Smartwatch study aims to spot opioid use and withdrawal
NCT ID NCT07405398
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether a smartwatch can detect when someone uses opioids or experiences withdrawal. Researchers will collect biometric data from 420 people with opioid use disorder who wear the watch for 14 days. The goal is to train a machine learning algorithm to recognize these events, which could eventually help monitor treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Samsung Galaxy Watch wearable device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a wearable device that helps detect opioid use and withdrawal, potentially improving treatment monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study focused on training an algorithm, not testing a treatment. The device may not be accurate enough for real-world use, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 420 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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22 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: * Male or female * Age ≥22 years at signing of informed consent * Patients with a DSM-5 diagnosis of OUD who are eligible for MOUD induction with methadone or buprenorphine Exclusion Criteria: * Sleeve tattoo covering the wrist * Subject unable to independently navigate and operate smartwatch applications * Subject not proficient with written and spoken English * Subject determined likely to be non-compliant by physician/HCP * Subject likely to not be available to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, and/or to comply with all required study procedures to the best of the subject and investigator's knowledge. * History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition, or disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures or completion. * Subject has diminished decision making capability
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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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Coastal Horizon
RECRUITINGWilmington, North Carolina, 28409, United States
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