Contingency Management for Chronic Recidivist Alcohol-Dependent Patients

Alcohol Dependence Clinical Trial

Official title:

Contingency Management for Chronic Recidivist Alcohol-Dependent Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00408161
• Other study ID #: NIAAA-PET03510
• Secondary ID: NIH Grant P50-AA
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2003
• Est. completion date: September 2008

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: UConn Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of prize contingency management (CM) in reducing in-patient detoxification services for chronic recidivist alcohol-dependent patients.

Description:

This study evaluates the efficacy of prize contingency management (CM) in reducing in-patient detoxification services for chronic recidivist alcohol-dependent patients. 116 alcohol-dependent patients who have received 4 or more alcohol detoxifications in a calendar year will be randomly assigned to one of two 6-month treatment conditions: standard case management treatment, or standard case management treatment plus CM. In the CM condition, patients earn the chance to win prizes by submitting negative breath samples and by complying with steps toward treatment goals, such as attending outpatient substance abuse treatment services, attending appointments with low income housing programs, or complying with outpatient psychiatric treatment. Treatment services received, alcohol and drug use, psychosocial functioning, and HIV risk behaviors will be measured pre-treatment and at months 1, 3, and 6 (post-treatment), and at follow-ups scheduled for 9, 12, and 18 months after intake.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 104
• Est. completion date: September 2008
• Est. primary completion date: September 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18 years or older

• Four or more inpatient alcohol detoxifications in the previous 12 months

• current diagnosis of DSM-IV alcohol dependence

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Dependence
• Alcoholism

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Contingency Management
prize contingency management (CM) -- 6-month treatment plus standard case management treatment and follow-ups at 9, 12, and 18 months after intake
• standard case management treatment
6-month treatment standard case management treatment, and follow-ups scheduled at 9, 12, and 18 months after intake.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Connecticut Health Center	Farmington	Connecticut

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
UConn Health	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	number of detoxifications		9, 12, and 18 months after intake
Primary	objective alcohol use		9, 12, and 18 months after intake
Primary	self-reported alcohol use		9, 12, and 18 months after intake
Secondary	ASI composite scores		9, 12, and 18 months after intake
Secondary	BSI scores		9, 12, and 18 months after intake
Secondary	HRBS scores		9, 12, and 18 months after intake
Secondary	objective drug use		9, 12, and 18 months after intake