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Purpose

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.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Able to communicate in English and read at an 8th grade reading level. 2. Able to read and sign an informed consent form. 3. Comfortable with smartphone technology or willing and able to learn. 4. Identify as Black or African American. 5. Is an adult over the age of 18. 6. Is in recovery from alcohol problems for at least 3 months and no more than 5 years. 7. Is receiving in-person recovery support services at our partner recovery community center at the time of screening and enrollment. 8. 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 Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description
All participants will be introduced to a menu of digital recovery services, and will be asked to engage with them over the course of the 12-week trial. We will track the level of engagement and types of digital recovery services used, if any, for analytic purposes. Participants who require a phone or data plan will have access provided through the study.
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
TAU + DRSS 		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.
  • Behavioral: Digital recovery support services
    The primary intervention is the provision of a menu of digital recovery support services (D-RSS) to participants, along with a phone and data plan (if needed) and technical assistance. We have created a menu of D-RSS options that have been vetted by our team as appropriate for a range of recovery goals (e.g., manage emotions, track sobriety, connect with others) and for a range of technological literacy, as well as being culturally relevant or at minimum culturally agnostic. Types of D-RSS presented to participants include mobile applications, websites, and video playlists, all of which relate to and support addiction recovery. Participants also may use other D-RSS that they identify.
    Other names:
    • DRSS
    • Digital RSS
    • Smartphone apps

Recruiting Locations

Detroit Recovery Project
Detroit, Michigan 48208
Contact:
Research Manager
313-365-3100
upwardproject@brandeis.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Brandeis University

Study Contact

Audrey Hildebrandt
781-736-8657
ahildebrandt@brandeis.edu

Detailed Description

See study Detailed Protocol in Study Documents.

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