Pilot Evaluation of the Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP) With Jail Inmates
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Recidivism - Self Report of undetected crimes
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This is a pilot study to examine the acceptability and effectiveness of the Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program (REVAMP), a group intervention for jail inmates. It is hypothesized that REVAMP will reduce post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Must be 18 years or older
- •Must be male
- •Must be currently incarcerated jail inmate
- •Must be sentenced
- •Sentence must be short enough to serve out sentence at the Adult Detention Center
- •Release date must follow projected final session of treatment
- •Must speak, read, and write in English with sufficient proficiency to use workbook and participate in group sessions
- •Must be assigned to the jail's "general population"
Exclusion Criteria
- •Actively psychotic
- •Assigned "keep separate" from other group members
Arms & Interventions
Treatment as usual
has access to standard jail interventions and programs
Intervention: TAU (Behavioral)
Values-based mindfulness group
The Re-entry values and mindfulness program (REVAMP) is an 8 session group intervention designed for jail inmates nearing release into the community
Intervention: REVAMP (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Recidivism - Self Report of undetected crimes
Time Frame: 3 months post-release
Recidivism - Self Report of Arrests
Time Frame: 3 months post-release
Recidivism - Official Records of arrests
Time Frame: 3 months post-release
Substance Dependence symptoms - Texas Christian University (TCU) measure
Time Frame: 3 months post-release
HIV Risk Behavior - Sex and Intravenous Drug Use (IDU) - TCU
Time Frame: 3 months post-release
Acceptability - number of participants who report finding the treatment helpful and number who would recommend the treatment to a friend
Time Frame: 1 week post-treatment
Secondary Outcomes
- Mindfulness - Self report using Mindfulness Inventory: Nine Dimensions (MI:ND)(1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release)
- Self Control - Self report using Brief Self control Scale (BSC)(post-treatment and 3 months post-release)
- Self-Compassion - Self report using Neff's scale(1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release)
- Distress-Driven Impulsivity - Behavioral measure using Balloon Analog Reaction Test (BART) preceded by mirror tracing task(1 week post-treatment)
- Psychological Symptoms - Self report using Personality Assessment Inventory(1 week post-treatment and 3 months post-release)
Investigators
June Tangney
Professor
George Mason University