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Digital Aftercare Assessed: An Evaluation of the Pink Cloud Application in Post-Treatment Substance Use Disorder Support
Led by Loyola Marymount University · Updated on 2025-09-11
1410
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
4 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the Pink Cloud mobile health application to support recovery from substance and alcohol use disorders (SUD/AUD) in a randomized controlled trial. The study aims to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the app compared to a control condition offering general recovery resources. The trial will include 1,410 participants in various stages of recovery and focuses on measuring sobriety and substance use problems over time. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: one group will receive access to the Pink Cloud app, which offers over 245,000 12-Step meetings, sobriety counters, daily planners, and personal inventory tools to aid recovery. The other group will access a website with curated recovery materials that provide general support without a specific program focus. Both groups can use their assigned resources as they wish, with no required usage schedule. Throughout the study, participants will complete follow-up assessments at 1, 3, and 6 months to track changes in sobriety status, frequency of substance use problems, meeting attendance, social support networks, and engagement in recovery activities. The study will monitor these outcomes to understand the impact of the Pink Cloud app on recovery support. Participants' involvement includes self-directed use of the app or website and completing questionnaires at scheduled intervals during the trial period.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
An Evaluation of the Pink Cloud Application in Post- Treatment Substance Use Disorder Support
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participant is 18 years of age or older
- Participant is willing to attend a 12-Step or peer-to-peer recovery meeting (in person or virtual) within the next week
- Participant owns a personal smartphone with cellular service
- Participant is a permanent resident of the United States
- Participant feels comfortable reading and understanding written English in everyday situations
- Participant has consumed alcohol and/or used drugs (excluding tobacco or prescribed medication) at some point in their life, but not within the past couple of days
- Participant is not currently attending outpatient or residential treatment for substance and/or alcohol use
- Participant does not have a plan to enter substance and/or alcohol treatment in the next 30 days
- Participant has been invited by the research team to either the intervention or control condition and redeemed their subscription code
- Informed consent is provided
You will not qualify if you...
- Participant is younger than 18 years of age
- Participant is unwilling to attend a 12-Step or peer-to-peer recovery meeting (in person or virtual) within the next week
- Participant does not own a personal smartphone with cellular service
- Participant is not a permanent resident of the United States
- Participant does not feel comfortable reading and understanding written English in everyday situations
- Participant has consumed alcohol or used drugs (excluding tobacco or prescribed medication) within the past couple of days
- Participant has never consumed alcohol or used drugs
- Participant is currently attending outpatient or residential treatment for substance and/or alcohol use
- Participant has a plan to enter substance and/or alcohol treatment in the next 30 days
- Participant was not invited by the research team or did not redeem their assigned subscription code
- Informed consent is not provided
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person or remote)
Duration - Approximately 365 days
Participants receive access to either the Pink Cloud mobile application or recovery-related resources on a private website to support ongoing recovery from substance use disorder. They use these tools as they choose over the study period without required schedules.
1 baseline visit and follow-up visits at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Loyola Marymount
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90045
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Joseph LaBrie, Ph.D.
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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