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Remote Alcohol Monitoring to Facilitate Abstinence Reinforcement: Feasibility

NCT03507075 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2018-04-24

No results posted yet for this study

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. The goal of this feasibility study is to determine if using technological advancements to remotely, accurately, and securely monitor alcohol use with a newly developed breathalyzer is an effective treatment that is acceptable to participants. If validated, this treatment approach has the potential to facilitate the dissemination of an effective, evidence-based treatment for alcohol dependence to a broader population whose treatment needs are not currently being adequately met.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Contingency management: Contingent incentives

Monetary incentives are delivered to participants contingent upon on-time breathalyzer submissions and verified abstinence from alcohol.

BEHAVIORAL

Contingency management: Noncontingent incentives

Monetary incentives are delivered to participants contingent upon on-time breathalyzer submissions only with no contingency on alcohol use.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mikhail Koffarnus

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-15
Primary Completion
2017-01-05
Completion
2017-01-05

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