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

Emory University · with National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · NCT07563517

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
550
US sites recruiting
3
Study start
September 2026
Record last updated
August 17, 2026

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What the study is about

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

Being studied: Virtual Peer Recovery Coaching; Treatment as Usual

Conditions: Substance Use

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Incarcerated at participating jail
  • Able to speak and understand English
  • Score of 3 or greater - "moderate level", "substantial level", or "severe level" of problems related to drug abuse - on DAST-10.
  • Willing to follow study procedures and complete research follow-up calls
  • Have at least two reliable contact numbers, e.g. participant and one or more relatives or close friends

Exclusion Criteria

  • Cognitive impairment (inability to comprehend the informed consent document as assessed by study staff during enrollment)
  • Prior participation in the study
  • Awaiting transfer to prison or jail outside the state of Georgia

Recruiting US locations

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Joseph Carpenter, MD · 404-778-5975 · jecarpe@emory.edu
  • Yan Li · yan.li@emory.edu
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