Smartphone Addiction Recovery Coach for Young Adults (SARC-YA) Experiment

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Conditions studied: Substance Use Disorders

In brief

At discharge from outpatient treatment, researchers will recruit 300 young adults and randomly assign them to recovery support as usual control condition or the Smartphone Addiction Recovery Coach for Young Adults (SARC-YA) experimental condition. Participants in the experimental conditions will receive a smartphone, a calling/texting/data plan, and the SARC-YA mobile applications for the first 6 months post treatment discharge. Experimental participants will 1) complete a 2-3 minute recovery-focused ecological momentary assessment (EMA) at 5 random times a day, receive feedback on their current answers, and provided access to behavioral charting of their past answers over time; and 2) receive continuous access to a suite of self-initiated ecological momentary interventions (EMI) to support their recovery via tool box of coping tools, apps related to getting support, and apps related to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Data include standardized assessments, urine tests, mobile phone metadata, EMA responses, and EMI utilization. The study's primary aim and hypothesis are: Aim 1: Test the effects of experimental assignment on the frequency of substance use. H1 Relative to the control group, participants in the experimental group will have lower scores on the quarterly Substance Frequency Scale (3, 6, 9 months post- discharge).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03301012

Run by

Chestnut Health Systems

People needed

237

Starts

2020-10-30

Expected to finish

2024-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-08-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 26. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• discharge from an adolescent outpatient SUD treatment program to the community;
• substance use during the 90 days prior to treatment;
• aged 18 to 26 at the time of discharge;

You may not qualify if…

• inability to read and communicate in English;
• does NOT reside or plan to stay in Chicago during the next 9 months;

Where it is running

• Chestnut Health Systems — Bloomington, Illinois, United States
• Chestnut Health Systems — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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