Remote Monitoring and Contingency Management Reinforcement for Alcohol Abstinence
Alcohol Use
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Alcohol Use
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- age >21 years
- frequent alcohol use
- willing to use a cell phone and breathalyzer for 28 days
- have a valid photo ID (driver's license, passport, state ID)
- are willing to sign an off-campus property transfer form and return study equipment in four weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
- desire for, or have received, treatment for alcohol use in the past 6 months
- non-English speaking
Sites / Locations
- University of Connecticut Health Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Monitoring Alone
Monitoring plus contingency management for abstinence
Research assistants will phone or text participants and request videorecordings of breathalyzer samples up to 21 times per week. Participants will receive compensation for each valid videorecording that occurs within the requested one-hour time frame, and bonus compensation each time all requested videorecordings are submitted within the timeframe over a 7-day period, and/or if >90% of prompts are returned over the study period.
Participants assigned to this condition will receive the same monitoring schedule outlined above, plus the same payment for compliance. In addition, they will receive contingent reinforcement for submission of videorecordings that demonstrate negative breath alcohol samples. For each sample submitted that reads below the cut point, participants will receive vouchers for payment.