Thrive Digital Health, LLC
This study tests an online training platform for peer recovery support specialists, people in recovery who support others with alcohol and other substance use problems. It compares the platform with standard live training on core peer recovery skills, rated by trained raters from a recorded interview, and on knowledge, usability, and intention to use the platform. Training conditions were first recruited separately. Since an IRB-approved change in August 2026, new participants are randomly assigned to either hybrid platform training or standard live training. A self-paced platform group and a Maryland group that used a version of the platform localized for that state are reported as non-randomized comparison groups. The study is Phase II of an SBIR Fast-Track award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Peer recovery support specialists (PRSS) are people with lived experience of recovery who provide non-clinical support to others with alcohol and other substance use disorders. This study evaluates the Thrive Digital Peer Platform (TDPP), an online training platform for PRSS. It is Phase II of an SBIR Fast-Track award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R44AA030953). The Phase I pilot is registered separately as NCT07090590. Training conditions. (1) Training as usual (TAU): the standard live, instructor-led CCAR course. (2) TDPP-A: the self-paced platform modules only…
Inclusion Criteria: Eligible participants will be prospective PRSS providers residing in the U.S., ages 18 and over, with at least one year of continuous sobriety. \- Exclusion Criteria: We will exclude individuals with eligibility questionnaire responses indicating: (a) an inability to read or speak English; (b) active suicidal ideation (PHQ-9, Item 9); (c) severe anxiety (GAD-7 \>15); (d) significant medical illnesses, and; (e) unable to complete the baseline assessment or unavailable for computer and telephone follow-ups over the approximately ten month study period. \-
Standard live, instructor-led training course from the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), with no digital platform modules.
Participants engage with the Thrive Digital Peer Platform (TDPP), a fully asynchronous, self-paced online training program. The content includes 11 interactive modules structured using the Connect → Grow → Apply (CGA) learning framework, featuring peer stories, behavioral exercises, and scenario-based assessments.
The self-paced TDPP modules plus an interactive roleplay practice component and recorded instructor video. This replaced three live, facilitator-led videoconference sessions in August 2026.
The self-paced TDPP content localized for Maryland peer recovery support specialists.
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