Understanding Pathways to Wellness and Recovery in Detroit - Digital Recovery Support Services | NCT07724275

NCT07724275

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07724275
Lead Sponsor: Brandeis UniversityOTHER
Official Title: UPWARD Study RCT of Digital Recovery Support Services (D-RSS) Among a Black Population in Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorders
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if digital recovery support services (such as smartphone app) help to support alcohol recovery. We focus on a community of Black and African American people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) who receive in-person recovery support services from a recovery community center.

Participants will:

Have an initial 2-hour in-person visit with the research team. During this visit, participants will be asked about themselves and their recovery from alcohol problems. They will also learn about digital recovery resources.

Use digital recovery resources on their own for 12 weeks.

Complete a short, weekly survey about their experience using digital recovery resources.

Have a follow-up 1-hour in-person visit where the researcher asks about again about the participants, their recovery and how they felt about using the digital recovery support services.

Status and Timeline

Status: Recruiting
Last Update Posted: Jul 24, 2026Actual
Start Date: Jun 13, 2026Actual
Primary Completion Date: Dec 2026Estimated
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Able to communicate in English and read at an 8th grade reading level.

Able to read and sign an informed consent form.

Comfortable with smartphone technology or willing and able to learn.

Identify as Black or African American.

Is an adult over the age of 18.

Is in recovery from alcohol problems for at least 3 months and no more than 5 years.

Is receiving in-person recovery support services at our partner recovery community center at the time of screening and enrollment.

Willing to receive and respond to weekly texts with a survey link for brief assessments, and complete two in-person research assessments (baseline and 13-week).

Exclusion Criteria:

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 65Estimated
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: N/A
Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: Audrey HildebrandtContact
ahildebrandt@brandeis.edu781-736-8657

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At the initial in-person visit, participants will complete a structured interview of baseline assessments and will be provided with a menu of digital recovery support services (D-RSS) to participants, technical assistance, and a phone and data plan (if needed). The research team will discuss the D-RSS menu with the participants and guide them through app installation and use. Following the initial visit, it is up to the participants to engage with the D-RSS. We will send a text survey 1 week after the visit, and each week thereafter for 12 weeks, that assesses their engagement with in-person recovery supports, D-RSS, and their current recovery status. The 3-month visit will be scheduled in the week following the last (week 12) text survey, at which participants will meet with research staff for a final in-person assessment.

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