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Study identifier: NCT06923423 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Effectiveness, Implementation, and Cost of Cognitive Processing Therapy in Prisons

Condition: PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder · PTSD and Trauma-related Symptoms  ·  Sponsor: University of Arkansas

PhaseNA
Planned participants640
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Addiction and trauma exposure are common among the 5.5 million people (1 in 47 adults) in the U.S. who are in prison or under supervision. About 85% of people in prison have a substance use disorder or are there for a drug-related crime, and many have experienced serious trauma before being incarcerated. Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are often a result of trauma and are linked to more severe drug use, higher rates of relapse, and increased crime. PTSS and substance use disorder (SUD) each raise the chances of new arrests for people who are justice-involved, showing that addressing trauma and addiction could help reduce repeat offenses and the costs of incarceration. However, treatments for PTSS are rarely available in prisons, and there is little research on whether providing therapy for PTSS in prison can lower drug use, PTSS, or crime after release. The goal of this clinical trial is to see if trauma-focused group therapy (CPT) provided while in prison, can help people after release from prison. The therapy has been adapted for use in prisons (CPT-CJ) and will be compared to trauma focused therapy delivered via a self-help workbook This study will: * test whether a trauma-focused group therapy (CPT-CJ) can reduce post-incarceration drug and alcohol use, mental health issues, and drug-related crime, compared to trauma-focused self-help, * evaluate a strategy called implementation facilitation, which helps support the use of this therapy in prisons, and * measure th…

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Talk to the study team

Melissa J Zielinski, PhD  ·  501-526-8229  ·  MJZielinski@uams.edu

Mollee K Smith Steely, PhD  ·  501-320-7271  ·  MKSteelysmith@uams.edu

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Locations (6)

University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, Arkansas, United StatesNot Yet Recruiting
Northeast Arkansas Community Corrections Center (NEACC)Osceola, Arkansas, United StatesRecruiting
Southwest Arkansas Community Correction CenterTexarkana, Arkansas, United StatesRecruiting
East Central Arkansas Community Correction CenterWest Memphis, Arkansas, United StatesRecruiting
North Dakota State Penitentiary (NDSP)Bismarck, North Dakota, United StatesRecruiting
Heart River Correctional Center (HRCC)Bismarck, North Dakota, United StatesRecruiting

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