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MI-CBTech: A Mobile Intervention for Community Integration in Homeless-Experienced Veterans With SMI
Improving Community Integration in Homeless Veterans With Serious Mental Illness: A Pilot Study of MI-CBT Enhanced With Mobile Technology
Who can join
Ages 18 to 65 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Veterans currently residing at the VA Greater Los Angeles Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (Domiciliary) * age 18-65 years * 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 hr, 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
About the study
This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a brief behavioral intervention that combines two treatments, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), that have been shown to work in prior research studies. The format of the intervention will be a combination of in-person sessions and remote elements delivered via mobile phone (together called MI-CBTech). The goal of the intervention is to improve community integration in Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) who have experienced homelessness. A time- and format-matched control arm will include remote mindfulness training. 50 Veterans with SMI experiencing homelessness will be randomized to one of the two arms (25 per arm).
What is being tested
- MI-CBTech (behavioral)
- Mindfulness control (behavioral)
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Participants: 50 · Started: Apr 1, 2024
Contact the study team
- Amy M Jimenez, PhD · Phone: (310) 478-3711
- Michael F Green, PhD · Phone: (310) 268-3376
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06138054
Locations in the U.S.
| California | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA, West Los Angeles |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.