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A Clinical Trial of Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders

Key facts

Who runs it
Yale University
Where
New Haven, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
470 people, planned
Started
11 Sept 2026
Expected to end
1 Dec 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • RecoveryPad platform
Record updated
21 September 2026

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Can speak, read and write in English
  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • Screened positive for OUD, moderate or severe, based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5th Edition
  • Have a working cell phone number and working device that can access a web browser and receive texts (i.e., smartphone, tablet or computer)
  • Can provide a working email address OR be willing to create one

Who cannot take part

  • Current use of buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone for a substance use disorder
  • Pregnancy
  • Known current suicide risk based on participant self-report
  • On parole or incarcerated at time of enrollment based on participant self-report

Where in United States

  • Yale UniversityNew Haven, United StatesContact: Rebekah Heckmann, MDTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This trial will assess effects of enrollment in a comprehensive telehealth platform, RecoveryPad (RP), in adults with moderate or severe opioid use disorder.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • RecoveryPad platformTreatment being tested

    Participants randomized to RecoveryPad platform

  • Treatment as usualNo study treatment, for comparison

    Treatment as usual: referrals to harm reduction and other community resources that are already being given to individuals in the various community and healthcare settings from which these participants are being recruited.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders
Record updated
21 September 2026