Mobile Support to Improve Recovery and Treatment Court Outcomes

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Substance Use
• Interventions: Behavioral: TAU- Treatment As Usual; Behavioral: TXS- Supportive Text Group

• Registration Number: NCT03668444
• Lead Sponsor: Live Inspired, LLC

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.

Detailed Description

This study builds on pilot work in which Live Inspired LLC and research partners, have a history of collaboration in the development, revision, and evaluation of web-based and mobile phone technologies to promote behavior change. For this project the investigators will fully develop and implement an interactive text messaging intervention system for individuals sentenced to DTC who are entering the program, at which time participants are expected to begin addressing underlying issues related to their addiction, and during which time participants are highly vulnerable to relapse and noncompliance with mandated activities. Outcomes will include participation in and compliance with Court-mandated appointments, abstinence from drug use (measured by urine testing), participation in substance abuse treatment, participation in education/employment training programs, and participation in related programs and workshops as directed by the Court. Data will be collected directly from Court records using a database established by the participating courts for this study.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-09
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-11
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-13
• Study Start: 2018-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-04-30
• Study Completion: 2019-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible, participants must be

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

Exclusion criteria:

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).

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TAU- Treatment As Usual Group	TAU- Treatment As Usual	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.
TXS- Supportive Text Group	TXS- Supportive Text Group	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability as measured by rating of text messages	30 days	Participant ratings of TXS messages for helpfulness and liking.
Feasibility as measured by study completion	30 day	Percent of participants completing all assessment.