Criminal BehaviorNCT03937128
Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism Among Prison Offenders Via Virtual Interview Training Tool
A study testing Virtual Reality Job Interview Training and Services as usual in people with Criminal Behavior, run by University of Michigan at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal is to conduct a confirmatory effectiveness RCT (and an implementation evaluation) of Virtual Interview Training (VIT) by comparing employment and recidivism outcomes of offenders receiving vocational services as usual (SAU) plus VIT (SAU+VIT) with the outcomes of offenders receiving only services as usual… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Criminal Behavior
- What is being tested?
- Virtual Reality Job Interview Training and Services as usual
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 101 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 16 Sep 2019to 1 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 18 years or older
- Identified as at moderate to high risk for reoffending with violent crimes (determined at the time of enrollment in the Vocational Village via the COMPAS Risk Assessment Classification Instrument [60])
- Within three months of their earliest release date
- Actively enrolled in a Vocational Village
- Have at least a 6th grade reading comprehension
Who cannot join
- Has uncorrected hearing or visual problem that prevents him or her from using the training
- Has a medical illness that compromises their cognition (for example, moderate to severe traumatic brain injury).
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism Among Prison Offenders Via Virtual Interviewing Tool
The goal is to conduct a confirmatory effectiveness RCT (and an implementation evaluation) of Virtual Interview Training (VIT) by comparing employment and recidivism outcomes of offenders receiving vocational services as usual (SAU) plus VIT (SAU+VIT) with the outcomes of offenders receiving only services as usual (SAU-only).
The plan calls for participants to include offenders who are at moderate to high risk for reoffending (with an emphasis on violent-crime reoffending) who are currently enrolled in a Vocational Village.
Read the detailed description
The goal is to conduct a confirmatory effectiveness RCT (and an implementation evaluation) of VIT by comparing employment and recidivism outcomes of offenders receiving vocational services as usual (SAU) plus VIT (SAU+VIT) with the outcomes of offenders receiving only services as usual (SAU-only). To meet the criteria in the funding announcement, the plan calls for participants to include offenders who are at moderate to high risk for reoffending (with an emphasis on violent-crime reoffending) who are currently enrolled in a Vocational Village. The investigators are well prepared to conduct this study because the team has extensive experience with evaluating VIT in several settings (schools and mental-health service providers) and has previously collaborated with the Michigan Department of Corrections, which administers the Vocational Villages.
Objective 1. Evaluate whether SAU+VIT, compared with SAU-only, enhances employment outcomes and reduces recidivism among this population (i.e., effectiveness). At the individual level, the investigators hypothesize (H) that SAU+VIT trainees, compared with SAU-only trainees, will have higher employment rates (H1), greater improvement in job-interview skills (H2), and reduced recidivism (H3) by six-month follow-up. At the system level, the investigators hypothesize that SAU+VIT will be more cost-effective than SAU-only (H4). Subobjective 1. Explore whether use of the computerized VIT system frees up SAU staff time for non-interview-practice-related vocational training, relative to SAU-only (system level).Objective 2. Evaluate the mechanisms of employment outcomes and explore the mechanisms of recidivism.
Based on Corbiere's model, the investigators hypothesize that interview-skill improvement and measured role-play interview performance will mediate the effect of interview training on employment outcomes (H5). Also, The investigators will explore whether employment outcomes mediate the relationship between interviewing skills and recidivism at six-month follow-up and twelve month follow ups.
Objective 3. Conduct a multilevel, mixed-method initial process evaluation of VIT implementation to assess the acceptability, scalability, generalizability, and affordability of VIT. The investigators will use focus groups, surveys, and interviews (among offenders, staff, and leaders) to identify facilitators and barriers to implementing VIT in a prison-based vocational service program (the Vocational Village). The investigators will use budget-impact analysis to estimate the cost of implementing VIT at the Vocational Village.
1.1 Virtual Interview Training (VIT). This is an immersive simulation that allows trainees to have a virtual conversation with, and influence the behavior of, a simulated character. Previous studies suggest that virtual reality simulation training is engaging, and as a result, trainees will practice willingly for hours. The VIT simulation far exceeds typical interview training by combining video, speech recognition, and nonbranching logic (described below) to create an interactive environment in which trainees encounter complex social cues and realistic interpersonal exchanges with a virtual hiring manager. VIT was designed as part of a collaborative partnership between SIMmersion LLC and the research team to improve interview skills using behavioral-learning principles. These principles help develop sustainable changes in behavior.
