Linking Individuals Needing Care for Substance Use Disorders to Peer Coaches & Across INcarceration Settings

Conditions

• Substance Use

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Virtual Peer Recovery Coaching — BEHAVIORAL
  A telehealth session with a peer recovery coach who provides motivational interviewing and tailored linkage to addiction treatment and recovery resources.
• Treatment as Usual — BEHAVIORAL
  Participants are provided information about community-based addiction treatment and recovery resources as part of routine jail processes.

Study Details

The goal of this study is to learn whether a virtual peer recovery coach (PRC) intervention can improve engagement in addiction treatment among incarcerated adults with substance use disorders. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the PRC intervention increase engagement with at least one recovery resource at 30 and 90 days? * Does it improve secondary outcomes such as substance use, recovery capital, overdose events, and recidivism? Researchers will compare Treatment-as-Usual with the PRC telehealth intervention to see if PRC support improves engagement in addiction care. Participants will: * Complete baseline and follow-up assessments * Receive either Treatment-as-Usual or a virtual PRC session focused on motivational interviewing and linkage to recovery resources

Key Dates

Start date

Jun 30, 2026

Status verified

Apr 2026

Primary completion

Mar 31, 2030

Completion

Mar 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment

550 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

• Experimental: PRC group
  Participants meet virtually with a trained peer recovery coach using a secure telehealth platform. PRCs use motivational interviewing, assess readiness to change, and provide individualized linkage to recovery resources. Support may include connection to medications for opioid use disorder, residential treatment, detoxification centers, harm reduction services, mutual support groups, sober living, or recovery community organizations. PRCs may also conduct post-release check-ins to support ongoing engagement.
• Active Comparator: Standard of Care
  Participants receive the jail's standard approach to substance use support. This includes a review of available community treatment and recovery resources consistent with existing facility practices. No peer recovery coach is involved, and no additional study-driven services are provided.

Primary Outcome Measure

Engagement With at Least One Recovery Resource [ Time Frame: 30 days and 90 days after enrollment ]

Central Contacts

• Joseph Carpenter, MD
  404-778-5975
  [email protected]
• Yan Li
  [email protected]

Locations (3)

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