Family-focused Digital Intervention for MOUD Initiation and Retention
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Summary
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).
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * IP must not have been on MOUD in the last 2 weeks. * CSO must not mee…
Interventions
- BehavioralFamilyCHESS
Participants will have access to the FamilyCHESS system on their personal smartphone. FamilyCHESS incorporates Invitation to Change (ITC), a combination of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI) training principles and components for a CSO (e.g., parent, spouse/romantic partner, adult child, other family member or friend) to encourage and support the patient to engage in treatment.
- BehavioralStandard of Care
Participants will receive links to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) resources for MOUD
Locations (2)
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, Illinois
- University of Wisonsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin