Clinical Trial of Abstinence-Linked Money Management

NCT00536900 | Completed Phase 2 DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 0403026478R01DA012952
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to test whether a money-management based intervention reduces substance abuse.

Conditions

Substance Abuse

Keywords

Substance abuse; Behavior therapy; representative payee; cocaine abuse; alcohol abuse; case management; dual diagnosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• weeks of abstinence

  36 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Dollars spent on alcohol

  36 weeks

• Dollars spent on drugs

  36 weeks

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Advisor-Teller Money Manager

Behavioral: Advisor-Teller Money Manager

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

FIT (finance instruction therapy)

Behavioral: FIT

Interventions

Advisor-Teller Money Manager BEHAVIORAL

The acronym for the functions of ATM are TTT-- Teller (storing patient funds), Training patients by making and reviewing monthly budgets, and Treatment-Linked Spending in which weekly behavioral contracts link disbursement to completion of abstinence-related activities

1

FIT BEHAVIORAL

FIT (finance instruction therapy) involves review of a financial workbook and budgeting sheets

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 18 or older.
• History of cocaine or alcohol abuse in the past 5 years
• Global Assessment of Functioning score below 65.
• Income of at least $450 per month.
• Able to provide informed consent, as evidenced by being able to answer questions about the study (described in Human Subjects).
• Enrolled at the New Haven Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC).
• Able to provide at least 2 names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least 2 individuals who are likely to have knowledge of their whereabouts throughout study follow-up.

You may not qualify if:

• Evidence of physiological dependence on sedatives or alcohol requiring a detoxification.
• Has a conservator or a representative payee
• Already receiving active money management (e.g. by case manager) in which the therapist/money manager makes more than one direct payment per month on behalf of the beneficiary.
• Mentally Retarded, as evidenced by a DSM IV diagnosis of mental retardation or a clinical diagnosis of mental retardation.
• Individuals in recovery from pathological gambling.
• Individuals whose partner or spouse who co-manage their money is already enrolled in the study.
• In the opinion of the Principal Investigator, the patient is unable to comply with the protocol procedures as evidenced by behavior or clinical information obtained during the enrollment and screening process.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale University: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Connecticut Mental Health Center

New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Rosen MI, Rounsaville BJ, Ablondi K, Black AC, Rosenheck RA. Advisor-Teller Money Manager (ATM) therapy for substance use disorders. Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Jul;61(7):707-13. doi: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.7.707.

  PMID: 20592006 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders; Cocaine-Related Disorders; Alcoholism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders; Alcohol-Related Disorders

Study Officials

• Marc I Rosen, M.D.

  Yale University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 26, 2007
• First Posted: September 28, 2007
• Study Start: June 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2009
• Study Completion: April 1, 2009
• Last Updated: March 30, 2020

Record last verified: 2014-07

Locations

US (1)