Recruiting

MBRP

Sponsor:

University of Texas at Austin

Code:

NCT07741825

Conditions

Relapse/Recurrence

Substance Use (Drugs, Alcohol)

Burnout

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention

Standard of Care

Study Details

Brief summary:

Adapt and test the effectiveness of MBRP for substance use peer workers compared to a standard of care (referral to 12-step) control condition on substance use, relapse risk, and burnout among peers in a pilot hybrid type 1 trial.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention can reduce substance use, relapse risk, and burnout among substance use peer workers. The objectives are to:

1. Identify the causes, consequences, and risk and protective factors for relapse among peer workers;
2. Identify peers' preferences related to MBRP content, structure, and delivery;
3. Adapt the MBRP intervention for peer workers; and
4. Assess the preliminary effectiveness and implementation outcomes of the adapted MBRP intervention.

Researchers will compare MBRP to referral to 12-step (standard of care) to see if MRBP works to reduce substance use, relapse risk, and burnout.

Participants will asked to:

  • Participate in MBRP (8 weekly 2-hour virtual sessions)
  • Complete 4 surveys assessing well-being outcomes
  • Participate in 1 virtual interview about your experience

Conditions

Relapse/Recurrence

Substance Use (Drugs, Alcohol)

Burnout

Study ID

NCT07741825

Start date

Aug, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Jul, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Are > 18 years old
2. Fluent in English
3. Be currently employed in a substance use peer support role
4. At-risk for SUD relapse as measured by a craving score of >15 on the adapted Penn Alcohol Craving Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Have a cognitive impairment that jeopardizes informed consent
2. Actively suicidal or psychotic

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention Arm

MBRP for Peer Workers

active comparator: Control Arm

Standard of Care

Interventions

Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention

MBRP for peer workers consists of 8 weekly 2-hour virtual sessions.

Standard of Care

Referral to 12-step programming

Primary outcome measure

  • Change from baseline in biologically verified substance use at 1, 3, and 6 months as measured by Saliva Drug Assays [ Time Frame: From enrollment to 6 months ]
  • Change from baseline in self-reported substance use days at 1, 3, and 6 months as measured by the Timeline Follow-Back (TLFB) [ Time Frame: From enrollment to 6 months ]
  • Change from baseline in relapse warning Signs at 1, 3, and 6 months as measured by the Advance Warning of Relapse (AWARE) Questionnaire [ Time Frame: From enrollment to 6 months ]
  • Change from baseline in professional quality of life at 1, 3, and 6 months as measured by the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) [ Time Frame: From enrollment to 6 months ]
  • Post-intervention perceived feasibility of the intervention as measured by the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) [ Time Frame: Immediately after the final intervention session ]
  • Post-intervention perceived acceptability of the intervention as measured by the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) [ Time Frame: Immediately after the final intervention session ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Katie A McCormick, PhD, MSW

(512) 471-5457katie.mccormick@austin.utexas.edu

Locations

Addiction Research Institute

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78712

Contacts

Katie A McCormick, PhD, MSW

(512) 471-5457katie.mccormick@austin.utexas.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Texas at Austin

Last update posted

Aug 7, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention
  • Peer Recovery Specialist
  • Peer Worker
  • Coping Skills
  • Relapse
  • Recovery
  • Recovery Capital
  • Occupational Stress
  • Mindfulness

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-05. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Texas at Austin on 2026-08-07.