Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Conditions
Keywords
substance use disorder, justice involved, community treatment
Brief summary
The goal of this open label feasibility trial is to determine the feasibility of using a mobile continuing care app to augment community treatment for individuals under justice supervision receiving community substance use disorder treatment.
Detailed description
A four-week feasibility trial of the CC app with a sample individuals on probation and parole with SUDs who are receiving outpatient substance use disorder treatment will be recruited and use the app for 12 weeks during community treatment. Study participants will complete brief questionnaires at study initiation (focusing on background characteristics, treatment history, app expectations) and after the 4-week feasibility trial (focusing on their experiences with the app, usability, satisfaction, and suggestions for improvement).
Interventions
DEVICEcontinuing care app
continuing care app is an app on a smartphone
Sponsors
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
continuing care app
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1\) age 18 or older, 2) currently on probation or parole, 3) currently a client receiving outpatient substance use treatment at one of the three participating clinics, 4) willing to receive supplemental treatment services through a mobile app, and 5) willing to provide informed consent and complete research assessments
Exclusion criteria
1\) Active medical history that may preclude participation (e.g., requires higher level of care; active psychosis; compromised comprehension)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| app usability | 12 weeks post baseline | Questions about usability will be asked using the System Usability Scale (SUS), one of the most widely used standardized measures to assess technology usability. Using this scale, participants are asked to provide a score for 10-items, using 5-point Likert scales, regarding: a) ease of use, and b) learnability. |
| Feasibility and Satisfaction Survey | 12-weeks post-baseline | Feasibility and Satisfaction Survey (FSS) that was developed and used in our prior research and will be used to assesses feasibility and satisfaction. Questions will consist of 5-point Likert scales and open-ended questions focused on: 1) program utilization \[frequency of reviewing app content\], 2) overall look, feel, and experience, 3) ease of use, and 4) app content/tools (i.e., relevance, usefulness, and engagement). |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMichael S Gordon, DPA
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Outcome results
None listed