New therapy helps veterans with mental illness find work and improve health
NCT ID NCT04504903
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a therapy called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Work Success (CBTw) in 294 veterans with serious mental illness (like depression, bipolar disorder, or PTSD) who were unemployed. The goal was to help them find and keep competitive jobs, which can improve their health and well-being. The therapy focused on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors related to work.
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Study facts
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- 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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294 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Unemployment, defined as no current participation in a competitive job * A competitive work goal, which denotes a goal of a regular job in the community that pays at least minimum wage * Presence of a serious mental illness including one or more of the following conditions: * major depression * bipolar disorders * schizophrenia * schizoaffective disorder * posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) * Currently enrolled in and receiving VA vocational rehabilitation services Exclusion Criteria: * Previous participation in cognitive behavioral therapy intervention geared toward work * Presence of a severe medical or cognitive impairment that will prevent participation in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL
Hines, Illinois, 60141-5000, United States
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Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-2884, United States
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St. Louis VA Medical Center John Cochran Division, St. Louis, MO
St Louis, Missouri, 63106, United States
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