Supportive Services for Substance Use Disorders
(SRC Trial)
Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
The Supportive Release Center (SRC) is a collaboration between the University of Chicago Urban Health Lab, Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities, Heartland Alliance Health, and the Cook County Sheriff's office. The aim of the SRC is to identify individuals with mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and other vulnerabilities as they are released from the Cook County Jail (CCJ), provide an improved environment to assess needs of these individuals, and facilitate effective linkages with social services following release, including medical care and substance use or mental health treatment. The SRC improves the current standard of care offered at the CCJ by introducing mechanisms to facilitate engagement with post-release services and address individuals' immediate acute needs. The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of assignment to the SRC on the number of arrests within one year of study enrollment among eligible men being released from the Cook County Jail. Researchers hypothesize that the SRC is more effective than usual care at facilitating and ensuring receipt of transition services and care, and that receipt of this treatment will decrease the number of arrests within one year of study enrollment.
Will I have to stop taking my current medications?
The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications.
What data supports the effectiveness of the treatment Supportive Services for Substance Use Disorders?
Research shows that day treatment programs can significantly reduce alcohol, drug, legal, and social problems over time, and these improvements can be maintained for up to 18 months. Additionally, residential treatment programs have been found to help individuals maintain abstinence and improve housing stability, suggesting that supportive services can be effective in addressing substance use disorders.12345
Is the treatment generally safe for humans?
The research articles reviewed do not provide specific safety data for the treatment under the names APN Appointment, SRC Overnight Stay, TASC Service Linkages - Discharge Area Only, or TASC Services Linkages - SRC Onsite. Therefore, no relevant safety information is available from these sources.678910
How is the SRC Overnight Stay treatment for substance use disorders different from other treatments?
Research Team
David Meltzer, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Chicago
Harold Pollack, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Chicago
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for male adults leaving Cook County Jail who feel they need help with mental health, substance use disorders, or other vulnerabilities. They must be interested in receiving services to support their release.Inclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants are randomized to either the Supportive Release Center (SRC) or usual care, with services including needs assessment, service linkages, and access to an Advanced Practice Nurse for those in the SRC group.
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for re-arrests, emergency department visits, and engagement with homelessness services over a 365-day period.
Data Collection and Analysis
Data on arrests, healthcare utilization, and service engagement are collected and analyzed to evaluate the impact of the SRC intervention.
Treatment Details
Interventions
- APN Appointment
- SRC Overnight Stay
- TASC Service Linkages - Discharge Area Only
- TASC Services Linkages - SRC Onsite
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Chicago
Lead Sponsor
Center for the Advancement of Critical Time Intervention
Collaborator
Sheriff's Office of Cook County, Illinois
Collaborator
Robert R McCormick Foundation
Collaborator
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Collaborator
Pritzker Family Foundation
Collaborator
Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities Inc
Collaborator
Heartland Health Research Alliance
Collaborator
TASC INC
Collaborator
Heartland Health Outreach Inc
Collaborator