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Vouchers vs. Prizes for Cocaine-Dependent Methadone Patients - 2

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cocaine Dependence
Interventions
Behavioral: Contingency management
Registration Number
NCT00249535
Lead Sponsor
UConn Health
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare voucher-based contingency management (CM) procedures to a lower-cost CM system that provides opportunities to win prizes. Cocaine-dependent outpatients are randomly assigned to (a) standard treatment, (b) standard treatment plus usual magnitude prize CM, (c) standard treatment plus higher magnitude prize CM, or (d) standard treatment plus voucher CM. Urine and breath samples are collected 2-3x/week for 14 weeks. Follow-up interviews are conducted at 1,3,6 and 9 months following intake during which substance use and psychosocial functioning are assessed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
240
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Contingency managementstandard treatment plus usual magnitude prize CM
2Contingency managementstandard treatment plus higher magnitude prize CM
3Contingency managementstandard treatment plus voucher CM
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cocaine usebaseline and each follow-up
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UConn Health Center

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Farmington, Connecticut, United States

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