Can smartphone apps keep ex-prisoners off drugs and out of jail?
NCT ID NCT07342218
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two digital treatment programs for people recently released from prison who have a history of substance use problems. The goal is to see if these programs are practical and helpful in preventing relapse and return to prison. About 20 participants will use the digital treatments for 6 months, and researchers will track their engagement, substance use, and re-incarceration rates.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 to 55 years
- 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: * Individuals who have previously served custodial services in the Correctional Services of Canada (csc). * Individuals who have a history of substance use problems (i.e., determined by them not being allowed to use substances as part their parole terms) * Individuals who current reside in a Community Correctional Centre or Community-Based Residential Facility * Individuals between 18-55 years old Exclusion Criteria: \- Individuals who have never served a custodial sentence with the CSC
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Conditions
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Salvation Army Booth Centre
RECRUITINGBrantford, Ontario, N3T 2J6, Canada
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St Leonard's Clinton House
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8N 2V2, Canada
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The Salvation Army - Ellen Osler Home
RECRUITINGDundas, Ontario, L9H 2E8, Canada
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The St. Leonard's Society Of Hamilton
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8L 2P2, Canada
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