Researching Resiliency in Stressful Experiences (RISE) Program for Men Leaving Incarceration
Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of Comprehensive Trauma Informed Reentry Services for Moderate to High Risk Youth Releasing From State Prisons
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Brief Summary
The investigators are conducting a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of Resiliency in Stressful Experiences (RISE) - a comprehensive trauma-based program for young men releasing from a southeastern state's prisons. The investigators are assessing whether treating trauma and providing other transitional supports - such as employment assistance - as young men return home will help to improve their community stability and enhance their psychological well-being, in turn, resulting in less likelihood that a person will become incarcerated in the future.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Feb 2021
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 5, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
February 9, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 8, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 30, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2024
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
October 29, 2025
CompletedMarch 11, 2026
February 1, 2026
2.3 years
February 5, 2021
March 7, 2025
February 18, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (7)
Housing Stability
Stable housing was defined as living in one's own room, apartment, or house, or with family, with an expected duration of residence of 4 months or more, or tenancy rights. A 10- item measure will assess housing stability.
4 months post release
Housing Stability
Stable housing was defined as living in one's own room, apartment, or house, or with family, with an expected duration of residence of 4 months or more, or tenancy rights. A 10- item measure will assess housing stability.
8 months post release
Employment Stability
Employment Stability is measure on a continuum, based on the number of jobs held in the last 4 months and number of days worked at each Employment. The employment must be for at least 15 hours a week. A 10-item measure will assess employment stability
4 months post release
Employment Stability
Employment Stability is based on the number of jobs held in the last 4 months and number of days worked at each Employment. The employment must be for at least 15 hours a week. A 10-item measure will assess employment stability
8 months post release
Brief Symptom Inventory
Utilizing the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to assess depression and anxiety symptoms in participants. The BSI is a 53-item self-report screening tool that asks respondents to rate their level of psychological distress over the past seven days based on a five-point Likert scale (0 = "not at all" to 5 = "extremely"). The BSI provides subscale scores on dimensions of somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as a Global Severity Index (GSI) that is calculated based on a sum of all items. Subscale scores range from 0 to 4. Higher scores on the BSI indicate higher levels of symptomology.
4 months post release
Brief Symptom Inventory
Utilizing the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to assess depression and anxiety symptoms in participants. The BSI is a 53-item self-report screening tool that asks respondents to rate their level of psychological distress over the past seven days based on a five-point Likert scale (0 = "not at all" to 5 = "extremely"). The BSI provides subscale scores on dimensions of somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as a Global Severity Index (GSI) that is calculated based on a sum of all items. Subscale scores range from 0 to 4. Higher scores on the BSI indicate higher levels of symptomology.
8 months post release
Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
Utilizing the 9-item substance use disorder subscale of the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) to assess current incidence of substance use disorders. Items are rated on a dichotomous Yes/No scale and follow psychiatric guidelines of the DSM-5.
4 months post release
Secondary Outcomes (6)
Recidivism-violation
1 year post release
Recidivism-violation
2 year post release
Recidivism-violation
3 year post release
Recidivism-new Crime
1 year post release
Recidivism-new Crime
2 year post release
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Other Outcomes (9)
Depressive Symptoms
8 months post release
Anxiety Symptoms
8 months post release
Incidence of Substance Use Disorder
8 months post release
- +6 more other outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Comprehensive Trauma-Based Reentry Program
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will complete up to19 session comprehensive trauma-based reentry program.
Treatment as usual (TAU)
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants will be receive all reentry services normally eligible to receive by the state or the community to which they are released.
Interventions
The Resiliency in Stressful Experiences (RISE) Program is a multi-phased comprehensive trauma based reentry program designed based on the transitional nature of reentry. Participants will receive up to 4 sessions prior to release and up tp 15 session post release from prison. The RISE program is a trauma intervention paired with reentry services, including housing support and employment assistance.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Males
- Ages 18-35
- Have experienced at least one lifetime traumatic event
- Released from incarceration to Suwanee, Leon, Duval or Columbia County, Florida.
- Conversational in English
- Being able to cognitively consent
You may not qualify if:
- Younger than 18 years old
- Older than 35 years old
- Has not experienced at least one lifetime traumatic event
- Not cognitively able to understand
- Not conversational in English
- Not releasing from incarceration to Suwanee, Leon, Duval or Columbia County, Florida.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Florida State Universitylead
- U.S. Department of Justicecollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Institute for Justice Research and Development
Tallahassee, Florida, 32310, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Limitations and Caveats
The primary limitation is that there is a relatively small percentage of subjects in the treatment group that completed treatment, although this is a common limitation is reentry work.
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Stephen Tripodi
- Organization
- Florida State University
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Carrie Pettus-Davis, PhD
Florida State University College of Social Work, Institute of Justice Research & Development
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Stephen Tripodi, PhD
Florida State University College of Social Work, Institute of Justice Research & Development
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Tanya Renn, PhD
Florida State University College of Social Work, Institute of Justice Research & Development
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor;
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 5, 2021
First Posted
March 8, 2021
Study Start
February 9, 2021
Primary Completion
May 30, 2023
Study Completion
June 30, 2024
Last Updated
March 11, 2026
Results First Posted
October 29, 2025
Record last verified: 2026-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
- Time Frame
- Data will be accessible for at least 6 years after the primary analyses have been published.
Data sharing will be considered for researchers and students, using the IJRD data sharing agreement. Data will be uploaded at the conclusion of the research to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, as required by the National Institute of Justice. Contact IJRD for additional information.