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Can a simple text message keep opioid patients on track?

NCT ID NCT05897788

Disease control Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether daily text check-ins and small financial rewards can help people with opioid use disorder stay engaged in treatment after leaving the emergency department. Participants receive automated texts for 30 days and can contact a navigator for support, while some also get incentives for filling prescriptions and attending follow-up appointments. The goal is to see if these simple tools improve treatment retention and reduce hospital visits.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Text-message check-ins and contingency management (incentives)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could improve treatment engagement and reduce relapse rates for people with opioid use disorder after an emergency visit.
What could go wrong
This is a large but early-stage behavioral study; results depend on participants' willingness to engage with texts and incentives, and may not generalize to all settings.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 1,808 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2024

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must be 18 or older * Screen positive for OUD * Bridge buprenorphine prescription (emergency department (ED) enrollment - Buprenorphine prescription at ED discharge; Bridge clinic enrollment - new buprenorphine prescription associated with on-demand or drop-in encounter * English reading ability * Have a mobile phone capable of receiving text messages Exclusion Criteria: * Not being up to date with requirements above

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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 dependence with current use (disorder) Opioid use disorder

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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