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Put your money where your drink is: study tests deposit contracts to curb heavy drinking

NCT ID NCT05837611

Disease control Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Ongoing
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Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
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Cancelled This study
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study aimed to see if asking people to put down a deposit (between $30 and $100) that they could earn back by meeting their drinking goals would help them drink less. Participants would wear a remote alcohol monitor to track their drinking. The study was withdrawn before anyone enrolled, so no results are available.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Deposit contract (behavioral) and transdermal alcohol monitoring
What this could lead to
If it had worked, this approach could have offered a low-cost, stigma-free way for people to reduce heavy drinking on their own schedule.
What could go wrong
The study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available. The approach relies on personal motivation and may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Started

Jun 2022

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. at least 21 years of age, 2. report at least 1heavy drinking episode during the last 28 days; 3. want to reduce their alcohol use; 4. are willing to wear a transdermal alcohol monitor; 5. own a smart phone and 6. are willing and able to deposit $30, $60, or $100 of their choice. Exclusion Criteria: 1. substance use disorder (except alcohol, nicotine, and/or caffeine); 2. significant alcohol withdrawal symptoms (score ≥ 10 on the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol) or currently in alcohol treatment; 3. medical condition that would contraindicate participation (e.g., pregnancy, scheduled surgery); 4. presence of a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) psychiatric disorder with symptoms of psychosis and/or delirium; or 5. inability to comprehend informed consent or instructions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alcohol abuse

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Alcohol abuse Alcohol intervention Contingency management Deposit contract Transdermal alcohol monitoring

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Of North Texas

    Denton, Texas, 76210, United States

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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