Can video chats help treat addiction? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04768920
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether counseling sessions done over video call (telehealth) are practical and well-liked by people with substance use disorder who are not currently getting treatment. About 50 participants will try the program and share their feedback through surveys. The goal is to improve the program and gather information for a larger future study.
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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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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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 to 75 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: * Outpatient care at Michigan Medicine in past year * Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) SUD diagnosis and/or substance use on average of 2 days a week over the past month * Have a Smart phone, tablet or another Wi-Fi or data-enabled device (e.g. with a camera) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to speak or understand English * Conditions that preclude informed consent (e.g., acute psychosis, cognitive deficits) or understanding of assessment or program content * Prior alcohol withdrawal seizures or delirium tremens (DTs). Those who are at-risk of complicated withdrawal (e.g., seizures, DTs) require greater medical attention and will be excluded and referred to their clinician for medical management.
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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 Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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