NCT03942770

Remote Alcohol Monitoring to Facilitate Abstinence From Alcohol: Exp 2

Remote Alcohol Monitoring to Facilitate Abstinence Reinforcement With an Underserved Population

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 91 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mikhail N Koffarnus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Directly reinforcing abstinence from alcohol with monetary incentives is an effective treatment for alcohol dependence, but barriers in obtaining frequent, verified biochemical measures of abstinence limit the dissemination of this treatment approach. As our feasibility study demonstrates, remote breathalyzer monitoring drastically improves the practicality of delivering an alcohol contingency management intervention. In Experiment 2, we will test whether the addition of remote abstinence incentives to treatment as usual improves outpatient treatment outcomes and prevents relapse following inpatient detoxification at a regional hospital system. We will also assess whether readmission rates are reduced using a newly developed smartphone app and breathalyzer.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Contingency Management	Monetary incentives are delivered to participants contingent upon on-time breathalyzer submissions and verified abstinence from alcohol.
BEHAVIORAL	Contingency management	Monetary incentives are delivered to participants contingent upon on-time breathalyzer submissions only with no contingency on alcohol use.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-15
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2026-08-31
• First posted: 2019-05-08
• Last updated: 2026-04-06

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States