Smartphone app aims to boost recovery from opioid addiction and depression
NCT ID NCT07673380
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a mobile health app called uMAT-R, designed to help Black adults recover from opioid or stimulant use and manage depression or anxiety. Participants are recruited from community treatment centers and use the app to track substance use and mental health symptoms. The trial compares two versions of the app—one with extra community support—to see which better promotes abstinence and reduces symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- uMAT-R mobile health intervention with or without enhanced community engagement
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could provide a scalable, accessible tool to support recovery from substance use and mental health disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 300 participants, so results may not apply to all groups. The intervention relies on smartphone access and engagement, which may limit its reach.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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: * Have a history of opioid and/or stimulant use * Identify as Black and/or African American * Seek treatment at local substance use treatment centers * Fluent in English * U.S. resident * 18 years of age or older at the time of data collection. Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported cognitive impairment that would limit ability to participate in research.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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