New digital app aims to curb cocaine and meth use
NCT ID NCT07221396
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a web-based program called LDART for adults with stimulant use disorder (cocaine or methamphetamine). The program includes daily goal setting, motivational messages from people in recovery, and links to support groups. Researchers want to see if it's feasible and acceptable, and whether it helps reduce stimulant use. The study enrolls 80 adults in Connecticut who use stimulants frequently and want to cut down.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LDART (web-based digital intervention with goal setting, motivational messages, and recovery group information)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, accessible digital tool to help people reduce or stop stimulant use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 80 participants in one state, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is still being tested for feasibility and may not lead to lasting behavior change.
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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 80 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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Apr 2027
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 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: * 18 years of age or older * Currently reside in Connecticut, USA * Have a smartphone that can send and receive text messages and have internet access that can be access over the course of a month * Substance (Stimulant) Use Symptom Checklist ≥2, indicating past-year stimulant use disorder * Had high frequency of cocaine use (≥5 days) in the past 28 days * Have some self-reported desire to cut down or quit stimulants Exclusion criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent, as assessed by the consent quiz * Unable to speak, read, or write in English * Vulnerable population status * Unlikely to be able to complete study procedures in the next 2 months
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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