Financially Sustainable Remote Treatment for Alcohol Abuse: Feasibility

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT04182022
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Brief 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 use a breathalyzer and cost-controlling deposit contracts to facilitate a contingency-management intervention to reduce alcohol use that requires no in-person contact between the participants and the study staff during the intervention phase.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-10
• Study Completion: 2019-07-10
• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2019-12-02
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-02
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

• At least 18 years old
• Provide written informed consent
• Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual criteria for alcohol use disorder
• Express a desire to cut down or quit drinking
• Be willing to pay a $75 deposit toward their incentive fund

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Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or lactating
• Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual criteria for other substance use disorder (except caffeine or nicotine)
• Score 23 or greater on the Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Checklist
• Have immediate plans to move out of the area

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment acceptability	Baseline, one day after treatment end, and at a one-month follow-up	Participant ratings of treatment acceptability will be collected during assessment sessions
Percent days abstinent from alcohol during intervention	Percent days abstinent is the aggregate measure throughout the 21-day intervention period	Three breathalyzer assessments will be collected per day during the treatment period. This outcome measure will consist of the percent days when all three breathalyzers were on time and negative for alcohol.