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Changing Lives and Changing Outcomes-9 for Mental Illness and Legal Involvement

This study is testing a behavioral therapy called "Changing Lives and Changing Outcomes-9 (CLCO-9)" for people at Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH) who have serious mental illness (like depression, bipolar disorder, or psychotic disorders) and have been involved with the legal system. The goal is to see if this 9-session program can help reduce aggression, improve mental health symptoms, and change thinking patterns related to criminal behavior. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, currently hospitalized at WRCH, have a history of legal involvement, and speak English. The researchers hope to enroll about 40 people and measure changes over approximately 7 weeks.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific treatment. The study plans to enroll about 40 participants.
What's involved
You would participate in a 9-session behavioral intervention over approximately 7 weeks. You will complete questionnaires before starting and after finishing the treatment.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Measurements are taken from before starting treatment to about 7 weeks after starting treatment.

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NCT07359157

Changing Lives and Changing Outcomes-9 at Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Massachusetts General Hospital
~40 participants
Updated 2026-08-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Changing Lives and Changing Outcomes-9

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire
Measured over From before starting treatment (baseline assessment) to after completing treatment (anticipated to be about 7 weeks after starting treatment)
+4 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Serious Mental Illness
Psychotic Disorder
Depression
Bipolar

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1

Study leadership

  • Faith Scanlon, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Massachusetts General Hospital

Who to contact

Faith Scanlon, PhD
[email protected]
6177242079
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Currently hospitalized at Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH)
At least 18 years old
Self-reported current or past legal involvement
Speaks English
For patients without a legally authorized representative (LAR): demonstrate capacity to consent per the Capacity Assessment Record (CAR).
For patients with an LAR: assent to participate.

Exclusion

Hospital status that does not permit group attendance (e.g., room-based seclusion)

What this trial measures

  • Buss-Perry Aggression QuestionnaireFrom before starting treatment (baseline assessment) to after completing treatment (anticipated to be about 7 weeks after starting treatment)

    aggression and hostility

  • Modified Colorado Symptom IndexFrom before starting treatment (baseline assessment) to after completing treatment (anticipated to be about 7 weeks after starting treatment)

    emotional distress

  • Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles-Short FormFrom before starting treatment (baseline assessment) to after completing treatment (anticipated to be about 7 weeks after starting treatment)

    criminal thinking

  • Measure of Criminal Attitudes and AssociatesFrom before starting treatment (baseline assessment) to after completing treatment (anticipated to be about 7 weeks after starting treatment)

    antisocial attitudes

  • CLCO-9 knowledge quizFrom before starting treatment (baseline assessment) to after completing treatment (anticipated to be about 7 weeks after starting treatment)

    treatment content