Digitally Assisted Recovery Coach

Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05393544

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arm

6.4

Actual Duration (Months)

1.6

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aims of this proof-of-concept study are to determine the feasibility of 1) using a smartphone app ("Lifeguard") to facilitate engagement with a peer recovery coach, 2) monitoring post-detox using a modified Brief Addiction Monitor, and 3) assessing linkage to care post-detox.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol Withdrawal	Behavioral: Digitally assisted peer recovery coach	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

10 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Digitally Assisted Virtual Recovery Coach to Improve Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal Management: A Proof-of-concept Pilot Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Nov 1, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Apr 1, 2022

Actual Study Completion Date :

May 15, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention The intervention utilizes an existing care coordination smartphone app to allow participants to engage with a recovery coach during and after an inpatient admission to an inpatient withdrawal management facility (i.e. detox).	Behavioral: Digitally assisted peer recovery coach The certified peer recovery coach utilized an existing care coordination smartphone app to provide support to the patient during and after an inpatient detoxification treatment for alcohol use disorder. The coach utilized the telephone or text messages to send daily motivational messages, remind about upcoming appointments, and checked-in if responses were concerning. Follow-up by the coach continued for 30 days.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention

The intervention utilizes an existing care coordination smartphone app to allow participants to engage with a recovery coach during and after an inpatient admission to an inpatient withdrawal management facility (i.e. detox).

Behavioral: Digitally assisted peer recovery coach

The certified peer recovery coach utilized an existing care coordination smartphone app to provide support to the patient during and after an inpatient detoxification treatment for alcohol use disorder. The coach utilized the telephone or text messages to send daily motivational messages, remind about upcoming appointments, and checked-in if responses were concerning. Follow-up by the coach continued for 30 days.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Feasibility of coach engagement [30 days]
The proportion and the number of days of participants engaging with the coach during and after detoxification.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Feasibility of monitoring clinical status [30 days]
The proportion and the number of days of participants responding to prompts during and after detoxification.
Linkage to care [30 days]
The proportion of participants successfully linking to care after discharge.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Adults aged 18 to 65
Diagnosis of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder
Admitted to Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital (BWF) inpatient Addiction Recovery Program to treat alcohol withdrawal
Own either an iOS or Android smartphone device
Have an active email address
English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

Inability to provide informed consent due to delirium or other cognitive impairments
Current psychosis, suicidality or homicidality

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital	Boston	Massachusetts	United States	02130

Sponsors and Collaborators

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Joji Suzuki, MD, Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05393544

Other Study ID Numbers:

2021P000731

First Posted:

May 26, 2022

Last Update Posted:

May 26, 2022

Last Verified:

May 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Joji Suzuki, MD, Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital

alcohol use disorder

peer recovery coach

smartphone app

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Alcoholism

Alcohol Drinking

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 26, 2022