Contingency Management for Alcohol Use Disorders

October 30, 2019 updated by: Sheila Alessi, UConn Health
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • New Britain, Connecticut, United States, 06050
        • The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General
      • New Britain, Connecticut, United States, 06051
        • Farrell Treatment Center
    • Massachusetts
      • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01104
        • Behavioral Health Network, Inc.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control Group
Standard Care
Behavioral: Standard Care
Experimental: Experimental Group
Standard Care plus Prize Contingency Management for Alcohol Abstinence
Behavioral: Standard Care
Behavioral: Prize Contingency Management for Alcohol Abstinence
The systematic reinforcement of desired behaviors and the withholding of reinforcement for undesired behaviors

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
longest duration of abstinence from alcohol
Time Frame: three months
objective report of alcohol use as measured by SCRAMx device
three months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

UConn Health

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sheila Alessi, Ph.D., UConn Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 24, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 7, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

May 9, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 1, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 12-204H-2
  • R01AA021446 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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