The Effect of a Contingency Management Intervention on Substance Use

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Substance Use Disorders

In brief

Contingency management interventions involve providing a tangible reward for progress toward treatment goals. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a contingency management intervention added to usual care leads to improved attendance and decreased substance use in patients attending outpatient substance use disorders treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00252512

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

332

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• veterans presenting for outpatient substance use disorders treatment with a diagnosis of alcohol, cocaine, amphetamine, or methamphetamine dependence

You may not qualify if…

• primary cannabis dependence
• primary opioid dependence
• severe psychiatric symptoms
• suicide risk
• positive history or screen for pathological gambling
• lacking transportation or living too far away to attend twice per week research appointments

Where it is running

• Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA — Seattle, Washington, United States

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