Digitally Assisted Recovery Coach

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Withdrawal; Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Digitally assisted peer recovery coach

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05393544

2021P000731

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

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).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digitally assisted peer recovery coach