Cash for clinic visits: new study tests financial incentives to keep opioid patients in treatment

NCT ID NCT07129902

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: University of Vermont Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This pilot study tests whether offering financial incentives (contingency management) can help people who started medication for opioid use disorder in the emergency department keep attending outpatient treatment. Thirty adults will be randomly assigned to receive either standard care or standard care plus payments for showing up to clinic appointments. The goal is to see if the incentives improve treatment attendance and reduce opioid use.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: monetary incentive (contingency management)
What this could lead to: If it works, this approach could improve treatment attendance and reduce relapse for people starting medication for opioid use disorder in the emergency department.
What could go wrong: This is a very small pilot study (30 people) testing a behavioral intervention, not a new drug. Results may not apply to other settings or larger populations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Emergencies opiate dependence

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

OPIOID-USE DISORDER

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of Vermont Medical Center
RECRUITING

Burlington, Vermont, 05405, United States

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