Trial Outcomes & Findings for Improving Linkage to Health and Other Services for Veterans Leaving Incarceration (NCT NCT02964897)
NCT ID: NCT02964897
Last Updated: 2023-07-21
Results Overview
Participant will have made and kept one or more substance use disorder care visits
Recruitment status
COMPLETED
Study phase
NA
Target enrollment
79 participants
Primary outcome timeframe
3 months after release from incarceration
Results posted on
2023-07-21
Participant Flow
Participant milestones
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Intervention Arm With Peer Support
Veterans in this arm will receive the peer-support intervention, in addition to the usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans Program.
Peer-support plus usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: a peer mentor who is also a veteran will establish a relationship with each subject and provide instrumental and emotional support to the subject during the first 6 months of the subject's release from incarceration. This is in addition to the usual reentry support provided by the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program.
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Comparison Arm With Usual Care
Veterans in this arm will be receiving usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program (but they will not receive the peer-support intervention). They will be selected to be frequency-matched to veterans in the intervention arm by date of release from incarceration.
Usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: Health Care for Reentry Veterans program provides reentry planning while the veteran is incarcerated. An outreach worker visits the veteran in the incarceration facility to conduct a needs assessment and help create a reentry plan to cover issues such as where they will be housed, what health care appointments they will need in the first 30 days, whether they need legal assistance, etc.
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Overall Study
STARTED
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43
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36
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
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43
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36
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
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0
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0
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Reasons for withdrawal
Withdrawal data not reported
Baseline Characteristics
Improving Linkage to Health and Other Services for Veterans Leaving Incarceration
Baseline characteristics by cohort
| Measure |
Intervention Arm With Peer Support
n=43 Participants
Veterans in this arm will receive the peer-support intervention, in addition to the usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans Program.
Peer-support plus usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: a peer mentor who is also a veteran will establish a relationship with each subject and provide instrumental and emotional support to the subject during the first 6 months of the subject's release from incarceration. This is in addition to the usual reentry support provided by the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program.
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Comparison Arm With Usual Care
n=36 Participants
Veterans in this arm will be receiving usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program (but they will not receive the peer-support intervention). They will be selected to be frequency-matched to veterans in the intervention arm by date of release from incarceration.
Usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: Health Care for Reentry Veterans program provides reentry planning while the veteran is incarcerated. An outreach worker visits the veteran in the incarceration facility to conduct a needs assessment and help create a reentry plan to cover issues such as where they will be housed, what health care appointments they will need in the first 30 days, whether they need legal assistance, etc.
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Total
n=79 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
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Age, Continuous
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49.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13 • n=5 Participants
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53.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14 • n=7 Participants
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51.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14 • n=5 Participants
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Sex: Female, Male
Female
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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0 Participants
n=7 Participants
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Sex: Female, Male
Male
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43 Participants
n=5 Participants
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36 Participants
n=7 Participants
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79 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race · African American or Black
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10 Participants
n=5 Participants
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6 Participants
n=7 Participants
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16 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race · White
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31 Participants
n=5 Participants
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30 Participants
n=7 Participants
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61 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race · Multiple/other/declined
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2 Participants
n=5 Participants
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0 Participants
n=7 Participants
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2 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Region of Enrollment
United States
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43 Participants
n=5 Participants
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36 Participants
n=7 Participants
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79 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Not partnered (single, divorced, separated, widowed)
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37 Participants
n=5 Participants
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34 Participants
n=7 Participants
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71 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Married or other partner relationship
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6 Participants
n=5 Participants
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2 Participants
n=7 Participants
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8 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Self-rated health
Excellent
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6 Participants
n=5 Participants
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8 Participants
n=7 Participants
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14 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Self-rated health
Very good
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9 Participants
n=5 Participants
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3 Participants
n=7 Participants
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12 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Self-rated health
Good
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17 Participants
n=5 Participants
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12 Participants
n=7 Participants
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29 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Self-rated health
Fair
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8 Participants
n=5 Participants
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5 Participants
n=7 Participants
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13 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Self-rated health
Poor
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3 Participants
n=5 Participants
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4 Participants
n=7 Participants
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7 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Self-rated health
Missing
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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4 Participants
n=7 Participants
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4 Participants
n=5 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 3 months after release from incarcerationParticipant will have made and kept one or more substance use disorder care visits
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Intervention Arm With Peer Support
n=43 Participants
Veterans in this arm will receive the peer-support intervention, in addition to the usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans Program.
