NCT04974645

Pilot: Digital Therapeutic vs Education for the Management of Problematic Substance Use

Pilot: Randomized Controlled Trial of an Digital Therapeutic Versus Education for the Management of Problematic Substance Use

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Woebot Health · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Prior to launching a randomized controlled trial, this pilot study will investigate the feasibility and acceptability of the administration of a diagnostic interview and collection of a biomarker test, as well as engagement and preliminary efficacy with W-SUDs and the education arm, among a sample of adults who screen positive for problematic substance use.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
• Substance Use Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	W-SUDs	Woebot (W-SUDs) is an automated conversational agent, available through a smartphone application, that delivers evidence-based psychotherapeutics, empathy, and emotional health psychoeducation.
OTHER	Digitally-delivered Psychoeducation	A form of psychoeducation for those seeking treatment for their alcohol and/or substance use concern. Psychoeducation is commonly provided for those with substance use. Psychoeducation in substance use is intended to increase the users' knowledge of their substances of use, and effects on the body, behaviors, and consequences. The recipient of psychoeducation is expected to increase their own awareness of their substance use and ideally incorporate this newfound knowledge when making changes to their substance use. The information provided in this group are from factsheets found on NIAAA, NIDA, and CDC web pages.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-03
• Primary completion: 2022-05-18
• Completion: 2022-05-18
• First posted: 2021-07-23
• Last updated: 2024-02-02
• Results posted: 2024-02-02

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States