NCT03049813

Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in Severe Mental Illness

Virtual Reality Job Interview Training: An Enhancement to Supported Employment in Severe Mental Illness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 168 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the community-based effectiveness of virtual reality job interview training (VR-JIT). Northwestern University is partnering with Thresholds Inc. to evaluate the effectiveness of VR-JIT at improving interviewing skills and access to employment. In addition, we will evaluate the cost effectiveness of VR-JIT and the process for implementing VR-JIT at Thresholds.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• Depressive Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Reality Job Interview Training	Job interview training using virtual reality software created by SIMmersion, Inc, in addition to standard supported employment services.
OTHER	Supported Employment (Services as Usual)	Standard supported employment services.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-06-01
• Primary completion: 2021-06-30
• Completion: 2022-07-31
• First posted: 2017-02-10
• Last updated: 2023-03-09
• Results posted: 2022-11-21

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: United States