MI-CBTech: A Mobile Intervention for Community Integration in Homeless-Experienced Veterans With SMI

Description

This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a brief behavioral intervention that combines two treatments, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), that have been shown to work in prior research studies. The format of the intervention will be a combination of in-person sessions and remote elements delivered via mobile phone (together called MI-CBTech). The goal of the intervention is to improve community integration in Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) who have experienced homelessness. A time- and format-matched control arm will include remote mindfulness training. 50 Veterans with SMI experiencing homelessness will be randomized to one of the two arms (25 per arm).

Conditions

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Psychotic Affective Disorders, Psychotic Mood Disorders, Homelessness, Ill-Housed Persons

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Study overview

This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a brief behavioral intervention that combines two treatments, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), that have been shown to work in prior research studies. The format of the intervention will be a combination of in-person sessions and remote elements delivered via mobile phone (together called MI-CBTech). The goal of the intervention is to improve community integration in Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) who have experienced homelessness. A time- and format-matched control arm will include remote mindfulness training. 50 Veterans with SMI experiencing homelessness will be randomized to one of the two arms (25 per arm).

Improving Community Integration in Homeless Veterans With Serious Mental Illness: A Pilot Study of MI-CBT Enhanced With Mobile Technology

MI-CBTech: A Mobile Intervention for Community Integration in Homeless-Experienced Veterans With SMI

Condition
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

West Los Angeles

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA, West Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073-1003

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility 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).
  • * 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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Amy M Jimenez, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

Study Record Dates

2025-09-30