Adapting the Penny Chatbot for Perinatal OUD Patients: COPILOT

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
AgeNot listed
SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania

About this trial

To address both loneliness and engagement in perinatal and OUD care among perinatal women, the investigators plan to adapt an existing texting support chatbot, Penny, to make it appropriate for use by women who are pregnant and postpartum and dealing with OUD. The newly adapted chatbot, Penny COPILOT, will allow for two way short message service (SMS) messaging to respond appropriately and accurately to user generated input. The investigative team, in collaboration with the Penn Mixed Methods Research Lab (MMRL) and Penn's Way 2 Health Team, will use intervention mapping guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science. The investigators will conduct a needs assessment, assemble an advisory board, engage in pretesting to ensure safety and refine content, and pilot test the resultant adapted Penny COPILOT in a sample of 20 perinatal women with OUD to evaluate acceptability, feasibility, and patient satisfaction. The goal is to develop and refine an acceptable, feasible, and satisfactory supportive texting chatbot to promote patient engagement in perinatal and OUD care and decrease perceived loneliness.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Biological females who are currently pregnant or within 6 weeks postpartum.

Able to read, write, and speak English at a 6th grade level.

Diagnosed and receiving treatment for, or willing to receive treatment for opioid use disorder.

Receiving prenatal care and OUD care at a Penn affiliated hospital.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Penny COPILOT

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Pennsylvania

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Collaborator