Adapting the Penny Chatbot for Perinatal OUD Patients: COPILOT

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Conditions studied: Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder

In brief

To address both loneliness and engagement in perinatal and OUD care among perinatal women, the investigators plan to adapt an existing texting support chatbot, Penny, to make it appropriate for use by women who are pregnant and postpartum and dealing with OUD. The newly adapted chatbot, Penny COPILOT, will allow for two way short message service (SMS) messaging to respond appropriately and accurately to user generated input. The investigative team, in collaboration with the Penn Mixed Methods Research Lab (MMRL) and Penn's Way 2 Health Team, will use intervention mapping guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science. The investigators will conduct a needs assessment, assemble an advisory board, engage in pretesting to ensure safety and refine content, and pilot test the resultant adapted Penny COPILOT in a sample of 20 perinatal women with OUD to evaluate acceptability, feasibility, and patient satisfaction. The goal is to develop and refine an acceptable, feasible, and satisfactory supportive texting chatbot to promote patient engagement in perinatal and OUD care and decrease perceived loneliness.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06969261

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

20

Starts

2026-01-01

Expected to finish

2027-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-28

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Biological females who are currently pregnant or within 6 weeks postpartum.
• Able to read, write, and speak English at a 6th grade level.
• Diagnosed and receiving treatment for, or willing to receive treatment for opioid use disorder.
• Receiving prenatal care and OUD care at a Penn affiliated hospital.

You may not qualify if…

• Current untreated psychosis, mania, or active suicidality as assessed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).

Where it is running

• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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