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Refining Individual Placement and Support (IPS-LITE)

Is brief Individual Placement and Support (IPS-LITE) as effective as open-ended Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in obtaining employment for individuals with psychiatric disorders? A randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN28876952
Enrollment
160
Registered
2010-04-06
Start date
2009-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-10-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Clinically established diagnosis of mental illness Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental illness

Interventions

Eligible participants will be identified from a newly established IPS service during the IPS service eligibility assessment. Patients will enter the study in the same time when they enter the service.

Sponsors

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 - 60 years, either sex 2. Clinically established diagnosis of mental illness 3. Enhanced care programme approach (CPA) 4. Unemployed for a minimum of six months 5. Declared wish to obtain open employment 6. Written and informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Incapacity to give informed consent (e.g. advanced dementia or mental disorder too severe to give informed consent) 2. Incapacity to communicate in English

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Worked for at least one day. All outcomes are measured at 9 months and 18 months after the baseline assessment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Worked for at least 13 weeks 2. Number of days worked 3. Number of hours worked 4. Job tenure (length of longest job) 5. Time to first job 6. Client disengagement from IPS 7. Hospitalisation (Y/N) 8. Number of days hospitalised All outcomes are measured at 9 months and 18 months after the baseline assessment.

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026