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CompletedNCT03273530Updated Sep 6, 2017

Integrated Supported Employment in Mainland China

An interventional study of Integrated Supported Employment in Schizophrenia, sponsored by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-06.

Sponsored by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
162
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

In this randomized controlled trial, the researchers investigated the effectiveness of integrated supported employment (ISE) as compared with individual placement and support (IPS) and traditional vocational rehabilitation (TVR) for people with schizophrenia in mainland China.

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One hundred and sixty-two participants with schizophrenia were randomly assigned to ISE (n = 54), IPS (n = 54), and or TVR (n = 54). Blinded assessments of employment status, job tenure, and psychological outcomes were conducted at admission, completion of the 3-mo program, and follow-up at 7, 11, and 15 mo.

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Conditions studied

  • Schizophrenia

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18 years or older;
  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia for at least 2 years
  • Being unemployed
  • Willing to give informed consent
  • Having no obvious cognitive, learning, or neurological impairment
  • Having completed primary school education
  • Having a desire to work

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having score lower than 18 on the 30-item Mini-Mental State Examination
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
162 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Integrated Supported Employment

    Individual placement support intervention plus work-related social skills training

    Other: Integrated Supported Employment

  • No intervention
    Individualised Placement Support

    Individual placement support intervention with pre-vocational training followed by placing individual participants to the job according to their preference and abilities

  • No intervention
    Traditional Vocational Rehabilitation

    general pre-vocational training and placement

Interventions

  • OtherIntegrated Supported Employment

    vocational assessment followed by job placement and on-going work-related social skills revision and reinforcement

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Employment rate

    employment status, employed or unemployed

    Time frame: 4 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Job tenure, duration

    how long the job lasts

    Time frame: completion of the 3-mo program, and follow-up at 7, 11, and 15 mo.

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Zhang GF, Tsui CM, Lu AJB, Yu LB, Tsang HWH, Li D. Integrated Supported Employment for People With Schizophrenia in Mainland China: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Occup Ther. 2017 Nov/Dec;71(6):7106165020p1-7106165020p8. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2017.024802. PubMed 29135426 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — Not yet decided

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03273530
Lead sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Responsible party
TSANG Hector Wing-Hong (Professor and Department Head of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 6, 2017
Start date
Feb 1, 2013
Primary completion
Aug 15, 2015
Completion
Dec 20, 2015
Last update
Sep 6, 2017

Study contacts

Hector WH Tsang, PhD
principal investigator · HKPolyU

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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