PARCA (a Digital Tool) to Improve Justice and Health

NCT07199374 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: GeorgeMasonUR42DA056255
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the Probation/Parole and Reentry Coach Application (PARCA)-a mobile application that allows justice-involved people to set and manage personal goals to support sustained, successful community supervision. Through this study, we aim to conduct surveys and interviews aimed to gain a better understanding of ways to improve the substance use treatment process, connections between clients and officers, and goal selection and achievement for clients using the PARCA app

Conditions

Behavioral Addiction

Keywords

probation supervision; recovery app

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Days till the Individual Initiates Treatment

  This represents the number of days that the individual starts treatment based on the day that they started supervision. This can be measured in the supervision records. This is an event in the record system like an electronic health record.

  The timeframe is 365 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Treatment Sessions in 90 days

  For 365 days

Other Outcomes (2)

• Drug Tests

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Number of times the individual has been arrested or technically violated probation

  This is for 365 days

Study Arms (2)

PARCA App

EXPERIMENTAL

Officers and clients are using the application of PARCA which is on their phone and a web-based application. PARCA is a tool to detail goals and progress towards goals

Behavioral: PARCA

Standard Supervision

NO INTERVENTION

Officers and clients are not using any new procedures or tools; they are using standard care.

Interventions

PARCA BEHAVIORAL

PARCA is an s an app to facilitate goal management, resource allocation, and managing progress.

PARCA App

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Self-identified gender
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All officers that supervise individuals All individuals on supervision that indicate drug use -

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals that have poor performance on their job clients have serious mental health disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• George Mason University: lead
• Q2i, LLC: collaborator
• RTI International: collaborator
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute: collaborator
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Travis County Community Services

Austin, Texas, 78701, United States

RECRUITING

Dallas County Community Supervision

Dallas, Texas, 75207, United States

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Faye S. Taxman, PhD

  George Mason University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Faye S Taxman, Ph.D.

CONTACT

7039938555; ftaxman@gmu.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2025
• First Posted: September 30, 2025
• Study Start: March 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)