Calls and Coordination for Transitions of Care at Re-entry
Health Systems Innovations for Supporting Transitions of Care for Incarcerated People Living With Substance Use Disorders
University of Wisconsin, Madison
488 participants
Sep 19, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a short program for people being released from prison can help connect them to medical care. The main question it aims to answer is: * Will there be more non-emergency, outpatient clinic visits? Researchers will compare the number of clinic visits between people who use a Nurse Case Manager (NCM) to people in enhanced usual care. Participants will: * Complete surveys * Talk to a study team member 2-3 times, or talk to a study team member 2-3 times and talk to an NCM 6-11 times
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- age 18 or older
- eligibility for WI Medicaid and intention to enroll before release
- substance use history (i.e., "have you ever considered your alcohol or drug use to be a problem?"), and
- living with, or history of, a chronic medical or psychiatric condition other than substance use disorder. This is defined as ever having been diagnosed with a medical or psychiatric chronic condition, or currently taking prescription medications for a chronic condition.
- able to read, understand, and speak English.
Exclusion Criteria3
- ineligible for WI Medicaid
- no substance use history
- not living with, or no history of, chronic medical or psychiatric condition
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Interventions
Participants meet with a study team member before they are released from prison.
Participants meet with a NCM before they are released from prison.
Study team member calls and texts participants after they are released from prison.
Nurse case manager calls and texts participants after they are released from prison.
Locations(1)
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NCT06794983