Mobile intervention to help homeless veterans with serious mental illness integrate into the community

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study tests a mobile intervention called MI-CBTech, which combines Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to improve community integration for homeless-experienced veterans with serious mental illness. The intervention includes both in-person sessions and remote elements delivered via mobile phone, addressing the challenges veterans face in transitioning from temporary to permanent housing. A control group will receive remote mindfulness training to compare outcomes. The study aims to enroll 50 veterans, randomly assigning them to either the MI-CBTech intervention or the control arm.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Veterans currently residing at the VA Greater Los Angeles Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (Domiciliary)
* 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).

Exclusion Criteria:

* history of clinically significant neurological disorder determined by medical history (e.g., epilepsy)
* history of serious head injury (i.e., loss of consciousness \> 1 hour, 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

Where it's running

• VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
  West Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Amy M Jimenez, PhD — VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
• Study coordinator: Amy M Jimenez, PhD
• Email: Amy.Jimenez@va.gov
• Phone: (310) 478-3711

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.