PARCA (a Digital Tool) to Improve Justice and Health
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: PARCA.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Behavioral Addiction. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
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
Detailed description
This study tests a new technological intervention referred to as Probation/Parole and Reentry Coach Application (PARCA). The application uses motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques to engage clients in problem solving by identifying issues, identifying goals, making progress towards the goals, incentivizing clients to achieve the goals, and working towards completion of supervision. Officers can view the goals, progress, and points accumulated to improve supervision outcomes.
Interventions
- Behavioral PARCA
PARCA is an s an app to facilitate goal management, resource allocation, and managing progress.
Primary outcome measures
- Number of Days till the Individual Initiates Treatment [Time frame: The timeframe is 365 days]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Number of Treatment Sessions in 90 days [Time frame: For 365 days]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
All officers that supervise individuals All individuals on supervision that indicate drug use -
Exclusion criteria
Individuals that have poor performance on their job clients have serious mental health disorders
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Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 2 centers
- Travis County Community Services — Austin
- Dallas County Community Supervision — Dallas
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07199374 · GeorgeMasonU · R42DA056255