Craving as a compass: could symptom networks map the path of addiction?
NCT ID NCT07734363
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 700 people with substance use disorders over two years to see how addiction symptoms, especially craving, are connected and whether those connections change as addiction severity shifts. Participants complete annual diagnostic assessments and two-week periods of daily surveys about their substance use, mood, and cravings. The goal is to identify markers that could signal when someone is moving toward a more severe stage of addiction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify early warning signs of worsening addiction, allowing for earlier and more targeted interventions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may find patterns that are not strong enough to reliably predict individual changes in addiction severity.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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.
Who is studied
Patients who have initiated treatment for addiction in a Centre de Soin et d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie in France; People with addiction recruited from the general population via recruitment campaigns (posters, partner institutions websites, newspaper, social media); Users of Kanopée, a smartphone application developed by SANPSY Lab, who reported problematic tobacco, alcohol or cannabis use.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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 * Be over 18 years of age * Identify a primary substance as a main problematic substance use. * Be a regular user (at least twice a week in the last 30 days) of a primary substance (defined as their main problematic substance use). * Present a current diagnosis of SUD for this primary substance according to DSM-5 criteria. Exclusion Criteria * Medical, psychiatric or addiction condition that warrants immediate inpatient treatment intervention. * Somatic, cognitive or other disorders preventing the use of the smartphone device (deafness, impaired vision, illiteracy….). * Not being familiar with the use of smartphone * Having a smartphone not compatible with the application and being unable to visit the laboratory to receive a loaner phone for the study. * Difficulty in understanding and/or writing and/or reading French. * Individuals participating in another study that includes an ongoing exclusion period. * Be deprived of liberty due to an ongoing legal procedure. * Be under legal protection. * Be under guardianship or conservatorship.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Université de Bordeaux CNRS UMR 6033 SANPSY
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33000, France
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