NRF for Improved Re-Entry Outcomes for Offenders With Brain Injury (Brain Injury RE)

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1032 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-22

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of NeuroResource Facilitation, a novel/innovative intervention, in reducing recidivism in offenders with brain injury (BI).

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Detailed Description

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The prevalence of brain injury (BI) is significantly greater in justice-involved populations, and a substantial proportion of prisoners have likely experienced a BI during their lifetime. A history of BI has a statistically significant association with increased use of correctional, medical and psychological services including crisis intervention; an increased frequency of institutional misconducts; and higher recidivism rates. Brain injury in justice-involved populations is frequently undiagnosed, and therefore untreated, which contributes to the cycle of recidivism. Identifying BI opens up new resources to ex- offenders that can more effectively help them to become productive in their lives in the community. In partnership with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC), this project will implement a randomized clinical trial to determine if a case management intervention called Neurorehabilitation Facilitation (NRF) is effective in reducing recidivism by ten percent in offenders with acquired BI. Offenders in two Pennsylvania prisons (State Correctional Institution (SCI) sites in PA, SCI Phoenix, SCI Chester, SCI Frackville, and SCI Mahanoy) will be screened for BI and cognitive impairment, and those who screen positive will be randomized to receive the intervention or to receive standard of care (SoC). Two thirds of those randomized will receive the intervention and the remaining one third will serve as controls. All participants will be followed for up to three years following their release to examine the immediate and long-term reduction in recidivism.

The primary hypothesis is that NRF, as compared to SoC, will result in a 10% reduction in average 1-year recidivism, estimated by the 2013

Department of Corrections (DOC) report as 35-38%. Understanding that additional factors will contribute to the effect of NRF, the required sample was based on the primary analysis, a logistic regression of the binary response variable recidivism, adjusted for additional independent variables (described below) in the model with estimated R-squared=0.10. An effect size of 10% reduction corresponds to an odds ratio in this model of 0.643. With two thirds (67%) of cases randomized to NRF, and one third (33%) randomized to SoC, a total sample of N=688 provides 80% power at alpha set at 0.05. Anticipating that there will be a loss of approximately 10% of randomized cases to attrition, N=764 cases will be randomized, with n=509 cases randomized to NRF and 255 randomized to SoC.

Conditions

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Brain Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Only the follow up data collector will be blinded to the randomization assignment of all participants. At the beginning of each interview, the participant will be instructed to not share whether they were assigned to a NRF or SOC.

Study Groups

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NeuroResource Facilitation

As part of the NRF intervention group, participants will receive specialized care management, both in prison and after the participant goes home. While in the State Correctional Institution (SCI), participants will meet weekly to monthly depending on resource needs, and how close participant is to release with a NeuroResource Facilitator in person who will help participants to understand more about their challenges. Participants may also be referred to a group run by the Facilitator in conjunction with staff from the prison. The facilitator will also tell the participant about resources that are available to help after the participant's release and help participants get connected to them.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

NeuroResource Facilitation (NRF)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

NRF is defined as a specialized service that promotes access to services and coordinates care specific to the needs of individuals with brain injury.

Possible resources include vocational services, medical assistance, Social Security (SSI or SSDI if appropriate), and other organizations that can support reentry. If needed to gain access to services and organizations, the facilitator will also provide participants with a summary that includes results from brain injury screenings questionnaire, neurocognitive (thinking abilities) tests, and symptoms. The researchers will share information and coordinate with prison and parole staff about participation in the study. Participant's information will also be shared with resources that could help participants after release, such as funding sources and brain injury services. After release from SCI, the NRF facilitator will assist the participant with all the preparation and logistics associated with the resources the participant applied to.

Standard of Care

As part of the SoC, participants will receive the re-entry services normally receive if not in the study including (but not limited to) Treatment Services, Educational and Vocational Training, Mental Health Management, Reentry and Transitional Services, Population Management and Community Corrections.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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NeuroResource Facilitation (NRF)

NRF is defined as a specialized service that promotes access to services and coordinates care specific to the needs of individuals with brain injury.

Possible resources include vocational services, medical assistance, Social Security (SSI or SSDI if appropriate), and other organizations that can support reentry. If needed to gain access to services and organizations, the facilitator will also provide participants with a summary that includes results from brain injury screenings questionnaire, neurocognitive (thinking abilities) tests, and symptoms. The researchers will share information and coordinate with prison and parole staff about participation in the study. Participant's information will also be shared with resources that could help participants after release, such as funding sources and brain injury services. After release from SCI, the NRF facilitator will assist the participant with all the preparation and logistics associated with the resources the participant applied to.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18+ years old
* Proficient in English
* History of brain injury (OSU-TBI-ID)
* Significant cognitive impairment (RBANS and Trails A\&B)
* Within 6 months of release
* Returning to 6 county area (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia and Schuylkill)