KIOS Mobile App Evaluation

Evaluation of KIOS in a 12-week Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluation of a mobile medical app (KIOS) vs. treatment as usual for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).

The study is a parallel intervention examining the KIOS app, a digital health therapeutic intended to help individuals in recovery from opioid use disorder better self-manage their condition. KIOS will offer individualized, evidence-based behavioral intervention strategies responsive to the patients' current clinical status outside the setting of the doctor's office or treatment facility. KIOS makes it possible to process patient-entered data and provide responsive behavioral advice to patients specific to their condition in real time. KIOS gives patients 24/7 access to behavioral intervention strategies that can augment and improve response to routine clinic-based counseling interventions.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female outpatients 18 years of age or older
2. Patients must be able to communicate meaningfully with the investigator and must be legally competent to provide written informed consent.
3. DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition) criteria for opioid use disorder
4. Ability to access KIOS via smartphone or tablet
5. Recently (less than 6 months) enrolled in and currently participating in MOUD at a clinic in Texas

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unwilling or unable to comply with study requirements
2. Psychiatric or medical disorder interfering with ability to use the app
3. Incarceration