Evaluation of Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP) With Jail Inmates

NCT ID: NCT01378923

Last Updated: 2013-05-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-04-30
• Study Completion Date: 2013-06-30

Brief Summary

This is a pilot study to examine the acceptability and effectiveness of the Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP), a group intervention for jail inmates. It is hypothesized that REVAMP will reduce post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.

Conditions

Impulsive Behavior; Substance Abuse; HIV Risk Behavior; Anxiety; Depression; Criminogenic Thinking

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Values-based mindfulness group

The Re-entry values and mindfulness program (REVAMP) is an 8 session group intervention designed for jail inmates nearing release into the community

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

REVAMP

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The Re-entry values and mindfulness program (REVAMP) is an 8 session group intervention designed for jail inmates nearing release into the community

Treatment as usual

has access to standard jail interventions and programs

Group Type: OTHER

TAU

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

have access to standard jail programs and services

Interventions

REVAMP

The Re-entry values and mindfulness program (REVAMP) is an 8 session group intervention designed for jail inmates nearing release into the community

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

TAU

have access to standard jail programs and services

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be male
• Must be currently incarcerated jail inmate
• Must be sentenced
• Sentence must be short enough to serve out sentence at the Adult Detention Center
• Release date must follow projected final session of treatment
• Must speak, read, and write in English with sufficient proficiency to use workbook and participate in group sessions
• Must be assigned to the jail's "general population"

Exclusion Criteria

• Actively psychotic
• Assigned "keep separate" from other group members

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

George Mason University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

June Tangney

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

June P Tangney, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

George Mason University

Locations

Fairfax County Adult Detention Center

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

CCT-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id