New app aims to support recovery for recently released inmates with dual diagnoses
NCT ID NCT06980233
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is developing and testing a smartphone app called R-Assist for people recently released from jail who have both substance use and mental health disorders. The app tracks symptoms, connects users to resources like housing and recovery groups, and measures how easy it is to use. The goal is to see if the app can support recovery and reduce the chance of returning to jail.
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Study facts
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- 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 38 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Have been released from the participating jail within the past 150 days * Own a smartphone (Android or iOS; 90% met this criterion in our prior studies) * Have COD: any substance use disorder (we will allow poly-substance use disorders) and a co-occurring mental health disorder (depression, anxiety, trauma related disorders, bipolar, and/or schizophrenia) * Consent to R-Assist app use observation and e-tracking * Consent to audio recording during interviews and focus groups. Exclusion Criteria: * Acutely suicidal, homicidal, or psychotic * Unable to provide informed consent * Individuals released with monitoring devices or individuals involved in drug treatment courts
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States
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