Support Towards Addiction Recovery for Individuals With Criminal Legal System Involvement: The STAR Project

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07596251

Martha Tillson8 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a new, paired coaching intervention improves outcomes for individuals with criminal legal system involvement recovering from substance use disorder, as well as the loved ones of those individuals. The initial phase (Year 1) includes a small preliminary pilot examining the feasibility of the intervention. During the full clinical trial (Years 2-5), this study aims to answer whether this approach... * ...improves the recovering person's recovery capital? * ...improves well-being, as well as resource knowledge and awareness, for the loved one? * ...improves social support and connection among both individuals? Participants will: * Meet regularly one-on-one with their individual coaches (a Recovery Coach for the recovering person; a Loved One Coach for the loved one) during the 6 week intervention period * Meet regularly as a group of four (both coaches and both participants) during this same period * Complete follow-up interviews with research staff at 6- and 12-weeks after beginning the study

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Addiction

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Recovering Persons: * At least 18 years old * Must have been involved with the criminal legal system (arrested, incarcerated, or on community supervision like parole or probation) within the past 12 months * Substance use disorder within the past 12 months * Interested in working with a recovery coach to support your recovery (defined as engaging in any changes to improve your health and wellness) * Can identify at least one person who is supportive of their recovery. * Loved Ones: * At least 18 years old * Interested in receiving additional supports and/or information about their loved one's substance use and criminal legal system involvement * Anticipate being available for weekly participation in intervention activities * Willing to support their loved one's recovery Exclusion Criteria: * Loved ones: * Already have a professional relationship with the recovering person (e.g., as a counselor, sponsor, or peer recovery support specialist) * Meet substance use disorder criteria for any past 30-day drug or alcohol use * Have a history of domestic violence or protective orders.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility of STAR Intervention in Dyads

a. Feasibility will be assessed using the STAR Project Focus Group Survey questions administered to dyad participants following intervention sessions. A higher score indicates greater perceived feasibility.

Time frame: Immediately following intervention sessions during 6-week feasibility pilot.

Acceptability of STAR Intervention in Dyads

a. Acceptability will be assessed using the Focus Group Survey questions administered to dyad participants following intervention sessions. A higher score indicates greater perceived acceptability.

Time frame: Immediately following intervention sessions during 6-week feasibility pilot.

Recovery capital

a. For recovering persons: The internal and external resources that impact an individual's capacity to initiate and sustain recovery, including physical, cultural, human, and social resources. Assessed using the Multidimensional Inventory of Recovery Capital (MIRC) a 28-item questionnaire. Higher scores indicate greater recovery capital.