Adapting the Penny Chatbot for Perinatal OUD Patients: COPILOT

Part of paid clinical trials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Study ID
NCT06969261
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Opioid Use Disorder
  • Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Penny COPILOT — BEHAVIORAL
    The Penny COPILOT chatbot is an interactive short messaging system (SMS) program that provides educational and supportive content for postpartum individuals. The chatbot has been adapted to include information relevant to opioid use disorder recovery in order to decrease the risk of returning to use among people who use drugs. Messages are sent at specified intervals relevant to the postpartum course and the chatbot allows for two way messaging with an interactive lens.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 1, 2026
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Chatbot Intervention
    This is a single arm study designed to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the chatbot.

Primary Outcome Measure

UCLA Loneliness Scale. [ Time Frame: During Aim 3 activities, assessments will occur at Baseline and at 3-month Follow-up. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP)PhiladelphiaPennsylvania19072
Emma Farber, BA
[email protected]
215-746-3338
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvania19104-3309
Sara L Kornfield, PhD
[email protected]
800-789-7633

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