New app for opioid recovery shows promise in small pilot
NCT ID NCT06215963
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mobile app called App for Independence-O (A4i-O) designed to support people with opioid use disorder. Fourteen adults used the app for one month while receiving outpatient treatment. The goal was to see if the app works well and is easy to use, not to measure health outcomes. Feedback from participants and providers will help improve the app for future, larger studies.
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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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: 1. Participants will be adults, 18 years of age or older, with a provider-assigned diagnosis of OUD confirmed by the SCID-5. Electronic medical records will be accessed for CAMH clients after informed consent is obtained to confirm the OUD diagnosis. For clients who were recruited externally and do not have a CAMH chart, confirmation of diagnosis will be sought from the referring clinician. 2. All participants will be engaged in outpatient psychiatric treatment for OUD. 3. All participants will currently be engaged in opioid agonist treatment. 4. Proficiency in English via ability to understand written/verbal communication during consent process. Any RA concerns about ability to understand English will be brought to the PI for determination of next steps (see consent procedures below). 5. Own and use an Android or iOS smartphone. 6. All participants will be open to having their care provider participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Lack of capacity to consent. 2. Intellectual disability. 3. Experiencing distress at a level that would affect research and technology engagement (e.g., acute suicidality). Criteria (service providers): Service providers will be psychiatrists and case managers engaged in the care of the participants.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, M6R2C4, Canada
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