Job coaching for veterans with opioid addiction: a path to recovery?
NCT ID NCT05388812
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a job coaching program called Individual Placement and Support (IPS) helps veterans with opioid use disorder find and keep competitive jobs. Researchers will compare IPS to standard vocational rehab in 123 veterans. They also want to see if getting a job improves medication adherence, mental health, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Individual Placement and Support (IPS) – a job coaching program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that tailored employment services help veterans with opioid use disorder gain stable jobs and improve their overall well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 123 participants, so results may not apply to all veterans. The program may not lead to lasting employment or health improvements.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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123 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age 19\* (\<19 year of age in the state of AL is defined minor) * DSM-5 Axis I diagnosis of OUD * currently unemployed or underemployed, defined as working \<20hrs/week in a meaningful competitive job for a wage, salary, or commission * expression of interest in competitive employment; and willing and able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * current diagnosis of psychotic disorders since these Veterans already can receive IPS in usual care at TVAMC and BVAMC * diagnosis of dementia (evidenced in the medical record) * presence of current severe and unstable medical condition or terminal illness, that would contraindicate study participation or expose them to an undue risk * unlikely that participant can complete the study * e.g., expected deployment, incarceration, long-term hospitalization, or relocation from the vicinity * active suicidal or homicidal ideation making it unsafe for Veteran to be included * current participation in another vocational interventional trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233-1927, United States
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Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35404-5015, United States