Substance-Related Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
substance use disorders
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to test the utilization of incentive values (considerably lower than those typically used in research clinics) to motivate clients to attend treatment and initiate and sustain abstinence.
Detailed description
The purpose of the proposed research is to implement and systematically evaluate, in community treatment settings, motivational incentive procedures that have been well researched and have proven efficacious in a variety of treatment research clinics. The study will determine if motivational incentives along with standard care therapy is more effective than standard therapy alone for the treatment of patients using cocaine or methamphetamine and entering a substance abuse treatment program.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavior Therapy
Sponsors
Johns Hopkins University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Recent admission to an opioid substitution (methadone maintenance) CTP. Completed at least 4 weeks of maintenance at time of study entry 2. Evidence of cocaine or methamphetamine use Minimum of one documented positive urine within 2 weeks of study entry. For those exiting a controlled environment, any stimulant use within two weeks of entering the controlled environment
Exclusion criteria
1. Unable to give informed consent (fails simple consent quiz) 2. Answers yes to question: Are you in recovery from gambling? That is, have you stopped gambling because of previous gambling problems?
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ASI | — |
| Opioid and cocaine use | — |
| AIDS risk behavior | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed