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Study identifier: NCT05854836 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Preconception Intervention for Incarcerated Women With Substance Use

Condition: Substance Use Disorders  ·  Sponsor: St. Louis University

PhaseNA
Planned participants90
Who can joinFemale, 18 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

The goal of this pilot trial is to test the feasibility and acceptability as well as efficacy of the adapted intervention, CHOICES-PLEAS (Pregnancy Liberated from Exposure to Alcohol and Substances) among women will illicit polysubstance use participating in a court-mandated jail-based 90-day substance use disorder treatment program. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What is the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the CHOICES-PLEAS intervention in a court-mandated jail-based substance use disorder treatment program? 2. Does participation in CHOICES-PLEAS lower the risk of a substance exposed pregnancy at 1 and 3 months after release compared to a control condition? 3. Does participation in CHOICES-PLEAS increase motivation to change substance use and reduce risky sexual behaviors at 1 and 3 months after release compared to a control condition? Participants will receive three one-on-one motivational interviewing sessions and one family planning referral visit during incarceration and one booster session at 1 month after release from jail. Researchers will compare the CHOICES-PLEAS intervention to a control condition to see if participation in the intervention reduces risk of substance exposed pregnancy, increases motivation to change substance use, and reduces risk of risky sexual behaviors.

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Talk to the study team

Jennifer R Bello Kottenstette, MD  ·  314-617-3445  ·  jennifer.bellokottenstette@health.slu.edu

Phebe Madhusudanan, MD, MPH  ·  314-977-7341  ·  phebe.madhusudanan@health.slu.edu

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Locations (1)

Buzz Westfall Justice CenterSt Louis, Missouri, United StatesRecruiting

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