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NCT03481049

Individualizing Incentives for Alcohol in the Severely Mentally Ill

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 11 August 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Usual CM in Schizophrenia in 392 participants. Completed in 22 November 2024.

Timeline
5 May 2018
Primary endpoint
3 June 2024
22 November 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorWashington State University
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment392
Start date5 May 2018
Primary completion3 June 2024
Estimated completion22 November 2024
Sites2 locations across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Washington State University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Alcohol Use Assessed by Ethyl Glucuronide (EtG) Detection in Urine Primary · During weeks 5 -16 of treatment

Proportion of uEtG negative samples during weeks 5-16 of treatment. (EtG \<150 ng/mL = EtG-negative)

GroupValue95% CI
Usual CM0.66± 0.25
High-Magnitude CM0.65± 0.26
Shaping CM0.61± 0.28

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Adverse Event data was collected from the date the participant enrolled in the study (i.e. baseline), through the 1 month induction phase, the 4 month treatment phase, and the 1 year follow-up phase. Therefore, adverse event data was collected for 17 months for each study participant.. Reporting threshold: 0%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Usual CM
Serious: 4/57 (7%)
Deaths: 0/53
High-Magnitude CM
Serious: 3/55 (5%)
Deaths: 0/54
Shaping CM
Serious: 7/54 (13%)
Deaths: 0/51
Not Randomized
Serious: 2/234 (1%)
Deaths: 0/234

Serious adverse events (3 terms)

ReactionSystemUsual CMHigh-Magnitude CMShaping CMNot Randomized
Inpatient Medical TreatmentGeneral disorders
Suicide Attempt Resulting In HospitalizationPsychiatric disorders
Alcohol Withdrawals that lead to hospitalizationNervous system disorders
Other adverse events (9 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemUsual CMHigh-Magnitude CMShaping CMNot Randomized
Suicidal IdeationPsychiatric disorders
ER VisitGeneral disorders
Inpatient Psychiatric TreatmentPsychiatric disorders
SHOT Score >/= 3Nervous system disorders
Alcohol related ER VisitPsychiatric disorders
Inpatient Substance Abuse TreatmentPsychiatric disorders
JailSocial circumstances
Suicide attempt (not hospitalization)Psychiatric disorders
OtherInjury, poisoning and procedural complications

Most-reported serious reactions: Inpatient Medical Treatment, Suicide Attempt Resulting In Hospitalization, Alcohol Withdrawals that lead to hospitalization.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03481049 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of a 2 various contingency management (CM) interventions (High-Magnitude CM, Shaping CM) for treating heavy drinking among individuals with serious mental illness and alcohol dependence who are seen within the context of a community mental health center setting. Participants will be 400 adults diagnosed with serious mental illness and alcohol dependence and those who demonstrate heavy drinking during the first 4 weeks will be randomized to receive treatment conditions.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Testing adaptations to contingency management for alcohol use disorders: A randomized controlled trial.
    McDonell MG, Parent S, Jett JD, Keshtkar M, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40569730 · DOI 10.1037/ccp0000960

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