Preventing homelessness, improving health for people leaving prison

Preventing Homelessness, improving health for people leaving prison: a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Critical Time intervention - PHaCT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN46969988

Enrollment

Registered

2022-10-14

Start date

2023-10-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-28

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Conditions

Preventing homelessness among prison leavers. Not Applicable

Interventions

The intervention group will receive the Critical Time Intervention (CTI) delivered by Crisis charity case workers to improve an individual’s engagement with treatment and community services through de

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years old and over 2. Released into the Swansea or Liverpool local authority areas and have a local connection (e.g., lived their previously; close relatives living in these areas) 3. Recourse to public funds 4. Have experienced prison and homelessness at least once 5. Mental health or substance use support needs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individual under the Multi-Agency Public Protection arrangements 3 (MAPPA 3) 2. Those benefitting from Housing First

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Meeting progression criteria to run a full-scale trial: 1. Recruitment of 50% of those approached at baseline measured using the enrolment/withdrawal logs at 12 months post-randomisation 2. Retention of 60% of those enrolled measured using the enrolment/withdrawal log at 12 months post-randomisation 3. Acceptability of intervention delivery to participants and staff explored through interviews at 3 and 12 months 4. Intervention delivered with fidelity explored through interviews at 3 and 12 months	—

Measure

Time frame

Meeting progression criteria to run a full-scale trial: 1. Recruitment of 50% of those approached at baseline measured using the enrolment/withdrawal logs at 12 months post-randomisation 2. Retention of 60% of those enrolled measured using the enrolment/withdrawal log at 12 months post-randomisation 3. Acceptability of intervention delivery to participants and staff explored through interviews at 3 and 12 months 4. Intervention delivered with fidelity explored through interviews at 3 and 12 months

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Health-related quality of life measured using questionnaires SF-12 (total, physical and mental health scores), EQ-5D and ICECAP-A at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 2. Housing stability (i.e., number of days in a stable accommodation) measured using ad-hoc questions at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 3. Substance use and hazardous alcohol consumption measured using the AUDIT-C and ad-hoc questions of drug use at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 4. Deaths (including the cause of death) measured using data linkage records at 12 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Health-related quality of life measured using questionnaires SF-12 (total, physical and mental health scores), EQ-5D and ICECAP-A at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 2. Housing stability (i.e., number of days in a stable accommodation) measured using ad-hoc questions at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 3. Substance use and hazardous alcohol consumption measured using the AUDIT-C and ad-hoc questions of drug use at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 4. Deaths (including the cause of death) measured using data linkage records at 12 months

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Countries

England, United Kingdom, Wales

Outcome results

None listed

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