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Low-Cost Contingency Management for Hispanic Outpatients - 3

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
University of Connecticut Health Center
Information provided by:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00249548
First received: November 3, 2005
Last updated: May 23, 2008
Last verified: May 2008
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a lower-cost contingency management (CM) procedure in Hispanic substance abusing outpatients. Thirty individuals meeting DSM-IV criteria for substance dependence receive one of two conditions: (a) standard treatment, or (b) standard treatment plus prize CM. Using a cross-over design, CM is implemented in a community-based outpatient clinic and compared with non-CM in the same clinic. The participating clinic is randomly assigned to receive either the CM or non-CM phase first; 15 weeks after the final participant in one phase is enrolled, a one-week washout period occurs, followed by a switch to the other phase. Patients initiating outpatient treatment during the non-CM phase receive standard treatment and submit urine and breath samples 2/week during Weeks 1-6 and 1/week during Weeks 7-12. Patients initiating treatment during the CM phase also receive standard treatment and the same breath and urine monitoring. In addition, they earn the opportunity to win prizes for coming to treatment and for submitting negative breath and urine samples. Follow-up interviews are conducted at 1,3,6 and 9 months following intake during which substance use and psychosocial functioning are assessed.


Condition Intervention
Substance Abuse
 Behavioral: Contingency management

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Low-Cost Contingency Management for Hispanic Outpatients

Further study details as provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):

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

Enrollment: 30
Study Start Date: August 2004
Study Completion Date: January 2006
Primary Completion Date: January 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria:

  • age > 18 years
  • current DSM-IV substance dependence.

Exclusion criteria:

  • have a serious, uncontrolled psychiatric illness (e.g., acute schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe or psychotic major depression, or suicide risk) on the basis of history or medical examination
  • have dementia (<23 on the Mini Mental State Exam; Folstein et al. 1975)
  • DSM-IV diagnosis of pathological gambling
  • plans to move from the Hartford are within 9 months.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00249548

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

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Nancy Petry, Ph.D., UConn Health Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00249548     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NIDA-13444-3, R01-13444-3
Study First Received: November 3, 2005
Last Updated: May 23, 2008
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
contingency management
substance abuse

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Substance-Related Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013