mHealth Service Linkage for Young Adults Impacted by the Criminal Legal System

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Conditions studied: HIV Prevention, Substance Use

In brief

This study is designed to test Project LYNX, a program designed to help young adults (ages 18-29) with recent criminal legal system involvement can find and get connected to substance use and HIV-prevention services in the community. The program combines support from a trained peer navigator with easy-to-use digital tools. The study will: * Adapt an existing navigator program by adding new digital (eHealth) tools that were co-developed with young adults. These tools will help navigators refer participants to the right health services. * Refine and test the updated program to make sure it works well and is easy to use. * Evaluate whether the program is feasible, acceptable, and helpful in linking young adults to substance use treatment and HIV-prevention services. The overall goal is to create a practical, user-friendly system that supports young adults find and get connected to services for substance use and HIV prevention that they need.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07599722

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

50

Starts

2026-07-01

Expected to finish

2027-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-report recent criminal legal involvement (past year);
• Self-identify as HIV-negative
• Endorse behaviors in the past 6 months indicating consideration of PrEP per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) risk indices
• Meet the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use (TAPS) Tools' criteria for identifying the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) substance use disorder
• Are conversant in English.

You may not qualify if…

• Being on PrEP
• Cognitive delays that would interfere with consent or participation
• Inability to provide contact information for >2 locator individuals

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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