Standard vs Adaptive Recovery Management Checkups (033)
Study Information
The Chestnut Health Systems JCOIN Research Center is comparing the effectiveness of the Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) model, an evidence-based intervention that provides regular, fixed schedule check-ups to support treatment retention and recovery, and an adaptive model (RMC-Adapted) that tailors check-up frequency and intensity to individuals’ needs. Each condition offers justice-involved individuals referral or assertive linkage to a designated treatment provider upon release from jail.
The study will be conducted in six county jails across Illinois, with the goal of increasing linkage to, and retention in, evidence-based treatment in the community, while reducing relapse and recidivism.
Study Settings: Jails/Prisons, Treatment/Healthcare Settings
Study Location: Illinois
Publications:
- Improving retention across the OUD service cascade upon reentry from jail using Recovery Management Checkups-Adaptive (RMC-A) experiment (2021)
- Navigating intersecting public health crises: A qualitative study of people with OUD’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
- Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports and their contextual determinants: A scoping review protocol (2024)
- “They Don’t Give You No Note If It’s Got Fentanyl”: Using Cognitive Interviews to Understand Self-report and Urine Drug Screen Discrepancies (2025)
- Advancing peer support workforce research: Insights and recommendations through the lens of professionalization (2024)
Grant number: UG1DA050065
Link to NIH Reporter record: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9882856
Study Team
PI: Michael Dennis, Christine Grella
• Compare the effectiveness of the RMC model to the RMC-Adapted model
• Facilitate linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and other treatment services upon release from jail
• Measure outcomes including MOUD initiation, retention, relapse and recidivism
• Estimate the costs and cost effectiveness of implementing adaptive RMCs
Clinical Trial, Linkage Strategies