Lower-Cost Contingency Management in a Group Setting - 1

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of prize contingency management (CM) in enhancing attendance, reducing drug use, and improving health among clients attending two HIV drop-in centers. Specifically, 172 clients are randomly assigned to one of two 6-month treatment conditions: standard 12-step oriented group treatment, or CM group treatment. In the CM group, clients earn the chance to win prizes for submitting clean urine specimens and for complying with steps toward their treatment goals. Activities related to improving health will be emphasized, such as attending medical appointments, recording daily medication consumption, getting prescriptions filled, and attending medication adherence support groups. Group attendance, drug use, medical problems, services received, and risky drug use and sexual behaviors will be measured pre-treatment and at months 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12.

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Key information

Conditions

Substance Abuse Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, 06030 2103, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

HIV-positive and a member of The Living Center or the Manchester Area Network on AIDS
DSM-IV diagnosis of current opioid or cocaine abuse or dependence
willingness to accept random assignment to one of the two treatment groups

Exclusion criteria

inability to comprehend the study (Mini-mental status score <21; Folstein & Folstein, 1975; or inability to pass an informed consent quiz)
severely disruptive behavior
in recovery for pathological gambling (due to potential similarity between the CM procedure and gambling)
non-English speaking

Treatment and study plan

Contingency Management

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

Drug use

Time frame: baseline and each follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UConn Health

Other

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Registry information

Official study title

Lower-Cost Contingency Management in a Group Setting

Important dates

Study start: 2003
Primary completion: 2007
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Nov 7, 2005
Registry last updated: Nov 21, 2011

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