Pear Therapeutics Announces Publication of Real-World Data Showing High Rates of Engagement, Retention and Abstinence with reSET®

• Real-world observational analysis evaluating treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) with prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) among a large, geographically diverse population
• Results demonstrate the benefit of PDTs for patients to access effective SUD treatment
• reSET is the only FDA-authorized PDT for substance use disorders due to cocaine, cannabis and stimulants like methamphetamines
• Real-world effectiveness data for reSET in SUD complements Pear’s previously published data for reSET-O® in opioid use disorder (OUD)

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEAR), the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines called prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), today announced the publication of results from a real-world observational analysis of engagement, retention and substance use among patients with substance use disorder (SUD) treated with reSET®, the first and only FDA-authorized PDT for the treatment of SUD (including alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, and stimulants like methamphetamines). The real-world data, which demonstrated high rates of engagement, retention¹ and abstinence from substances with reSET treatment through 12 weeks, was published in The American Journal on Addictions (AJA).²

“Nearly half of people who begin a treatment program stop within the first three months, which makes it challenging to effectively treat patients throughout their entire recovery journey,” said Yuri Maricich, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Pear Therapeutics. “The high rates of engagement and retention we observed in this analysis are especially encouraging as they demonstrate the potential benefit of reSET in treating patients in diverse and naturalistic real-world settings with substance use disorder, a population in need of effective therapies.”

The real-world observational analysis was conducted in an all-comer population of 602 patients with SUD treated with reSET over 12 weeks. Substance use was evaluated as a composite of self-reports and urine screens. Summary of results:²

• Over 74% of patients were retained in reSET treatment and continued to use their PDT during the last four weeks (weeks 9-12)
• Abstinence rates during the last four weeks were 62% where missing data was treated as a positive urine screen (n=602) and 86% where the missing data was excluded from the analysis (n=434)
• Of the patients using reSET appropriately (four or more lessons per week on average for the first four weeks) (n=258), 81% were abstinent and 92% were retained at 12 weeks

The full paper is available online by clicking here.

Pear’s products reSET and reSET-O for the treatment of SUD and opioid use disorder (OUD), respectively, have been measured in real-world use and their therapeutic content studied in randomized controlled trials, with results published in peer-reviewed medical journals.^3,4 Pear recently released publications showing the potential for improved real-world health outcomes and decreased healthcare resource utilization for patients using reSET and reSET-O.^5-17 Both products, which are adjunctive to outpatient care, provide patients with cognitive behavioral therapy, fluency training, and contingency management, while clinicians receive access to clinical dashboards to inform in-office and televisits.

reSET Important Safety Information

Indications for Use:

reSET is intended to provide cognitive behavioral therapy, as an adjunct to a contingency management system, for patients 18 years of age and older, who are currently enrolled in outpatient treatment under the supervision of a clinician. reSET is indicated as a 12-week (90 day) prescription-only treatment for patients with substance use disorder (SUD), who are not currently on opioid replacement therapy, who do not abuse alcohol solely, or who do not abuse opioids as their primary substance of abuse.

It is intended to:

• Increase abstinence from a patient’s substances of abuse during treatment, and
• Increase retention in the outpatient treatment program.

Important Safety Information:

Warnings: reSET is intended for patients whose primary language is English or Spanish with a reading level of 7th grade or above, and who have access to an Android/iOS tablet or smartphone. reSET is intended only for patients who own a smartphone and are familiar with use of smartphone apps (applications).

Clinicians should not use reSET to communicate with their patients about emergency medical issues. Patients should be clearly instructed not to use reSET to communicate to their clinician any urgent or emergent information. In case of an emergency, patients should dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

reSET is not intended to be used as a stand-alone therapy for substance use disorder (SUD). reSET does not replace care by a licensed medical practitioner and is not intended to reduce the amount of face-to-face clinician time. reSET does not represent a substitution for a patient’s medication. Patients should continue to take their medications as directed by their healthcare provider.

