Can a phone app ease stress for those battling opioid addiction and past trauma?

NCT ID NCT06857968

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION Symptom relief Sponsor: Amy Meadows Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether a mobile mindfulness app (Headspace) can help people being treated for opioid use disorder who also have a history of childhood trauma. Sixty participants will be asked to use the app daily for 30 days and visit the clinic four times to check stress levels through surveys, blood tests, and heart rate measures. The main goal is to see if people will actually use the app and if it might reduce psychological stress.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: mobile mindfulness training (Headspace app)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to help people with opioid use disorder and childhood trauma manage stress and stick with their treatment.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 60 people. It is not designed to prove the app works, only whether people will use it and if it seems promising. Results may not apply to everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

opiate dependence

As listed by the trial registrant

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

OPIOID-USE DISORDER

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40509, United States

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