Mobile Support to Improve Recovery and Treatment Court Outcomes

NCT03668444 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Grant # 1 R41 DA046268-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Substance Use

Keywords

Text Messaging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Feasibility as measured by study completion

  Percent of participants completing all assessment.

  30 day

• Acceptability as measured by rating of text messages

  Participant ratings of TXS messages for helpfulness and liking.

  30 days

Study Arms (2)

TXS- Supportive Text Group

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: TXS- Supportive Text Group

TAU- Treatment As Usual Group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

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.

Behavioral: TAU- Treatment As Usual

Interventions

TXS- Supportive Text Group BEHAVIORAL

TXS participants will receive one treatment supportive text message each day for 30 days.These messages will address three domains 1) Recovery oriented messages, 2) Avoiding relapse and sanctions,and 3) Commitment to family, community and the Drug Treatment Court program. After receiving each text message, participants will receive a second message asking them to reply with a rating of how helpful the original message was. Ratings will use a 5-point Likert scale,ranging from 1-not at all helpful to 5-extremely helpful. Participants will also be asked to describe, via text message, what they liked or did not like about the original message, and suggest a better message for those they did not like.

Also known as: Intervention

TXS- Supportive Text Group

TAU- Treatment As Usual BEHAVIORAL

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 one motivational text message for the 30-days.

Also known as: Control

TAU- Treatment As Usual Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• 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).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Live Inspired, LLC: lead
• The Miriam Hospital: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Interventions

Methods

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Ernestine Jennings, PhD

  The Miriam Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Robert Foster, BS

CONTACT

612-402-8833; rfos02@gmail.com

Kristen Walaska, BS

CONTACT

401-640-2853; kwalaska@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Assessors are blinded to conditions
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomized Control Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 11, 2018
• First Posted: September 12, 2018
• Study Start: October 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2019
• Study Completion: September 30, 2019
• Last Updated: September 13, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share