Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

George Mason University

Code:

NCT07199374

Conditions

Behavioral Addiction

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

PARCA

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the Probation/Parole and Reentry Coach Application (PARCA)-a mobile application that allows justice-involved people to set and manage personal goals to support sustained, successful community supervision. Through this study, we aim to conduct surveys and interviews aimed to gain a better understanding of ways to improve the substance use treatment process, connections between clients and officers, and goal selection and achievement for clients using the PARCA app

Conditions

Behavioral Addiction

Study ID

NCT07199374

Start date

Mar 1, 2025

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

May, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

All officers that supervise individuals All individuals on supervision that indicate drug use -

Exclusion Criteria:

Individuals that have poor performance on their job clients have serious mental health disorders

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Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: PARCA App

Officers and clients are using the application of PARCA which is on their phone and a web-based application. PARCA is a tool to detail goals and progress towards goals

no intervention: Standard Supervision

Officers and clients are not using any new procedures or tools; they are using standard care.

Interventions

PARCA

PARCA is an s an app to facilitate goal management, resource allocation, and managing progress.

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of Days till the Individual Initiates Treatment [ Time Frame: The timeframe is 365 days ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Faye S Taxman, Ph.D.

7039938555ftaxman@gmu.edu

Locations

Travis County Community Services

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78701

Contacts

Rudy Perez, MA

5125086452Rudy.Perez@traviscountytx.gov

ftaxman@gmail.com

Principal Investigator:

Faye Taxman, PhD

Dallas County Community Supervision

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75207

Contacts

Arnold Patrick, MA

9565876170arnold.patrick@dallascounty.gov

Marta Kahn, Ph.D.

9563766350marta.kahn@dallascounty.gov

Principal Investigator:

Faye S Taxman, PHD

More Information

Sponsor

George Mason University

Last update posted

Sep 30, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • probation supervision
  • recovery app

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by George Mason University on 2025-09-30.