Peer-support plus usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: a peer mentor who is also a veteran will establish a relationship with each subject and provide instrumental and emotional support to the subject during the first 6 months of the subject's release from incarceration. This is in addition to the usual reentry support provided by the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program.
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Comparison Arm With Usual Care
n=36 Participants
Veterans in this arm will be receiving usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program (but they will not receive the peer-support intervention). They will be selected to be frequency-matched to veterans in the intervention arm by date of release from incarceration.
Usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: Health Care for Reentry Veterans program provides reentry planning while the veteran is incarcerated. An outreach worker visits the veteran in the incarceration facility to conduct a needs assessment and help create a reentry plan to cover issues such as where they will be housed, what health care appointments they will need in the first 30 days, whether they need legal assistance, etc.
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Substance Use Care
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37 Participants
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7 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 3 months after release from incarcerationParticipant will have made and kept one or more outpatient mental health care visits
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Intervention Arm With Peer Support
n=43 Participants
Veterans in this arm will receive the peer-support intervention, in addition to the usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans Program.
Peer-support plus usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: a peer mentor who is also a veteran will establish a relationship with each subject and provide instrumental and emotional support to the subject during the first 6 months of the subject's release from incarceration. This is in addition to the usual reentry support provided by the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program.
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Comparison Arm With Usual Care
n=36 Participants
Veterans in this arm will be receiving usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program (but they will not receive the peer-support intervention). They will be selected to be frequency-matched to veterans in the intervention arm by date of release from incarceration.
Usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: Health Care for Reentry Veterans program provides reentry planning while the veteran is incarcerated. An outreach worker visits the veteran in the incarceration facility to conduct a needs assessment and help create a reentry plan to cover issues such as where they will be housed, what health care appointments they will need in the first 30 days, whether they need legal assistance, etc.
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Mental Health
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42 Participants
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23 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 3 months after release from incarcerationParticipant will have made and kept one or more primary care visits
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Intervention Arm With Peer Support
n=43 Participants
Veterans in this arm will receive the peer-support intervention, in addition to the usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans Program.
Peer-support plus usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: a peer mentor who is also a veteran will establish a relationship with each subject and provide instrumental and emotional support to the subject during the first 6 months of the subject's release from incarceration. This is in addition to the usual reentry support provided by the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program.
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Comparison Arm With Usual Care
n=36 Participants
Veterans in this arm will be receiving usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program (but they will not receive the peer-support intervention). They will be selected to be frequency-matched to veterans in the intervention arm by date of release from incarceration.
Usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: Health Care for Reentry Veterans program provides reentry planning while the veteran is incarcerated. An outreach worker visits the veteran in the incarceration facility to conduct a needs assessment and help create a reentry plan to cover issues such as where they will be housed, what health care appointments they will need in the first 30 days, whether they need legal assistance, etc.
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Primary Care
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25 Participants
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24 Participants
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Adverse Events
Intervention Arm With Peer Support
Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths
Comparison Arm With Usual Care
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Serious adverse events
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Intervention Arm With Peer Support
n=43 participants at risk
Veterans in this arm will receive the peer-support intervention, in addition to the usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans Program.
Peer-support plus usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: a peer mentor who is also a veteran will establish a relationship with each subject and provide instrumental and emotional support to the subject during the first 6 months of the subject's release from incarceration. This is in addition to the usual reentry support provided by the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program.
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Comparison Arm With Usual Care
n=36 participants at risk
Veterans in this arm will be receiving usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program (but they will not receive the peer-support intervention). They will be selected to be frequency-matched to veterans in the intervention arm by date of release from incarceration.
Usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program: Health Care for Reentry Veterans program provides reentry planning while the veteran is incarcerated. An outreach worker visits the veteran in the incarceration facility to conduct a needs assessment and help create a reentry plan to cover issues such as where they will be housed, what health care appointments they will need in the first 30 days, whether they need legal assistance, etc.
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General disorders
Death
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2.3%
1/43 • Number of events 1 • 1 Year
For the comparison group it was a historical control, only those living were included.
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0.00%
0/36 • 1 Year
For the comparison group it was a historical control, only those living were included.
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Other adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Additional Information
Keith McInnes, Principal Investigator
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System
Phone: 617-504-1630
Email: [email protected]
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
- Publication restrictions are in place