Supportive Treatment With Enhanced Post-Incarceration Services | NCT07744841

NCT07744841

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07744841
Lead Sponsor: Catherine E. Paquette, PhDOTHER
Official Title: Individually Tailored Behavior Therapy for Post-Incarceration Drug Use in Reentry Primary Care
Brief Summary: This study aims to improve health outcomes for people who use drugs after release from incarceration, a period of high risk for overdose and other adverse outcomes. It will examine an individually tailored behavioral activation (IT-BA) intervention integrated into a reentry primary care program with peer support. The goal is to reduce substance use, improve mental health, and increase engagement in healthcare.
Conditions: Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)
Interventions

Status and Timeline

Status: Not yet recruiting
Last Update Posted: Aug 4, 2026Actual
Start Date: Dec 1, 2026Estimated
Primary Completion Date: Jun 30, 2030Estimated

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Be aged 18 years or older

Have recent illicit drug use, defined as use of any illegal drug in the past week

Meet DSM-5 criteria for a current (past 12 months) substance use disorder associated with any illegal drug

Have been released from jail or prison (at least 30 consecutive days incarcerated) within the past year

Exclusion Criteria:

Currently engaged in psychosocial treatment for drug use

Unable to speak and understand English

Unable to provide informed consent, including people with severe mental illness requiring immediate treatment or with mental illness limiting their ability to participate (e.g., dementia)

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 120Estimated
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
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Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: Catherine Paquette, PhDContact
catherine.paquette@duke.edu

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