Recruiting

Critical Time Intervention

Sponsor:

University of Houston

Code:

NCT06102850

Conditions

Mental Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Critical Time Intervention for Young Adults with Mental Health conditions

Study Details

Brief summary:

Young adults experiencing homelessness have high rates of mental health conditions but low rates of service utilization and the point of transition from homelessness to supported housing provides a window of opportunity for intervention. The goal of this study is to adapt the evidenced-based intervention, Critical Time Intervention, for young adults with mental health conditions who are entering a rapid rehousing program and test the adapted intervention in a randomized feasibility pilot trial. Participants in the pilot trial will be asked to participate in the CTI-YAMH intervention that involves structured case management and supports from a mental health liaison and a peer support specialist. After a pilot feasibility phase (n=8), we will test the intervention by randomly assigning young adults on the housing wait list to a housing program with CTI-YAMH (n=26) or to get housing supports from another agency that does not provide CTI-YAMH (treatment as usual, n=26).

Conditions

Mental Disorder

Study ID

NCT06102850

Start date

Sep 5, 2023

Status verified date

Oct, 2023

Completion date

Nov 30, 2025

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 31, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Young adults (age 18-24) on the housing eligibility list assigned to rapid rehousing
  • Positive for psychological distress on Kessler-6 or self-reported prior diagnosis of depression, anxiety, bipolar or a psychotic disorder with ongoing symptoms

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age 25 or older
  • Not English speaking
  • No eligible for rapid rehousing based on housing priority score

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention Condition, CTI-YAMH

Participants receive the CTI-YAMH intervention in conjunction with rapid rehousing supports for the 6 month intervention

no intervention: Treatment as Usual Condition

Participants will be assigned to a housing program at another agency that provides rapid rehousing with usual supports

Interventions

Critical Time Intervention for Young Adults with Mental Health conditions

SIx month supportive intervention involving CTI phased based casemanagement, support from a peer support specialist, and support from a mental health liaison

Primary outcome measure

  • Housing Stability [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 mo, 6 mo, 12 mo ]
  • Mental Disorder [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 mo. ]
  • Depressive Symptoms [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 mo, 6mo, 12 mo. ]
  • Anxiety Symptoms [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 mo, 6mo, 12 mo. ]
  • PTSD Symptoms [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 mo, 6mo, 12 mo. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Alicia Vargas

713-743-9215avargas2@uh.edu

Yadira Cortez

713-743-5571ycortez2@central.uh.edu

Locations

Covenant House Texas

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77006

Contacts

Alan Prince, MPA

713-523-2231aprince@covenanthouse.org

More Information

Sponsor

University of Houston

Last update posted

Oct 26, 2023

Last verified

Oct, 2023

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Houston on 2023-10-26.