The team developed the VIT learning objectives, which the investigators re characterized using terminology from the literature. The job-related interview content objectives target dependability, negotiating skills (e.g., asking for a day off), teamwork, and honesty (e.g., following company policies). The interviewer performance objectives target comfort level during the interview, sharing information in a positive way, sounding interested in the position, sounding professional, and establishing a rapport with the interviewer. VIT includes the following components to help the trainee achieve the learning objectives:
- Conditions
- Criminal Behavior
- Being tested
- Virtual Reality Job Interview Training, Services as usual
- Medical subject headings
- Criminal Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Virtual Reality Job Interview TrainingBehavioural
Participants will engage in training related to preforming well during a job interview as well as repeated job interview practice with a virtual hiring manager. Participants will receive feedback and tips on improving skills throughout the training.
Services as usualBehavioural
Study participants will be receiving Vocational Village services as usual that may include but is not limited to vocational skill training, daily living skill training, and social skill training.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Services as usual + Virtual Reality Job Interview Training | Experimental | In addition to the services as usual comparator, participants will participate in Virtual Reality Job Interview Training. Receives: Behavioral: Virtual Reality Job Interview Training; Behavioral: Services as usual |
| Services as Usual | Active comparator | Study participants will be receiving their Vocational Village services as usual that may include but is not limited to vocational skill training, daily living skill training, and social skill training. Receives: Behavioral: Services as usual |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Employment as measured in Outcome Questionnaire
Employment rate will be measured by participant self-report using a questionnaire. The questionnaire will include information about their job status (unemployed, employed); if they completed any job interviews (yes/no) and how many interviews they completed, if they received a job offer (yes/no), and information about jobs they may have had since their release date (employer name, job type, average hours worked, hourly wage, start date, end date). It will also include questions about their housing status (staying at a friend's, having own apartment, having own house/condo, homeless, or other); and if they thought the virtual interview training helped them prepare for an interview. The employment status will be validated with administrative data collected by MDOC.
Measured: 6 month and 12 month follow up after villagers are released; will occur through study completion, average of 4 years
Mock Interview Scoring
Videos of mock interviews taken pre-intervention and post-intervention will be rated using a developed scale by the UM study team. Performance will be rated using a 1-5 likert scale with 1 being "Poor", 3 being "Average" and 5 being "Excellent"
Measured: Assessments occur pre-intervention and post-intervention and data will be assessed throughout study completion, average of 4 years
Recidivism as measured in Outcome Questionnaire
Recidivism status will be collected during the 6 month and 12 month follow up survey. Questions include if they've been re-arrested (yes/no) and if they were convicted of a crime (yes/no). The recidivism self-report data will be validated by administrative data collected from MDOC.
Measured: 6 month and 12 month follow up after villagers are released; will occur through study completion, average of 4 years
Cost Effectiveness of VR-JIT as measured by Pre-Delivery Cost Capture Questionnaires
The Pre-Delivery cost capture surveys ask for MDOC staff to list the number of hours they worked on certain topics, including job interview training, mock interviews, job development/supports, job application skills, educational team meetings, educational team correspondence, project team correspondence, SIMersion team correspondence. This will provide a baseline number of total hours worked on these tasks before VR-JIT use.
The Installation Cost Capture Questionnaire will ask MDOC Staff and Research Staff to list the number of hours they worked on activities related to getting VR-JIT installed and up and running at the prisons.
Measured: Through study completion, average of 4 years
Cost Effectiveness of VR-JIT as measured by Installation Cost Capture Questionnaires
The Installation Cost Capture Questionnaire will ask MDOC Staff and Research Staff to list the number of hours they worked on activities related to getting VR-JIT installed and up and running at the prisons. This includes time spent on phone calls between sites, between IT members, UM staff, Simmersion staff, etc.). This will provide a total number of hours spent on getting VR-JIT up and running in these agencies.
Measured: Through study completion, average of 4 years
Cost Effectiveness of VR-JIT as measured by Delivery Cost Capture Questionnaire.
