Recruiting

Recovery Messaging

Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Code:

NCT07573540

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

STAR

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this study is to develop a machine-learning guided recovery messaging system. The main question it aims to answer is can messages be used to:

  • help people to improve their health
  • make changes in people's lives to address alcohol and substance use

Participants will:

  • complete surveys
  • use a recovery-support digital therapeutic system

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

Study ID

NCT07573540

Start date

Sep 24, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jul 31, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 31, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • meet criteria for alcohol use disorder with at least moderate severity (>= 4 DSM-5 criteria)
  • in initial remission with most recent use of alcohol between 1 week and 3 months in the past
  • able to read English
  • have a smartphone and cellular plan that supports STAR use (Apple iOS or Android)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • medical or psychiatric co-morbidities that preclude use of a smartphone

Study Design

Enrollment

416 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: STAR

Participants will use the STAR automated recover support system for 4 months

Interventions

STAR

Automated recovery support messaging system for participants with alcohol use disorder (AUD), paired with a machine learning guided relapse risk prediction model.

Primary outcome measure

  • Participant engagement with the STAR system [ Time Frame: data collected at 2 and 4 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Susan Wanta

608-262-0387schneck2@wisc.edu

Thea Blum

608-262-1362tblm4@wisc.edu

Locations

University of Wisconsin

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53706

More Information

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Last update posted

Jun 25, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Wisconsin, Madison on 2026-06-25.