Can a smartphone app boost recovery from addiction? michigan study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07178990
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether a smartphone app can help people in Michigan on Medicaid who are recovering from both opioid and alcohol use disorders. The app uses rewards to encourage healthy behaviors. Researchers want to see if people find the app useful and easy to use, and if it helps them stay in treatment.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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19 to 63 years
- 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: * Participants must be enrolled in the Michigan Medicaid program * Opioid agonist treatment (OAT): Participants must have initiated OAT with buprenorphine or methadone * Participants must have an OAT prescription and Alcohol use disorder (AUD) based on self-report measure during screening * Participants must have regular access to a working smartphone and internet connection. * Participants must have a reliable mailing address to receive study supplies (e.g., salivary drug tests). Exclusion Criteria: * Primary Medicare Coverage: Individuals that are dual-eligible for Medicaid and Medicare and aged 65 or older, due to limited availability of Medicaid claims data for this group * Individuals that cannot voluntarily provide informed consent themselves for any reason, including legal incompetency * Individuals with substantial cognitive impairment that would interfere with study participation * Individuals unable to read or understand English * Individuals experiencing active suicidality or psychosis. * Individuals with a planned admission to residential treatment or incarceration during the study period.
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Conditions
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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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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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