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Training Therapists to Administer Contingency Management-Patient Phase - 3

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of Connecticut Health Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00249418
First received: November 3, 2005
Last updated: November 17, 2011
Last verified: November 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to train therapists to administer contingency management (CM). This project will train up to 42 community-based treatment providers about the rationale for and the specifics of administering CM. Initial training will occur in 2-day workshops, followed by weekly supervision in delivery of CM with test cases. We expect that the majority of therapists will achieve high levels of competence and adherence in administering CM treatment within 3-5 test cases, as measured by ratings of audiotapes. To examine the efficacy of CM, each therapist who achieves adherence and competence in delivering CM will administer standard treatment alone or standard treatment plus CM to substance-abusing outpatients. In the CM condition, patients will have the opportunity to win prizes for submission of negative samples, and the treatment will be in effect for 12 weeks. In total, up to 200 patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two conditions. A research evaluator will conduct follow-up assessments, scheduled for 3, 6 and 9 months after treatment initiation.


Condition Intervention
Substance Abuse
 Behavioral: Contingency management

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Training Therapists to Administer Contingency Management-Patient Phase

Further study details as provided by University of Connecticut Health Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Drug use [ Time Frame: baseline and each follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Retention [ Time Frame: each follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 180
Study Start Date: January 2004
Study Completion Date: September 2009
Primary Completion Date: September 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:
    Behavioral: Contingency management
    Rewards (prizes) for abstinence
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  • age 18 years or older
  • meets DSM-IV criteria for cocaine abuse or dependence
  • English speaking (est. >90% of patients)

For those in drug-free programs, they must have initiated treatment within the past week. For methadone patients, they must be stabilized on a dose of methadone, defined as being on the same dose for at least 30 days and not currently requesting or being considered for a dose modification. Methadone patients must also have submitted at least 30% cocaine positive urine samples in the past 3 months.

Exclusion criteria:

  • acute uncontrolled psychiatric disorder (psychosis, suicidality) as determined by the SCID
  • dementia (<23 on the Mini Mental State Exam; Folstein & Folstein, 1975)
  • in recovery for pathological gambling
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00249418

Locations
United States, Connecticut
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Connecticut Health Center
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Nancy Petry, Ph.D. University of Connecticut Health Center
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: University of Connecticut Health Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00249418     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NIDA-16855-3, R01DA016855
Study First Received: November 3, 2005
Last Updated: November 17, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Connecticut Health Center:
Contingency Management
Substance Abuse Treatment

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Substance-Related Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013