Development of a Sham Smartphone App for Opioid Use Disorder: Acceptability and Suitability Study
Our sham app met our a priori criteria for suitability as a sham app. No clinical improvements from baseline were observed at the end of the study period, and all but 1 participant believed that they were using an active intervention. Demonstrating that this sham app is suitable as a control condition elevates the rigor of randomized clinical trials and ensures the efficacy of prescription digital therapeutics.
Authors
- Van L. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1557-8222)
- Elise N. Marino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8190-9985)
- Gregg Siegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4483-3517)
- Leslie H Siegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5545-8989)
- Jennifer Sharpe Potter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7250-4422)
- Kierstyn S Gallegos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3382-4455)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Biomedical Development Corporation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/71105
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse