NCT00249717

Group-Based Contingency Management for Substance Abuse Treatment - 1

Group-Based Contingency Management for Substance Abuse Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 312 (actual)
• Sponsor: UConn Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of prize-based contingency management (CM) when administered exclusively in groups. Substance dependent patients (N=360) at community-based treatment programs are randomly assigned to one of two conditions: (a) standard, non-CM treatment or (b) standard treatment plus prize CM delivered in groups. In the CM condition, patients earn the opportunity to win prizes for attending groups and submitting drug-free biological specimens. Substance use and psychosocial problems are measured at intake, month 1, month 3 (post treatment), and at 6-, 9-, and 12-month follow-up evaluations. We also assess patient characteristics that may be associated with improved outcomes within and across conditions.

Conditions

• Substance Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Contingency management	Receive rewards (prizes) abstinence and attendance

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-05-01
• Primary completion: 2010-01-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2005-11-07
• Last updated: 2011-11-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States