Can a tailored therapy curb drug use after prison?
NCT ID NCT07744841
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an individually tailored form of behavioral activation therapy can help people who use drugs after release from incarceration. Participants receive 12 therapy sessions over 8 weeks, integrated into a reentry primary care program with peer support. The study aims to see if this approach reduces substance use, improves mental health, and increases engagement in healthcare.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Individually tailored behavioral activation (IT-BA) therapy
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this therapy could reduce substance use and improve mental health and healthcare engagement among people recently released from incarceration.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility trial, so results may not be conclusive. The intervention may not be more effective than standard care, and individual responses can vary.
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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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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 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.
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)
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