aug 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 23 Aug 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 19 Jul 2024
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Many homeless Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) enroll in the VA's Supported Housing (VASH) program but struggle to obtain and sustain housing. Social skills are an important-but underappreciated-determinant of housing outcomes for homeless adults. The investigators hypothesize that homeless Veterans with SMI who participate in a social skills training program, tailored for housing-related social skills, will obtain housing quicker, retain housing longer, and show improved mental health outcomes compared to Veterans with similar needs not participating in such a program.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Skills Training Group Patients | Experimental | Behavioral: Housing Skills Training GroupHomeless Veterans with serious mental illness who are inpatient at the VA Greater Los Angeles Domiciliary or enrolled in a VA Supported Housing (VASH) program and participating in a Housing Skills Training Group as part of routine clinical care. The intervention was 12 sessions long, with one session per week. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Identified by VA Greater Los Angeles homeless program staff as a participant in Housing Skills Training:
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- None
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Skills Training Group12-session social skills training group for persons with homeless experiences and serious mental illness delivered once a week for 12 weeks | Behavioural | Housing Skills Training Group Patients |
Primary outcome
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire - 8
Time frame: 12 weeks after baseline assessment at start of intervention
Acceptability of the intervention to participants Scores range from 8 to 32, with higher values indicating higher satisfaction (no specific cut-offs to indicate specific levels of satisfaction)
1 secondary outcome
Percent Days Housed for One Year After Intervention Completion
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Jul 2024.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38449910Gabrielian S, Hamilton AB, Gelberg L, Koosis ER, Hoffmann L, Carlson DM, Young AS. Testing an implementation package in a housing skills training pilot for homeless-experienced persons with serious mental illness. Implement Res Pract. 2024 Mar 6;5:26334895241236679. doi: 10.1177/26334895241236679. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. The PI will create de-identified, study-specific datasets that include all variables in a publication. Some loss of information might occur given the need to remove PHI. The PI will replace social security and medical station numbers with study-specific numbers. The PI will drop date of birth and replace age with age categories, in accordance with PHI requirements for people 85 years of age and older. Dates of service will be replaced with year dummies.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sonya Emi Gabrielian, MD MPH principal investigator
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Housing Skills Training Group in people with Veterans and Homeless Persons, run by VA Office of Research and Development at 1 site in United States.
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 4 inclusion and 1 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 19 Jul 2024. 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 United States. 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 19 Jul 2024). 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?
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire - 8 (time frame: 12 weeks after baseline assessment at start of intervention). 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 NCT03646149, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 19 Jul 2024.