Securing Employment and Economic Keys to Stability for Persons With Disabilities

NCT04394949 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: DPCP19000085
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 190
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There is a myth that if a person is applying for SSI/SSDI he cannot seek employment. This goal of this research is to learn if a new model of service can lead to employment, increase in gross wages, and a decrease in social isolation for persons with disabilities who work with Centers for Independent Living on applying for SSI/SSDI benefits. The researchers want to compare the services these centers typically offer these consumers to a new model - a team trained in (1) the SOAR model for SSI/SSDI application assistance, (2) certified benefits planning training, (3) customized employment training, and (4) individual employment placement services.

Conditions

Employment

Keywords

employment; education; persons with disabilities; social connection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Employed in Competitive Integrative Employment

  if employed in competitive integrated employment at time of data collection (yes/no)

  Baseline

• Employed in Competitive Integrative Employment

  if employed in competitive integrated employment at time of data collection (yes/no)

  Six Month Update

• Employed in Competitive Integrative Employment

  if employed in competitive integrated employment at time of data collection (yes/no)

  Yearly Update

• Employed in Competitive Integrative Employment

  if employed in competitive integrated employment at time of data collection (yes/no)

  18 month update

• Employed in Competitive Integrative Employment

  if employed in competitive integrated employment at time of data collection (yes/no)

  2 year update

Secondary Outcomes (15)

• Education Level

  Baseline

• Change in Education Level

  Six month

• Change in Education Level

  One year

• Change in Education Level

  18 months

• Change in Education Level

  Two years

Study Arms (2)

Business as Usual Arm

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Consumers will usual care

Other: Usual Care

Experimental Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Center for Independent Living (CIL) consumers randomized to work with a group of CIL employees who received training in SOAR, Customized Employment, Supported Employments, and Benefits Planning (CWIC).

Behavioral: Center for Independent Living SEEKS Team

Interventions

Center for Independent Living SEEKS Team BEHAVIORAL

Center for Independent Living (CIL) consumers randomized to work with a group of CIL employees who received training in SOAR, Customized Employment, Supported Employments, and Benefits Planning (CWIC).

Experimental Arm

Usual Care OTHER

Consumers will get same CIL services they would get if they were not enrolled in the study.

Business as Usual Arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• adults 18-60 years of age,
• have a disability (as defined the Centers for Independent Living federal reporting guidelines)
• be a consumer working with a Colorado Independent Living Center to apply for SSI/SSDI
• agree to work with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

You may not qualify if:

• Does not work with the Centers for Independent Living
• Does not agree to provide data every 6 months.
• Not own legal guardian

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Communication Institute International, Inc.: lead
• Colorado School of Public Health: collaborator
• University of Colorado, Denver: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Yvonne Kellar-Guenther

Littleton, Colorado, 80120, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Anand P, Ben-Shalom Y. Pathways Taken by New Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Awardees. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 2018; 29(3), 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1177/1044207318779987

  BACKGROUND

Related Links

• 1\. Link to 2017 Disability Annual Report
• 3\. 2018 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
• 7\. Unemployment and mental health.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Multicenter Studies as Topic

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Study Characteristics; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Research Associate

Model Details: Randomize at the participant level (individual level block) for larger centers that have multiple Independent Living (IL) Specialists. Participant will be randomly assigned to work with a staff who is trained in the experimental services or usual care. CILs that cannot accommodate both the experimental services and usual care, cluster randomization will be used.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 13, 2020
• First Posted: May 20, 2020
• Study Start: September 29, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2025
• Study Completion: September 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ANALYTIC CODE

Locations

US (1)