Can a phone app stop addiction relapse? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07052175
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile app can help people in addiction treatment avoid relapse. 150 participants will either receive standard care or standard care plus the app, which monitors warning signs and sends alerts. The goal is to see if the app improves long-term recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital monitoring tool (mobile app)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical way to catch relapse early and improve recovery rates for people with substance use disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (150 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, not a drug. The app's effectiveness may vary by individual, and it requires a smartphone and willingness to use it.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Understand spoken and written Spanish. * Signing the informed consent. * Own a smartphone with internet access and an iOS or Android operating system. Exclusion Criteria: * Institutionalized or incarcerated patients, or those anticipating imminent incarceration, without regular access to mobile phone use. * Refusal to install the mobile application. * Inability to understand and sign the informed consent form for any reason.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro de San Juan de Dios de Ciempozuelos
RECRUITINGCiempozuelos, Madrid, 28350, Spain
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Clínica Nuestra Señora de la Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28033, Spain
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