40 Final Visit (Debrief Session)
The purpose of the debrief visit is to remind participants of the goals of the study, give them a thank you letter, and guide them through deleting the star app or disabling app permissions
40.1 Scheduling
Send this message via DM on the date of their last payment. If you do not hear back, try reaching out via email or text. Otherwise, follow the protocol for a missed final visit.
[Name]
Our records indicate you have completed 100% of the study duration! This means it is time to schedule your final call.
This session should take about 10 minutes, during which we will review the goals of the study and help you to either delete the app or turn off data sharing if you choose to keep it. You will receive $10 for its completion.
Please let me know 1) when you might be available to speak and 2) the best number we can use to reach you. On behalf of everyone at the UW Addiction Research Lab, I thank you for participating!
Best,
[Your name]
STAR Study Team
40.2 Preparation
Before beginning the call, pull the participants’ name to address them, their most recent phone number, and email address for their thank you letter. Confirm you have their most recent contact information by checking not only the enrollment database but a) their thread, to see if they have updated their contact information with us and b) their STAR account to see if they have updated their email address. The study phone should have the most accurate number, but if you’re not sure, feel free to confirm prior to their scheduled time.
40.3 Debrief Session Script
Italics are script you read to the participant
[Items in brackets are instructions to you]
Connection
[Once the participant is connected (via phone), greet them, then ascertain they are in a safe and private place to complete the tele-visit before proceeding. Reschedule If needed.]
Introduction Thanks for taking my call today. This call marks the end of your study participation. I just want to take a few minutes to remind you of the goals of this study, as well as how your participation has contributed to these goals. I will then help you to either remove the app from your phone or turn off data sharing if you would like to continue using the app. Feel free to interrupt me at any time if you have questions.
Restate Goals of Study As you might remember from the first visit, the major goal of this study is to use the data that you and other participants provided to develop a system that can predict the day-to-day chance that an individual will experience an opioid or other drug lapse.
We hope that the system we build, based on data from participants like you, will improve the treatment landscape for individuals in recovery.
Any questions?
Thank You Letter
On behalf of the research team, I’d like to send you a thank you letter for your participation. This letter will include several website links, including a link that you can visit to access additional resources near you. Because it contains these links, we’d like to send it to you via email. Would you be able to confirm the best email address we can use to reach you?
Remove Star App/Change Permissions
Now that you are done with the study, you may delete the Star app from your phone. Although you are not required to delete the star app from your phone, after the study is over, the app will no longer be updated and, eventually, may no longer be supported by your phone’s operating system. If you choose to keep the app for the time being, I will help you change your research study settings to stop sharing your sensitive data (location, phone logs, and text messages) with us. Would you like to remove the star app or keep it for now?
If Participant Chooses to Remove App
To delete the STAR app, press and hold down on the app’s icon until the app shortcut’s popup shows up. You’ll either see an “i” button or see App Info; tap it. Next, tap Uninstall.
If Participant Chooses Keep App
Alright great! I’m going to walk you through how to turn off data sharing so that we are no longer collecting your personal information. First, please open the Star App. Next, tap the Settings button. In Settings, tap Research Study Settings, next tap “Change Settings”. You should get a message from Star notifying you that changing these settings will reduce your next bonus by $15, please tap “Yes”*
You should be taken to the App info page for Star in your phone settings. In app info, please tap the “Permissions” button. Please let me know when you are on this page.
Let me know what you see on this page
In App permissions, you should see several toggle switches. In order to turn off data sharing, To change a permission setting, tap it, then choose Allow or Deny.
A permission is turned off when the circle in the toggle is on the left-hand side. Please let me know when all of the App Permissions are turned off.
Great!
Do you have any additional questions about the study?
Access Final Results
Before you go, I want to give you some information about where you will be able to eventually find the results from this study. Final results may take up to 5 years to be published. When they are published, you can find them at the link provided in the thank you letter we will be sending to your email. https://reporter.nih.gov/search/JbRgAtchAUKHOoW2X1vObQ/projects/map/project-details/9980350. All results will be grouped together; therefore, individual results are not available. This means that your participation, including your name and answers, will remain absolutely confidential, even if the report is published.
Do you have any questions about the final results of the study?
Payment
The last thing I would like to go over is your payment. For completing today’s call session, you will receive $10 on your study debit card. After this date, you will have no more tasks for the STAR Study and will not receive any more payments. Your card will remain active until the printed expiration date.
Any questions?
Thank Participant/End Session
Great! On behalf of everyone at the UW Addiction Research Center I want thank you so much for participating. We couldn’t do this type of research without volunteers like you.