Smartphone app aims to support veterans leaving substance use treatment
NCT ID NCT07645131
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
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- 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
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * 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
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VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States
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