NCT01727882

Automated Telephone Follow-up in the Swedish Prison and Probation Services

Automated Telephone Follow-up in the Swedish Prison and Probation Services. A Randomized Controlled Trail.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: Region Skane · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether automated telephony may be used for daily assessments of paroled offenders, and whether a brief intervention based on these daily assessments may result in a more positive development compared to daily assessments only.

Detailed description

To study whether automated telephony could be used in paroled offenders to perform daily assessment of variables associated with recidivism in crime and to study the effects of a brief intervention based on these assessments during 30 days following probation.

Conditions

• Affect
• Alcohol Consumption
• Substance Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Brief feedback	A brief feedback was given on the results of the daily assessments, including a recommendation to the paroled offender and a email report was sent to the probation officer.
BEHAVIORAL	Daily assessments	Daily assessment of stress, mental symptoms, alcohol and substance use during 30 consecutive days after parole.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-12-01
• Primary completion: 2010-09-01
• Completion: 2010-09-01
• First posted: 2012-11-16
• Last updated: 2012-11-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden