Mobile Support to Improve Recovery and Treatment Court Outcomes

Live Inspired

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Substance Use

Treatments: Behavioral: TXS- Supportive Text Group; Behavioral: TAU- Treatment As Usual

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03668444

Grant # 1 R41 DA046268-01A1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will fully develop and implement an interactive text messaging intervention system for individuals sentenced to DTC. Upon completion of programming and testing of messages the investigators will enroll 40 participants and randomize participant to a control condition (TAU Group) or the intervention condition (TXS Group). Assessments will occur at enrollment, and day 30 follow up.

Full description

This study builds on pilot work in which Live Inspired LLC and research partners, have a history of collaboration in the development, revision, and evaluation of web-based and mobile phone technologies to promote behavior change. For this project the investigators will fully develop and implement an interactive text messaging intervention system for individuals sentenced to DTC who are entering the program, at which time participants are expected to begin addressing underlying issues related to their addiction, and during which time participants are highly vulnerable to relapse and noncompliance with mandated activities. Outcomes will include participation in and compliance with Court-mandated appointments, abstinence from drug use (measured by urine testing), participation in substance abuse treatment, participation in education/employment training programs, and participation in related programs and workshops as directed by the Court. Data will be collected directly from Court records using a database established by the participating courts for this study.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

To be eligible, participants must be

1. Age >18;
2. Newly enrolled in the drug court program [within 1 month];
3. Own a mobile phone and use text messaging;
4. have a phone plan that allows unlimited texting;
5. Agree to participate in the study protocol and be available for all assessments through the final 30-day assessment; and
6. Speak and read English.

Exclusion criteria

We will exclude anyone who is not able to participate in the intervention or assessments (e.g., deaf, blind, or otherwise impaired and unable to participate in computerized assessment).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

TXS- Supportive Text Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to this arm (TXS) of the study will receive care as usual within the Drug Treatment Court (DTC) system plus supportive daily text messages which will be delivered at specific times each day for 30 days and will be signed by the judge for their specific DTC. (TXS) Group receives text messages for drug treatment compliance.

Treatment:

Behavioral: TXS- Supportive Text Group

TAU- Treatment As Usual Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to the (TAU) arm of the study will continue to participate in court-ordered treatments as usual with no additional intervention. Participants will receive motivational text messages for 30-days.

Treatment:

Behavioral: TAU- Treatment As Usual