New program aims to ease Veterans' return from prison
NCT ID NCT04366531
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is creating a program called START-VET to help veterans with mental illness or substance use disorders who have recently left prison. Researchers will work with 20 veterans to develop transition materials and tools. The goal is to improve quality of life and reduce criminal thinking patterns.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- START-VET prison reentry program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a structured program to help veterans leaving prison adjust to civilian life and improve their mental health and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-stage study (20 participants) focused on developing materials, not testing effectiveness. Results may not apply to all veterans.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
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18 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: * Veteran with mental illness and/or substance use disorder released from prison within the past 36 months Exclusion Criteria: * psychosis or cognitive impairment precluding active participation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75216-7167, United States
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