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Remote Monitoring and Contingency Management Reinforcement for Alcohol Abstinence

NCT01307345 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-07-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot project proposes to monitor real-world alcohol use using a novel technology-cell phone videorecordings in conjunction with breathalyzer recordings-and to conduct a small randomized study of this technology for reinforcing alcohol abstinence. Individuals with frequent alcohol use (N = 30) will be asked to carry a study cell phone plus a handheld breathalyzer for one month. Participants will be randomized to one of two conditions: alcohol monitoring or alcohol monitoring plus contingency management. In both conditions, research assistants will telephone participants on their cell phone an average of 10 times per week to request submission of a breathalyzer sample using the video monitoring function on the cell phone. Samples will be time and date stamped, and the video containing the breathalyzer result will be sent to study staff via the cell phone. Participants will be compensated for each video recorded within one hour of receiving the prompt. Participants randomized to the contingency management condition will receive the same alcohol monitoring described above, and they will also receive reinforcement for each alcohol negative breath sample submitted within one hour of the prompt. Data from this pilot project will be useful for (1) determining the feasibility of assessing alcohol use in the natural environment via breathalyzers and cell phone technology, and (2) estimating effect sizes of a CM intervention that reinforces alcohol abstinence using breathalyzers and cell phone technology. In an exploratory manner, we will also evaluate the reliability and validity of the video monitoring procedure and trends toward changes in psychosocial functioning.

Conditions

  • Alcohol Use

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

contingency management for abstinence

For each breath sample submitted that reads below the cut point, participants will receive a voucher that can be exchanged for a check or gift card. Amounts earned will increase for each consecutive negative sample submitted, up to a maximum amount.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • UConn Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sheila Alessi, Ph.D. · University of Conncecticut Health Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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