Patients with substance use disorder experience mental health disease and co-morbid medical problems at higher rates than the general population. Patients with substance use disorder also have higher baseline rates of suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts, and suicide completion. Clinicians should engage in their normal care practices to monitor patients for medical problems and mental health disorders, including risk for harming others and/or themselves.

The long-term benefit of treatment with reSET on abstinence has not been evaluated in studies lasting beyond 12 weeks (90 days) in the SUD population. The ability of reSET to prevent potential relapse after treatment discontinuation has not been studied.

The effectiveness of reSET has not been demonstrated in patients currently reporting opioids as their primary substance of abuse.

This Press Release does not include all the information needed to use reSET safely and effectively. Please see the Clinician Brief Summary for reSET for more information.

reSET-O Important Safety Information

Indications for Use:

reSET-O prescription digital therapeutic is a 12-week (84 day) software application intended to increase retention of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in outpatient treatment by providing cognitive behavioral therapy, as an adjunct to outpatient treatment that includes transmucosal buprenorphine and contingency management, for patients 18 years or older who are currently under the supervision of a clinician. reSET-O is indicated as a prescription-only digital therapeutic.

Important Safety Information:

Warnings/precautions: reSET-O is intended for patients whose primary language is English or Spanish with a reading level of 7th grade or above, and who have access to an Android/iOS tablet or smartphone. reSET-O is intended only for patients who own a smartphone and are familiar with use of smartphone apps (applications).

Clinicians should not use reSET-O to communicate with their patients about emergency medical issues. Patients should be clearly instructed not to use reSET-O to communicate to their clinician any urgent or emergent information. In case of an emergency, patients should dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

reSET-O is not intended to be used as a stand-alone therapy for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). reSET-O does not replace care by a licensed medical practitioner and is not intended to reduce the frequency or duration of in-person therapy. reSET-O does not represent a substitution for a patient’s medication. Patients should continue to take their medications as directed by their healthcare provider.

Patients with opioid use disorder experience mental health disease and co-morbid medical problems at higher rates than the general population. Patients with opioid use disorder have higher baseline rates of suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts, and suicide completion. Clinicians should undertake standard of care to monitor patients for medical problems and mental health disease, including risk for harming others and/or themselves.

The long-term benefit of reSET-O has not been evaluated in studies lasting beyond 12 weeks (84 days) in the OUD population. The ability of reSET-O to prevent potential relapse after therapy discontinuation has not been studied.

This Press Release does not include all the information needed to use reSET-O safely and effectively. Please see the Clinician Brief Summary Instructions for reSET-O for more information.

About Pear Therapeutics

Pear Therapeutics, Inc., which is traded on Nasdaq as PEAR, is the parent company of Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc. Pear is the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines, called prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs). Pear aims to redefine care through the widespread use of clinically validated software-based therapeutics to provide better outcomes for patients, smarter engagement and tracking tools for clinicians, and cost-effective solutions for payers. Pear has the first end-to-end platform to discover, develop, and deliver PDTs to patients and a pipeline of products and product candidates across therapeutic areas, including the first three PDTs with disease treatment claims from the FDA. Pear’s product, reSET®, for the treatment of substance use disorder, was the first PDT to receive marketing authorization from the FDA to treat disease. Pear’s second product, reSET-O®, for the treatment of opioid use disorder, was the first PDT to receive Breakthrough Designation. Pear’s third product, Somryst® for the treatment of chronic insomnia, was the first PDT submitted through FDA’s traditional 510(k) pathway while simultaneously reviewed through FDA’s Software Precertification Pilot Program. For more information, visit Pear at www.peartherapeutics.com.

References:

1. For observational and real-world studies, since patient and clinician encounters may not be available, thus in real-world and observational analyses, retention is defined based on engagement with the PDT during the last 4 weeks of the 12 weeks of the PDT use.
2. Xiong, X, Braun, S, Stitzer, M, et al. Evaluation of real-world outcomes associated with use of a prescription digital therapeutic to treat substance use disorders. Am J Addict. 2022; 1- 8. doi:10.1111/ajad.13346.
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