Improving Social Connectedness Through Digital Health to Enhance Recovery from OUD Among the Justice Involved Population
Rhode Island Hospital
90 participants
Mar 17, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
People with a history of Opioid Use Disorder and criminal justice involvement are more likely to experience loneliness following release from jail/prison leading to negative outcomes such as treatment dropout and increased substance use. Providing peer recovery support, particularly through a highly accessible, digital health platform, is a potential way to decrease loneliness in this population. The current study seeks to test whether a mobile peer recovery support app, delivered to individuals with a recent history of taking medication for opioid use disorder while in jail/prison, will improve outcomes for this vulnerable population.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- + years of age
- history of being prescribed medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while in jail or prison
- most recently released from prison with the past two years
- self-reported recovery for an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
- able to understand and speak English and to provide written and verbal consent
- anticipated discharge from jail/prison within 3 months if currently incarcerated
Exclusion Criteria1
- N/A
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Interventions
The MPS App is a secure platform that allows text-based peer support for individuals in recovery from OUD. Participants assigned to this condition will be enrolled on a rolling basis into a peer support group on the app. All participants will receive onboarding assistance and will have access to the app for 6 months. The app will include live moderation from a certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist and trained research assistants. Moderators will begin discussions with prompts and regulate the flow of conversation with standardized text language. Moderators will be able to respond in real-time to malicious messages or other "flags" that could impact participant safety. Built in natural language processing algorithms will also detect language requiring intervention and automatically alter the moderators and on-call clinicians.
A list of online peer support and mental health resources, drawn from SAMSHA and equivalent websites, will be provided to all participants, as an enhanced adjunct to their standard recovery plans.
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NCT06896656