Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: In-Person VS. Computer Interventions for Increasing Probation Compliance
Brief Summary: Substance abuse treatment in the criminal justice system can reduce drug use and related criminal behavior. Although drug and alcohol treatment are common mandates in criminal justice programs, only a minority of clients actually initiate treatment. This proposal will compare two intervention formats that target motivation to initiate and engage in treatment among a group of probationers who have drug or alcohol treatment conditions. Six hundred drug and alcohol offenders in two probation sites (Baltimore, MD and Dallas, TX) will be randomized to receive: 1) an in-person motivational interviewing session (MI), 2) a motivational computer program (MC), or 3) supervision intake and monitoring as usual (SAU). The MI condition will be structured along the lines of the "Check-Up" format which consists of an assessment and personalized feedback delivered in an MI style; the content of the MC condition will be drawn from previous literature on effective motivational computer programs. Both interventions will be delivered at the start of the probation process, with follow-up assessments at 2 and 6 months. Primary outcomes include engagement and participation in substance abuse treatment; secondary outcomes include drug and alcohol use, probation progress, criminal behavior, and HIV testing and care. This project will be the first to develop and test two interventions for encouraging criminal justice clients to follow through with treatment recommendations, with the goal of increasing treatment initiation, and reducing subsequent drug use and criminal behavior. It also contributes to ongoing partnerships with two large probation agencies-the Dallas County Supervision and Corrections Department and the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation.


Options:
A: Arm Label: Motivational Interviewing; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing | Arm Label: Supervision As Usual; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Motivational Computer; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Computer | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Motivational Interviewing; Assigned to Arm(s): Motivational Interviewing | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Motivational Computer; Assigned to Arm(s): Motivational Computer
B: Arm Label: tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Drug: Tenofovir disoproxil | Arm Label: Placebo; Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Drug: Placebo | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Tenofovir disoproxil; Assigned to Arm(s): tenofovir disoproxil fumarate | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Placebo; Assigned to Arm(s): Placebo
C: Intervention Type: BIOLOGICAL; Name: MN rgp120/HIV-1 and A244 rgp120/HIV-1; Assigned to Arm(s): N/A
D: Arm Label: Re-entry Modified Therapeutic Community (Re-entry MTC); Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Re-entry Modified Therapeutic Community (Re-entry MTC) | Arm Label: Parole Supervision and Case Management; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Parole Supervision and Case Management | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Re-entry Modified Therapeutic Community (Re-entry MTC); Assigned to Arm(s): Re-entry Modified Therapeutic Community (Re-entry MTC) | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Parole Supervision and Case Management; Assigned to Arm(s): Parole Supervision and Case Management

Answer: A