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Jobs for sobriety: VA tests work programs to beat addiction

NCT ID NCT04969081

Disease control Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether referring Veterans in early recovery from substance use disorder to work-focused programs (like supported employment) helps them stay sober and function better. About 100 Veterans will be randomly assigned to get the work referral or usual treatment alone. The goal is to see if working helps improve sobriety, 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
referral to work-focused therapeutic programs
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a practical, non-drug way to help Veterans stay sober and improve their daily functioning.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 103 participants, so results may not apply to all people. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may vary widely.

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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

103 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2022

Finished

Aug 2026

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 years and older

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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants will be Veterans enrolled in VACHS substance use treatment, who at time of consenting into the study are within 30 days of detoxification or last substance use as per medical record. * Additional criteria will be as follows: * Meeting DSM-V criteria for any current Substance Use Disorder (SUD) (e.g., opioids, cocaine, marijuana, amphetamine, or alcohol) * Competent to give written informed consent and HIPAA authorization Exclusion Criteria: * Involvement in a legal case that may lead to incarceration during study period * Developmental disability or medical illness that would prevent therapeutic work activity, as judged by PI or clinical staff providing this service * Plans to relocate outside geographic area that would make follow-up unlikely * And/or lack of willingness to provide contact information of someone who can help us contact the participant in the event that the investigators are unable to maintain contact directly

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Substance-related disorders

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States

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