Leveraging Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Reduce Drinking Among DWI Defendants
Purpose
The current study will evaluate the efficacy of contingency management (i.e., reinforcement for avoiding heavy drinking) among adults arrested for drunk driving and who are at risk for ongoing heavy drinking.
Condition
- Drunk Driving
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 21 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- arrested for drunk driving offense
Exclusion Criteria
- significant alcohol withdrawal symptoms - medical condition that would contraindicate participation (e.g., pregnancy, scheduled surgery) - inability to comprehend the informed consent process or study instructions - presence of a DSM-5 psychiatric disorder with symptoms of psychosis and/or delirium - incarceration
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- random assignment to treatment and control arms
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Contingency Management |
Incentive delivery contingent upon maintaining transdermal alcohol concentration below cut-off |
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Placebo Comparator Control |
Incentive delivery not contingent on transdermal alcohol concentration |
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More Details
- Status
- Suspended
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Study Contact
Detailed Description
Individuals who have a drunk driving arrest and are at risk for ongoing heavy drinking will be recruited to test the efficacy of contingency management for reducing alcohol use and identifying mechanisms of change. We will recruit those arrested for drunk driving offenses, ≥ 21 years of age, who at risk for ongoing heavy alcohol use and randomize them to one of two groups: control or a contingency management. Participants experience 8 weekly assessments of current alcohol use and other variables associated with changes in alcohol use. Post-intervention, participants will return to the laboratory once per month at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months post-study entry for follow-up procedures to determine the mechanisms of drinking behavior change.