AI city halls: could Robot-Run domes cure addiction and homelessness?

NCT ID NCT07661823

Not yet recruiting Disease control Sponsor: Veterans Recovery Network Inc. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 7 times

Summary

This study will test whether living in a self-contained, AI-managed community (called a Microcity) can improve mental health and reduce addiction in adults with conditions like autism, ADHD, substance use disorders, and behavioral addictions. Up to 1 million participants will live in a dome-enclosed village for up to 24 months, receiving AI-driven counseling, virtual reality therapy, and other digital treatments. The goal is to see if this approach can lower costs and improve outcomes for people on fixed incomes or public assistance.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: AI-managed community with behavioral health services (AI counseling, VR therapy, attitude inoculation protocols)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a new, low-cost way to deliver mental health and addiction care using AI and self-contained communities.
What could go wrong: This is a very early, non-randomized study with no FDA-regulated drugs or devices. The approach is highly experimental, and results may not apply to broader populations. The massive enrollment goal (1 million) and complex AI system may face practical challenges.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alcohol abuse alcohol dependence atrial septal defect attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, inattentive type attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder autism autism spectrum disorder autism spectrum disorder 1 Behavior, Addictive cannabis dependence cocaine abuse Cocaine-Related Disorders Coitus Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder drug dependence eating disorder Gender Dysphoria hallucinogen dependence narcissistic personality disorder Narcotic-Related Disorders nicotine dependence opiate dependence opioid abuse pathological gambling physiological sexual disorder psychiatric disorder Sexual Abstinence Sexual Behavior sexual disorder Smoking substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ABSTINENCE, SEX ADDICTION DISORDERS ADHD ADHD - ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY ALCOHOL ABUSE/DEPENDENCE ALCOHOL ADDICTION ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE DISORDERS ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION ANGER PROBLEMS ASD ASPERGER DISORDER ASPERGER'S DISORDER AUTISM AUTISM DISORDER CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL COCAINE ABUSE EATING BEHAVIOR DISORDERS GAMBLING ADDICTION GAMBLING DISORDER GENDER DYSPHORIA, ADULT HOMELESS AND LOW INCOMES PEOPLE, REFUGEES HOMELESSNESS MARIJUANA ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE MARIJUANA USE DISORDER MDMA ('ECSTASY') NARCISSISM NARCOTIC ADDICTION NARCOTIC-RELATED DISORDERS OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT OPIOID ABUSE (DISORDER) OPIOID ABUSE AND ADDICTION PSYCHEDELIC DRUG DEPENDENCE PSYCHEDELIC EFFECTS IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCES PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY SEX ABUSE SEX BEHAVIOR SEX CRIMES SEX DISORDER SEX DISORDERS SMOKING (TOBACCO) ADDICTION SMOKING ABSTINENCE SMOKING AMONG YOUTH

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Locations

Administrative Office

Richmond, Virginia, 23219, United States

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