Family-Focused Study to Support Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

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Conditions studied: Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder, Moderate, Opioid Use Disorder, Severe

In brief

The purpose of this clinical trial is to develop and test whether a text- and web-based tool called FamilyCHESS - designed for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and a concerned significant other (CSO) - can help the identified patient (IP) begin and stay on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07451197

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

338

Starts

2027-08-31

Expected to finish

2031-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Be 18 years or older who meet the criteria for moderate or severe opioid use disorder (OUD) as determined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Referred to as the "Identified Patient" or IP.
• Be a parent, spouse or committed romantic partner, other family member, or friend, age 21 or older, of the individual with OUD. Referred to as "Concerned Significant Other" or CSO.
• Able to communicate fluently in English.
• Own a smartphone.

You may not qualify if…

• IP must not have been on MOUD in the last 2 weeks.
• CSO must not meet criteria for any severity of substance use disorder (SUD), except tobacco use.

Where it is running

• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• University of Wisonsin-Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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