Phosphatidylethanol-Based Contingency Management for Housing

NCT04038021 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2023-04-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of contingency management (CM) in reducing alcohol use in individuals experiencing unstable housing but who are currently housed in shelters. Participants will be 20-30 adults diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and has a history or unstable housing or literal homelessness in the last year but is currently receiving housing through Catholic Charities Spokane or other locations. Individuals who demonstrate AUD and have measurable PEth \>ng/mL at the baseline visit will be randomized to receive Phosphatidylethanol-based CM treatment or non-contigent treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Phosphatidylethanol-based Contingency Management

In CM, tangible reinforcers are provided after individuals demonstrate biochemically verified abstinence of various substances. CM is associated with increased abstinence from illicit drugs, nicotine, and alcohol and is the most powerful psychosocial treatment for initiating abstinence of these substances. When participants submit a negative result for alcohol (via blood phosphatidylethanol biomarkers), the subject will receive rewards (gift cards). In contrast, they will not receive rewards when their samples test positive for alcohol.

BEHAVIORAL

Non-Contingent Control

In the non-contingent control intervention, participants will receive rewards (gift cards) regardless of the alcohol biomarker results in their samples. Once the samples have been received, the subjects will receive reinforcers that is consistent with the average from the CM group's earnings.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH
  • Washington State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael G McDonell, PhD · Washington State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-13
Primary Completion
2022-08-23
Completion
2022-10-27

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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