The Delivery cost capture surveys ask for MDOC staff to list the number of hours they worked on certain topics (including job interview training, mock interviews, job development/supports, job application skills, educational team meetings, educational team correspondence, project team correspondence, SIMersion team correspondence, VR-JIT teaching, and VR-JIT support while using VR-JIT. This will provide a total number of hours worked on these tasks while delivery of the VR-JIT tool is occurring.
The Installation Cost Capture Questionnaire will ask MDOC Staff and Research Staff to list the number of hours they worked on activities related to getting VR-JIT installed and up and running at the prisons.
Measured: Through study completion, average of 4 years
Secondary outcomes (6)
Psychological Distress Survey (SCL-10)
The SCL-10-R is a 10-item self-report checklist of psychological distress based on the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90). This survey will be administered at pre-test, as well as 6 month and 12-month follow up. This survey asks participants, "During the past 30 days, how much have you been stressed by" and then lists items such as "Feeling blue, difficulty making decisions, trouble catching your breath", etc. They are then able to choose responses varying from "Not at all, A little bit, Moderately, Quite a bit, and Extremely".
Measured: At 3 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
DSM-5 Level 1 symptom measure
The DSM-5 Level 1 symptom measure was created to aid in a comprehensive mental status assessment by measuring mental health symptoms. This survey will be administered at pre-test, as well as 6-month and 12-month follow up. This 20-item self-report survey asks participants, "During the past two weeks, how much (or how often) have you been bothered by the following problems?". They are then able to choose responses varying from, "None, Slightly Rare, Mild, Moderate, and Severe".
Measured: At 3 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
Interviewing Anxiety/Comfort
Self-report survey that will be administered at pre-test and post-test. It includes 34 statements where participants can indicate whether they "Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, or Strongly Agree" to those statements about job interviewing.
Measured: At 2 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
Interviewing Self-Efficacy/Confidence
Self-report survey that will be administered at pre-test and post-test. It includes 1 statement about how comfortable a participant is going on a job interview, with the options being "Extremely comfortable, Very Comfortable, Moderately Comfortable, Neutral, Slightly Uncomfortable, Very Uncomfortable, and Extremely Comfortable". The rest of the questions asks how skilled they are at certain tasks, with the options being, "Extremely skilled, Very skilled, Moderately skilled, Neutral, Slightly unskilled, Very unskilled, and Extremely unskilled.
Measured: At 2 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
Interviewing Motivation/Enjoyment
Self-report survey that will be administered at pre-test and post-test. It includes 30 statements asking participants how true it was for them regarding preparing for a job. The options provided on a 1 to 7 scale, with 1 being "Not at all true", 4 being "Somewhat true", and 7 being "Very true"
Measured: At 2 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
Acceptability/Usability of VR-JIT
Self-report survey administered only to those in the intervention group. The 15-item surveys asks about participant's general thoughts about the acceptability and usability of the program using rating scales from 1 to 4 and 1 to 7. This will provide a total score of participant's acceptability and usability of VR-JIT.
Measured: At one point throughout study completion, average of 4 years.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 May 2019
- Study start16 Sep 2019
- Primary completion1 Jan 2024
- Study completion1 Dec 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Criminal BehaviorStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of MichiganThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 101 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- SIMmersion, LLC
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Matthew Smith, University of Michigan
- Investigators
- Matthew J Smith, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Michigan
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03937128
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HUM00155161
- Other IDs
- AWD011726
- Status last verified
- Jan 2025
- First submitted
- 4 Apr 2019
- Last updated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism Among Prison Offenders Via Virtual Interviewing Tool
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03937128
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HUM00155161
- Conditions
- Criminal Behavior
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 101 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of MichiganUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- SIMmersion, LLC
- Study start
- 16 Sep 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Dec 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 3 May 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal is to conduct a confirmatory effectiveness RCT (and an implementation evaluation) of Virtual Interview Training (VIT) by comparing employment and recidivism outcomes of offenders receiving vocational services as usual (SAU) plus VIT (SAU+VIT) with the outcomes of offenders receiving only services as usual (SAU-only).
The plan calls for participants to include offenders who are at moderate to high risk for reoffending (with an emphasis on violent-crime reoffending) who are currently enrolled in a Vocational Village.
