Real World Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Digital Health Therapeutic for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Summary
The researchers will study the KIOS app, a digital health tool made to help people recovering from opioid addiction take better care of themselves. They want to see how the app works in real life and learn who benefits most from using it. The study will also ask participants what they think about the app and how easy it is to use.
Description
Participation in the study will last 12 months. Participants will be asked to complete assessments at 33 timepoints over the 12-month trial. This will include 1 screening assessment, 24 weekly assessments, 6 monthly assessments, and 2 follow-up assessments. All study assessments will be completed remotely. Staff at each site will identify potential participants being treated with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder at their respective site. Providers will introduce the study and if interested, the participant will complete a screening assessment conducted by trained study staff to determine…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female outpatients 18 years of age or older 2. DSM-5 criteria for opioid use disorder 3. Ability to access KIOS via smartphone or tablet 4. Initiated buprenorphine treatment in the past 6 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unwilling or unable to comply with study requirements 2. A psychiatric or medical condition interfering with ability to use the app 3. Incarceration 4. Suicide risk as determined by the treating medical clinician at the site
Interventions
- DeviceKIOS App
A digital health therapeutic intended to help individuals in recovery from opioid use disorder better self-manage their condition. KIOS offers individualized, evidence-based behavioral intervention strategies responsive to the patients' current clinical status outside the setting of the doctor's office or treatment facility.
Location
- University of Texas Health Science Center - Department of PsychiatrySan Antonio, Texas