New study tests simple ways to keep new moms in recovery
NCT ID NCT07104123
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study looks at two strategies to help pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorder stay in treatment. One strategy screens for social needs like housing or childcare and connects patients to support. The other offers rewards for recovery-supportive behaviors over 12 weeks. The study involves 40 participants and aims to see if these approaches are practical and acceptable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- contingency management (behavioral intervention) and social drivers of health screening
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward practical ways to help pregnant and new mothers with substance use stay in recovery longer and reduce overdose risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It tests feasibility, not yet whether the approach actually improves health outcomes.
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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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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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Female participants only
- 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: Confirmed viable intrauterine pregnancy at any gestational age, or within three years postpartum SUD as defined in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or clinician documentation Exclusion Criteria: Decline follow-up care at study site Require immediate hospitalization for unstable medical or psychiatric conditions making them clinically unsuitable to participate in a research study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63108, United States
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