The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a digital intervention called LDART in adults with stimulant use disorder.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
Let's Do Addiction Recovery Together! (LDART) is a web-based intervention grounded in social cognitive theory that is designed to reduce hazardous alcohol use. It has three active ingredients: 1) daily recovery goal setting and tracking, 2) motivational video, audio, and written messages from individuals in recovery, and 3) information on several community-based recovery groups (e.g., mutual-help groups, recovery community centers) that provide free, publicly available meetings and activities. Participants receive a text message reminder each night to go to the website to complete the activities, and a text message reminder each morning of the goal they set for themselves, with the option to change it. It only takes a few minutes to use LDART each day over the 4-week intervention period.
This is a 10-page PDF on stimulant use disorder created by the American Society of Addiction Medicine and American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. It contains information about stimulant intoxication and withdrawal and treatment options. Participants will be encouraged to access this booklet for a few minutes each night over the 4-week intervention period.
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Recruitment rate
The percentage of eligible participants who are enrolled relative to the total number of eligible potential participants who completed the screening.
Time frame: From enrollment to the final assessment time point (Day 56)
Accrual rate
The rate of enrollment, defined as number of participants enrolled per month.
Time frame: From enrollment to the final assessment time point (Day 56)
Retention rate
The percentage of enrolled participants who complete all study-related procedures (i.e., all three assessments).
Time frame: From enrollment to the final assessment time point (Day 56)
Intervention engagement
Number of nights enrolled participants completed the activities on the LDART website, out of 28 nights.
Time frame: From beginning the intervention (Day 1) to the end of the intervention period (Day 28)
Intervention acceptability
Rating scores on the end-user version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (uMARS). Total score range 1-5 with higher scores indicating a better quality app.
Time frame: The second assessment time point (post-intervention, Day 28)
Change from baseline in stimulant use frequency
Change in self-reported number of days when any stimulants were used in the past 28 days, as measured using the Timeline Follow-back.
Time frame: Baseline (Day 0), Post-intervention (Day 28), 1-month post-intervention (Day 56)
Change from baseline in number of hours spent engaging with recovery groups
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Self-reported number of hours spent engaging with recovery groups in the past 28 days, as measured using a modified Timeline Follow-back
Time frame: Baseline (Day 0), Post-intervention (Day 28), 1-month post-intervention (Day 56)