Detailed description
The goal is to conduct a confirmatory effectiveness RCT (and an implementation evaluation) of VIT by comparing employment and recidivism outcomes of offenders receiving vocational services as usual (SAU) plus VIT (SAU+VIT) with the outcomes of offenders receiving only services as usual (SAU-only). To meet the criteria in the funding announcement, the plan calls for participants to include offenders who are at moderate to high risk for reoffending (with an emphasis on violent-crime reoffending) who are currently enrolled in a Vocational Village. The investigators are well prepared to conduct this study because the team has extensive experience with evaluating VIT in several settings (schools and mental-health service providers) and has previously collaborated with the Michigan Department of Corrections, which administers the Vocational Villages.
Objective 1. Evaluate whether SAU+VIT, compared with SAU-only, enhances employment outcomes and reduces recidivism among this population (i.e., effectiveness). At the individual level, the investigators hypothesize (H) that SAU+VIT trainees, compared with SAU-only trainees, will have higher employment rates (H1), greater improvement in job-interview skills (H2), and reduced recidivism (H3) by six-month follow-up. At the system level, the investigators hypothesize that SAU+VIT will be more cost-effective than SAU-only (H4). Subobjective 1. Explore whether use of the computerized VIT system frees up SAU staff time for non-interview-practice-related vocational training, relative to SAU-only (system level).Objective 2. Evaluate the mechanisms of employment outcomes and explore the mechanisms of recidivism.
Based on Corbiere's model, the investigators hypothesize that interview-skill improvement and measured role-play interview performance will mediate the effect of interview training on employment outcomes (H5). Also, The investigators will explore whether employment outcomes mediate the relationship between interviewing skills and recidivism at six-month follow-up and twelve month follow ups.
Objective 3. Conduct a multilevel, mixed-method initial process evaluation of VIT implementation to assess the acceptability, scalability, generalizability, and affordability of VIT. The investigators will use focus groups, surveys, and interviews (among offenders, staff, and leaders) to identify facilitators and barriers to implementing VIT in a prison-based vocational service program (the Vocational Village). The investigators will use budget-impact analysis to estimate the cost of implementing VIT at the Vocational Village.
1.1 Virtual Interview Training (VIT). This is an immersive simulation that allows trainees to have a virtual conversation with, and influence the behavior of, a simulated character. Previous studies suggest that virtual reality simulation training is engaging, and as a result, trainees will practice willingly for hours. The VIT simulation far exceeds typical interview training by combining video, speech recognition, and nonbranching logic (described below) to create an interactive environment in which trainees encounter complex social cues and realistic interpersonal exchanges with a virtual hiring manager. VIT was designed as part of a collaborative partnership between SIMmersion LLC and the research team to improve interview skills using behavioral-learning principles. These principles help develop sustainable changes in behavior.
The team developed the VIT learning objectives, which the investigators re characterized using terminology from the literature. The job-related interview content objectives target dependability, negotiating skills (e.g., asking for a day off), teamwork, and honesty (e.g., following company policies). The interviewer performance objectives target comfort level during the interview, sharing information in a positive way, sounding interested in the position, sounding professional, and establishing a rapport with the interviewer. VIT includes the following components to help the trainee achieve the learning objectives:
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Services as usual + Virtual Reality Job Interview Training | Experimental | Behavioral: Virtual Reality Job Interview Training, Behavioral: Services as usualIn addition to the services as usual comparator, participants will participate in Virtual Reality Job Interview Training. |
| Services as Usual | Active comparator | Behavioral: Services as usualStudy participants will be receiving their Vocational Village services as usual that may include but is not limited to vocational skill training, daily living skill training, and social skill training. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- 18 years or older
- Identified as at moderate to high risk for reoffending with violent crimes (determined at the time of enrollment in the Vocational Village via the COMPAS Risk Assessment Classification Instrument [60])
- Within three months of their earliest release date
- Actively enrolled in a Vocational Village
- Have at least a 6th grade reading comprehension
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Has uncorrected hearing or visual problem that prevents him or her from using the training
- Has a medical illness that compromises their cognition (for example, moderate to severe traumatic brain injury).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Reality Job Interview TrainingParticipants will engage in training related to preforming well during a job interview as well as repeated job interview practice with a virtual hiring manager. Participants will receive feedback and tips on improving skills throughout the training. | Behavioural | Services as usual + Virtual Reality Job Interview Training |
| Services as usualStudy participants will be receiving Vocational Village services as usual that may include but is not limited to vocational skill training, daily living skill training, and social skill training. | Behavioural | Services as Usual, Services as usual + Virtual Reality Job Interview Training |
Primary outcome
Employment as measured in Outcome Questionnaire
Time frame: 6 month and 12 month follow up after villagers are released; will occur through study completion, average of 4 years
Employment rate will be measured by participant self-report using a questionnaire. The questionnaire will include information about their job status (unemployed, employed); if they completed any job interviews (yes/no) and how many interviews they completed, if they received a job offer (yes/no), and information about jobs they may have had since their release date (employer name, job type, average hours worked, hourly wage, start date, end date). It will also include questions about their housing status (staying at a friend's, having own apartment, having own house/condo, homeless, or other); and if they thought the virtual interview training helped them prepare for an interview. The employment status will be validated with administrative data collected by MDOC.
