Recruiting

Pink CloudAn Evaluation of the Pink Cloud Application in Post- Treatment Substance Use Disorder Support

Sponsor:

Loyola Marymount University

Code:

NCT07042451

Conditions

Substance Use

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Pink Cloud

Active Control

Study Details

Brief summary:

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of Pink Cloud, a mobile health application designed to support recovery from substance and alcohol use disorders (SUD/AUD). The app provides access to over 245,000 in-person and virtual 12-Step meetings, along with features such as a sobriety counter, daily planner, and personal inventory tools. In this study, 1,410 participants in various stages of recovery will be randomly assigned to receive either access to the Pink Cloud app or to a control condition. Participants will complete follow-up assessments at 1, 3, and 6 months. Primary outcomes include number of days sober and frequency of drug and alcohol problems. Secondary outcomes include meeting attendance, proportion of sober individuals in one's social network, and engagement in recovery-related activities. The investigators hypothesize that participants in the Pink Cloud group will report more days sober and fewer substance use problems than those in the control group, and that they will also report attending more meetings, having a greater proportion of sober peers, and engaging more frequently in recovery activities.

Conditions

Substance Use

Study ID

NCT07042451

Start date

Jul 9, 2025

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Aug, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Participant is 18 years of age or older
Participant is willing to attend a 12-Step or peer-to-peer recovery meeting (in person or virtual) within the next week
Participant owns a personal smartphone with cellular service
Participant is a permanent resident of the United States
Participant feels comfortable reading and understanding written English in everyday situations
Participant has consumed alcohol and/or used drugs (excluding tobacco or prescribed medication) at some point in their life, but not within the past couple of days
Participant is not currently attending outpatient or residential treatment for substance and/or alcohol use
Participant does not have a plan to enter substance and/or alcohol treatment in the next 30 days
Participant has been invited by the research team to either the intervention or control condition and redeemed their subscription code.
Informed consent is provided

Exclusion Criteria:

Participant is younger than 18 years of age
Participant is unwilling to attend a 12-Step or peer-to-peer recovery meeting (in person or virtual) within the next week
Participant does not own a personal smartphone with cellular service
Participant is not a permanent resident of the United States
Participant does not feel comfortable reading and understanding written English in everyday situations
Participant has consumed alcohol or used drugs (excluding tobacco or prescribed medication) within the past couple of days
Participant has never consumed alcohol or used drugs
Participant is currently attending outpatient or residential treatment for substance and/or alcohol use
Participant has a plan to enter substance and/or alcohol treatment in the next 30 days
Participant was not invited by the research team or did not redeem their assigned subscription code
Informed consent is not provided

Study Design

Enrollment

1410 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Pink Cloud

Participants in this arm will receive access to a mobile application designed to support ongoing recovery from substance and alcohol use disorders. The app includes tools that promote engagement with 12-Step recovery principles and offer self-monitoring features. Participants can integrate the app into their recovery efforts as they see fit throughout the study period.

active comparator: Active Control

Participants in this arm will receive access to a website containing curated recovery-related materials. These resources are intended to offer general support for individuals in recovery, without emphasizing any specific program or approach. Participants are free to explore and use the content as they choose.

Interventions

Pink Cloud

Participants randomized to the Pink Cloud condition will receive a subscription code to access the Pink Cloud mobile application for approximately 365 days. The app includes features such as a searchable database of over 245,000 12-Step meetings (in-person and virtual), a sobriety counter, customizable daily planners, personal inventory tools, and a resentment journal. Participants are encouraged to use the app as they see fit throughout the study period. No prompts or required usage schedules will be imposed; instead, engagement will be self-directed to reflect real-world usage patterns.

Active Control

Participants randomized to the control condition will receive a code to access recovery-related resources hosted on a private study website. These materials include links to mutual-help groups, crisis support services, and educational content and treatment options. Participants may access the website at their discretion and engage with the resources as often and in whatever ways they choose. No prompts or required usage schedules will be imposed.

Primary outcome measure

Change in sobriety status between baseline and 1 month [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month ]
Change in sobriety status between baseline and 3 months [ Time Frame: baseline, 3 months ]
Change in sobriety status between baseline and 6 months [ Time Frame: baseline, 6 months ]
Change in alcohol and drug problems between baseline and 1 month [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month ]
Change in alcohol and drug problems between baseline and 3 months [ Time Frame: baseline, 3 months ]
Change in alcohol and drug problems between baseline and 6 months [ Time Frame: baseline, 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Joseph LaBrie, Ph.D.

3103385238 jlabrie@lmu.edu

Locations

Loyola Marymount

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90045

Contacts

Bradley M Trager, PhD

3103383701 bradley.trager@lmu.edu

Joseph W LaBrie, PhD

3103385238 jlabrie@lmu.edu

Principal Investigator:

Joseph W LaBrie, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Loyola Marymount University

Last update posted

Sep 11, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Loyola Marymount University on 2025-09-11.