Contingency Management for Alcohol Use Disorders
2 other identifiers
interventional
120
1 country
3
Brief Summary
Contingency management (CM) treatments are highly efficacious in improving outcomes of substance abusing patients. However, CM has rarely been applied to individuals with alcohol use disorders, primarily because of technological limitations in monitoring drinking. The Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor (SCRAMx®) is a new technology designed to continuously monitor alcohol consumption 24 hours a day for 7 days per week. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of CM in reducing alcohol use using SCRAMx. In total, 120 alcohol abusing or dependent patients initiating outpatient treatment at community-based clinics will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: standard care, or standard care plus CM with reinforcement based on results of SCRAMx readings. Compared with standard care, it is expected that CM will result in fewer drinking days and longer durations of continuous non-drinking days.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2014
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
3 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 24, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 9, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2019
CompletedNovember 1, 2019
October 1, 2019
5.4 years
February 24, 2014
October 30, 2019
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
longest duration of abstinence from alcohol
objective report of alcohol use as measured by SCRAMx device
three months
Study Arms (2)
Control Group
ACTIVE COMPARATORStandard Care
Experimental Group
EXPERIMENTALStandard Care plus Prize Contingency Management for Alcohol Abstinence
Interventions
The systematic reinforcement of desired behaviors and the withholding of reinforcement for undesired behaviors
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- age 18 years or older
- current diagnosis of alcohol use disorder and self report of recent alcohol use
- pass an informed consent quiz
- agree to wear a SCRAMx monitor for 12 weeks
- have a standard SCRAMx compatible phone line in their home or agree to attend the clinic weekly for brief research visits/downloads
- agree to sign an off-campus property transfer form and return SCRAMx equipment
You may not qualify if:
- serious, uncontrolled psychiatric illness
- in recovery from pathological gambling
- have an unstable address
- intend to participate in activities incompatible with SCRAMx over the next 3 months
- are wearing SCRAMx for legal purposes
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (3)
The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General
New Britain, Connecticut, 06050, United States
Farrell Treatment Center
New Britain, Connecticut, 06051, United States
Behavioral Health Network, Inc.
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01104, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sheila Alessi, Ph.D.
UConn Health
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 24, 2014
First Posted
May 9, 2014
Study Start
January 1, 2014
Primary Completion
June 1, 2019
Study Completion
June 1, 2019
Last Updated
November 1, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-10