Mock Interview Scoring
Time frame: Assessments occur pre-intervention and post-intervention and data will be assessed throughout study completion, average of 4 years
Videos of mock interviews taken pre-intervention and post-intervention will be rated using a developed scale by the UM study team. Performance will be rated using a 1-5 likert scale with 1 being "Poor", 3 being "Average" and 5 being "Excellent"
Recidivism as measured in Outcome Questionnaire
Time frame: 6 month and 12 month follow up after villagers are released; will occur through study completion, average of 4 years
Recidivism status will be collected during the 6 month and 12 month follow up survey. Questions include if they've been re-arrested (yes/no) and if they were convicted of a crime (yes/no). The recidivism self-report data will be validated by administrative data collected from MDOC.
Cost Effectiveness of VR-JIT as measured by Pre-Delivery Cost Capture Questionnaires
Time frame: Through study completion, average of 4 years
The Pre-Delivery cost capture surveys ask for MDOC staff to list the number of hours they worked on certain topics, including job interview training, mock interviews, job development/supports, job application skills, educational team meetings, educational team correspondence, project team correspondence, SIMersion team correspondence. This will provide a baseline number of total hours worked on these tasks before VR-JIT use. The Installation Cost Capture Questionnaire will ask MDOC Staff and Research Staff to list the number of hours they worked on activities related to getting VR-JIT installed and up and running at the prisons.
Cost Effectiveness of VR-JIT as measured by Installation Cost Capture Questionnaires
Time frame: Through study completion, average of 4 years
The Installation Cost Capture Questionnaire will ask MDOC Staff and Research Staff to list the number of hours they worked on activities related to getting VR-JIT installed and up and running at the prisons. This includes time spent on phone calls between sites, between IT members, UM staff, Simmersion staff, etc.). This will provide a total number of hours spent on getting VR-JIT up and running in these agencies.
Cost Effectiveness of VR-JIT as measured by Delivery Cost Capture Questionnaire.
Time frame: Through study completion, average of 4 years
The Delivery cost capture surveys ask for MDOC staff to list the number of hours they worked on certain topics (including job interview training, mock interviews, job development/supports, job application skills, educational team meetings, educational team correspondence, project team correspondence, SIMersion team correspondence, VR-JIT teaching, and VR-JIT support while using VR-JIT. This will provide a total number of hours worked on these tasks while delivery of the VR-JIT tool is occurring. The Installation Cost Capture Questionnaire will ask MDOC Staff and Research Staff to list the number of hours they worked on activities related to getting VR-JIT installed and up and running at the prisons.
6 secondary outcomes
Psychological Distress Survey (SCL-10)
Time frame: At 3 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
DSM-5 Level 1 symptom measure
Time frame: At 3 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
Interviewing Anxiety/Comfort
Time frame: At 2 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
Interviewing Self-Efficacy/Confidence
Time frame: At 2 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
Interviewing Motivation/Enjoyment
Time frame: At 2 points throughout the study completion, average of 4 years.
Acceptability/Usability of VR-JIT
Time frame: At one point throughout study completion, average of 4 years.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 Jan 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Matthew J Smith, PhD principal investigator
University of Michigan
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Virtual Reality Job Interview Training and Services as usual in people with Criminal Behavior, run by University of Michigan at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Employment as measured in Outcome Questionnaire (time frame: 6 month and 12 month follow up after villagers are released; will occur through study completion, average of 4 years). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jan 2026.