Health literacy program aims to bridge healthcare gap for justice-involved adults
NCT ID NCT05605054
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a coach-guided health literacy program helps justice-involved adults access and use healthcare services more effectively. Researchers will compare the coach-guided approach to a self-study option in 300 participants from San Diego County. The goal is to see if these programs improve healthcare use, insurance coverage, and long-term care access.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- UCSD RELINK coach-guided health literacy intervention and self-study program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward effective ways to help justice-involved adults get the healthcare they need.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study focused on behavior change, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention may not significantly improve healthcare access or insurance coverage.
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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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260 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. Persons, aged 18 and over 4. Resident of San Diego County 5. Not incarcerated at time of enrollment 6. Justice involved in the past 3 years (on parole, probation, court diverted) 7. Understands English 8. Access to a cell phone Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under the age of 18 years old 2. Not a resident of San Diego County 3. Incarcerated at enrollment 4. Not justice-involved within the last 3 years (i.e., not on probation or parole or was court-diverted in the past 3 years) 5. No access to a cell phone 6. Cannot provide informed consent 7. Does not understand English 8. Previously enrolled in the pilot UCSD RELINK program 9. Adults who have current or prior convictions related to sexual violence/abuse (Penal Code \[PC\] 290), lewd acts with a child (PC 288), child abduction (PC 280), or arson (PC 451)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for employment opportunities
San Diego, California, 92101, United States
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San Diego Probation Department
San Diego, California, 92104, United States
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