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Can a smartphone app help homeless vets with mental illness find their footing?

NCT ID NCT06138054

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study is testing a new approach called MI-CBTech that combines in-person counseling with a mobile phone app to help homeless veterans who have serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia. The goal is to help them set and achieve personal goals for community integration, such as finding work, socializing, or living independently. Fifty veterans will be randomly assigned to either MI-CBTech or a mindfulness program to see which is more feasible and acceptable.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
MI-CBTech (Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy delivered via in-person sessions and a mobile phone app)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a practical, scalable way to help homeless veterans with serious mental illness reconnect with their communities and build meaningful daily routines.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study (50 participants) focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. The intervention may not work as hoped, and results may not apply to other groups or settings.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 50 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Veterans currently residing at the VA Greater Los Angeles Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (Domiciliary) * age 18-65 years * diagnosis of non-affective or affective psychotic illness as confirmed by chart review * history of homelessness * sufficiently fluent in English to consent, understand procedures, and complete assessments and intervention * medically and clinically stable (i.e. able to participate in and complete assessments and intervention). Exclusion Criteria: * history of clinically significant neurological disorder determined by medical history (e.g., epilepsy) * history of serious head injury (i.e., loss of consciousness \> 1 hr, neuropsychological sequelae, cognitive rehabilitation post head injury) * evidence of IQ \< 70 or developmental disability * moderate or severe substance use disorder in the past month based on chart review

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Affective Disorders, Psychotic mood disorder psychotic disorder schizoaffective disorder schizophrenia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Homelessness Ill-housed persons Psychotic affective disorders Psychotic mood disorders Schizophrenia spectrum disorders

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

    RECRUITING

    West Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003, United States

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