Increasing Access to Work for Longer Term Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) clients: the impact of a work-placement training intervention

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN31813289

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

2000-05-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Schizophrenia and other psychoses Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental disorder, not otherwise specified

Interventions

1. Patients in the intervention group will receive three seminars and information packs covering local employment opportunities over the three succeeding weeks. There is no further scheduled contact o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Have been in contact with the CMHT for at least one year 2. Have been out of work/education for at least one year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Men over 65 2. Women over 60

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Outcome will be assessed by recording the vocational status of all study subjects on an individual patient basis at one-year. Vocational status will be measured using 6 categories: 1. Unemployed/inactive 2. Other ata/education related activity 3. Education 4. Sheltered work 5. Voluntary work 6. Open employment. These 6 categories are comprehensive and clearly defined, but not mutually exclusive as part-time occupation is registered. An individual patient may be involved in, for example, education (3) and sheltered work (4) simultaneously. In these cases both activities will be recorded. Where there has been a change in vocational status, duration of employment activity will be recorded, and random interviews will check the accuracy of outcome data. Client attitude and satisfaction will be measured in a sample of patients who obtained work/occupation, concerning their participation in the daily activity. The views of clients who did receive the intervention will be compared to matched case controls of those who returned to work/occupation in the control group.	—

Measure

Time frame

Outcome will be assessed by recording the vocational status of all study subjects on an individual patient basis at one-year. Vocational status will be measured using 6 categories: 1. Unemployed/inactive 2. Other ata/education related activity 3. Education 4. Sheltered work 5. Voluntary work 6. Open employment. These 6 categories are comprehensive and clearly defined, but not mutually exclusive as part-time occupation is registered. An individual patient may be involved in, for example, education (3) and sheltered work (4) simultaneously. In these cases both activities will be recorded. Where there has been a change in vocational status, duration of employment activity will be recorded, and random interviews will check the accuracy of outcome data. Client attitude and satisfaction will be measured in a sample of patients who obtained work/occupation, concerning their participation in the daily activity. The views of clients who did receive the intervention will be compared to matched case controls of those who returned to work/occupation in the control group.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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