Individualizing Incentives for Alcohol in the Severely Mentally Ill

Part of paid clinical trials in Seattle, Washington.

Sponsor
Washington State University
Study ID
NCT03481049
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Usual CM — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral reinforcement for alcohol abstinence
  • High-Magnitude CM — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral reinforcement for alcohol abstinence
  • Shaping CM — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral reinforcement for alcohol abstinence

Study Details

The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of a 2 various contingency management (CM) interventions (High-Magnitude CM, Shaping CM) for treating heavy drinking among individuals with serious mental illness and alcohol dependence who are seen within the context of a community mental health center setting. Participants will be 400 adults diagnosed with serious mental illness and alcohol dependence and those who demonstrate heavy drinking during the first 4 weeks will be randomized to receive treatment conditions.

Key Dates

Start date
May 5, 2018
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Jun 3, 2024
Completion
Nov 22, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
392 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Usual CM
    Participants will earn at least 3 prize draws each time they submit an alcohol negative urine samples during weeks 5-20, plus treatment as usual
  • Experimental: High-Magnitude CM
    Participants will earn twice as many prize draws than those in the Usual CM for alcohol abstinence during weeks 5-20, plus treatment as usual.
  • Experimental: Shaping CM
    Participants will earn prize draws for light drinking during weeks 5-8 instead of alcohol abstinence and will then earn prize draws for abstinence during weeks 9-20, plus treatment as usual.

Primary Outcome Measure

Alcohol Use Assessed by Ethyl Glucuronide (EtG) Detection in Urine [ Time Frame: During weeks 5 -16 of treatment ]

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Sound HealthSeattleWashington98014-
WSU Research ClinicSpokaneWashington99202-

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