Digital tools and peer navigators to link young adults with legal involvement to care
Tests a peer navigator program to connect young adults to substance use and HIV prevention.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: mHealth Service Linkage for Young Adults Impacted by the Criminal Legal System
Key facts
- Where
- Pittsburgh, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 29 years old?
Source: NCT07599722, who can take part
Where in United States
- University of Pittsburgh, School of Public HealthPittsburgh, United StatesNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Pittsburgh
- Trial code
- NCT07599722
- Record updated
- 20 October 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Technology Enhanced Substance Use and HIV Service Navigation for Justice-Involved Young Adults
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.
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: Being on Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP); Cognitive delays that would interfere with consent or participation; Inability to provide contact information for >2 locator individuals.