Can a 'Learning health System' curb youth addiction and repeat offenses?
NCT ID NCT04499079
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a 'learning health system'—a structured partnership between juvenile justice agencies and community mental health centers—can improve the full continuum of substance use care for youth involved in the justice system. The approach uses local data to identify gaps and implement tailored solutions. The study will measure outcomes like treatment initiation, engagement, substance use-related health visits, and recidivism among youth aged 11-22 in rural Indiana counties.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Learning Health System (a system-level intervention to improve collaboration between juvenile justice and behavioral healthcare agencies)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could create a scalable model to connect justice-involved youth with substance use treatment, potentially reducing addiction and repeat offenses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large, complex system-level intervention that may be difficult to implement consistently across counties. Results depend on real-world collaboration and data sharing, which can be challenging.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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7,316 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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11 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
ADD AGENCY PERSONNEL CRITERIA Youth Inclusion Criteria: * Reside in a participating county assigned to receive the LHS intervention * Utilized any local CMHC service during the 24-month intervention period * Age 11 to 22 years old Youth Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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