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NCT06643988
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Autobiographical Memory in Opioid Use Disorder

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The research study is being conducted to better understand memory function in people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and whether memory training can improve the symptoms and lives of people with OUD. Further, this study seeks to identify how brain and heart activity contribute to memory function and OUD symptoms. Participants will be asked to complete a baseline assessment, four weeks of at-home memory training (MemFlex), and a post-treatment follow-up assessment. Everyone enrolled will receive MemFlex as there is no placebo group. Each visit will include collection of a urine sample for drug testing. During the baseline and follow-up assessments, researchers will collect brain information using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and heartbeat data using a wearable wristband sensor. MemFlex is a cognitive-behavioral intervention that does not pose any risk. However, the use of MemFlex in this study is experimental as it has not been tested in individuals with OUD. We will enroll 20 participants with OUD and 10 participants meeting healthy volunteer criteria.

Official title: Neurobiological Correlates of Autobiographical Memory Training to Improve Opioid Use Disorder Outcomes

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 60 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

30

Start Date

2025-08-19

Completion Date

2026-06

Last Updated

2025-08-29

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MemFlex

MemFlex employs cognitive training exercises in self-led sessions to improve 1) switching between specific and general AMs, 2) access to positive AMs, and 3) vividness of positive AMs.

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States