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Pink Cloud App for Substance Use Disorder Support

This study is testing a mobile app called Pink Cloud to see if it helps people recover from substance and alcohol use disorders. The app offers features like a searchable list of over 245,000 12-Step meetings, a sobriety counter, and planning tools. You could join if you are 18 or older, live in the US, have a smartphone, and are willing to attend a 12-Step meeting soon. Half of the participants will use the Pink Cloud app, and the other half will get access to recovery resources on a website. Researchers will check your sobriety status at 1, 3, and 6 months to see if the app is helpful. The study plans to enroll 1,410 people, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This is a randomized controlled trial, meaning participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. The study plans to enroll 1,410 participants.
What's involved
Participants will use either the Pink Cloud app or a recovery resource website for about 365 days. You will complete follow-up assessments at 1, 3, and 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after starting the study interventions.

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NCT07042451

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

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalPrevention
Loyola Marymount University
~1,410 participants
Updated 2025-09-11 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Pink CloudActive Control

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in sobriety status between baseline and 1 month
Measured over baseline, 1 month
+5 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Substance Use

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
California1

Who to contact

Joseph LaBrie, Ph.D.
[email protected]
3103385238
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

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

What this trial measures

  • Change in sobriety status between baseline and 1 monthbaseline, 1 month

    Self-reported number of days participant reports not using alcohol or drugs in the past 30 days.

  • Change in sobriety status between baseline and 3 monthsbaseline, 3 months

    Self-reported number of days participant reports not using alcohol or drugs in the past 90 days.

  • Change in sobriety status between baseline and 6 monthsbaseline, 6 months

    Self-reported number of days participant reports not using alcohol or drugs in the past 180 days.

  • Change in alcohol and drug problems between baseline and 1 monthbaseline, 1 month

    Self-reported frequency of alcohol and drugs problems in the past 30 days.

  • Change in alcohol and drug problems between baseline and 3 monthsbaseline, 3 months

    Self-reported frequency of alcohol and drugs problems in the past 90 days.

  • Change in alcohol and drug problems between baseline and 6 monthsbaseline, 6 months

    Self-reported frequency of alcohol and drugs problems in the past 180 days.