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Smartphone app aims to support veterans leaving substance use treatment

NCT ID NCT07645131

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is developing and testing a smartphone app called METS4Vets, designed to help veterans with substance use disorders as they move from residential treatment back into everyday life. The app provides motivational and skills-building support. Researchers are enrolling 30 veterans to see if the app is usable, acceptable, and feasible, and to measure changes in their daily functioning over six months.

What this could mean

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Active substance
METS4Vets mobile app (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If effective, this app could provide a low-cost, accessible tool to help veterans maintain recovery and improve daily life after leaving residential treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study focused on usability and feasibility, not on proving the app works. The app may not lead to lasting improvements in substance use or functioning.

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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 30 people

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

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Sep 2031

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

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: * current SUD diagnosis according to chart review * current enrollment in VACHS residential SUD treatment program * competent to provide written informed consent * a working smartphone with wireless capabilities or willingness to use a study-provided smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * current psychosis * current active suicidal/homicidal ideation * physical disability (e.g., uncorrected vision) that would preclude use of smartphones and/or smartphone applications * cognitive impairment that would interfere with study participation or ability to provide informed consent, as determined by clinical interview

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States

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