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Optimizing Smart Technology for Alcohol Recovery

This study is testing a new system called STAR, which is an automated messaging system designed to support people recovering from alcohol use disorder (AUD). STAR uses a special computer program to predict when someone might be at risk of relapse and sends helpful messages. The main goal is to see how much people use the STAR system over 2 and 4 months. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, have been diagnosed with moderate to severe AUD, and have recently stopped drinking (between 1 week and 3 months ago). You also need to be able to read English and have a smartphone that can run the STAR system. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 416 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
What's involved
You will complete surveys and use the STAR recovery-support digital therapeutic system.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your engagement with the STAR system will be measured at 2 and 4 months.

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NCT07573540

Optimizing Smart Technology for Addiction Recovery

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Wisconsin, Madison
~416 participants
Updated 2026-06-25 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:STAR

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Participant engagement with the STAR system
Measured over data collected at 2 and 4 months

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Wisconsin1

Study leadership

  • John Curtin, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Who to contact

Susan Wanta
[email protected]
608-262-0387
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

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

What this trial measures

  • Participant engagement with the STAR systemdata collected at 2 and 4 months

    Measured as days of engagement with the recovery system.