Can rewards help beat stimulant addiction? new study tests Clinic-Wide approach
NCT ID NCT05702021
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a special training and support program can help addiction clinics start using contingency management, a proven method that gives rewards to patients who stay off stimulants. Researchers will work with 76 clinics and track how many patients and counselors use the program. The goal is to see if this approach can bridge the gap between research and real-world practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- contingency management (a behavioral intervention that provides incentives for staying drug-free)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show how to effectively implement contingency management in addiction clinics, potentially improving stimulant use treatment on a wider scale.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a test of the treatment itself. It focuses on clinic processes, so direct patient benefits may be limited or take time to appear.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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.
- Participants
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About 76 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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.
* Opioid Treatment Program Counselors: * Inclusion criteria: 1) provide ongoing psychosocial support to medication for opioid use disorder patients (e.g., intake sessions, individual counseling, and/or group counseling sessions), and 2) have an active caseload * Exclusion criteria: Younger than 18 years of age, unable to provide informed consent * Persons on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder \[Not recruited, via electronic medical records only\] * Inclusion criteria: must be newly initiated on medication for opioid use disorders (within the past 30 days) and have concurrent stimulant use (indicated by self-report of past 30-day stimulant use or positive toxicology screen within 30 days). * Exclusion criteria: Younger than 18 years of age, Does not have electronic medical records
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ACCESS Community Health Networks
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60609, United States
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Addiction Recovery Institute
COMPLETEDPawtucket, Rhode Island, 02860, United States
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CODAC
COMPLETEDProvidence, Rhode Island, 02909, United States
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Community Outreach Intervention Projects
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60654, United States
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Comprehensive Treatment Centers
COMPLETEDProvidence, Rhode Island, 02905, United States
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Family Guidance Centers
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60654, United States
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Healthcare Alternative Systems
COMPLETEDChicago, Illinois, 60651, United States
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Lawndale Christian Health Center
COMPLETEDChicago, Illinois, 60623, United States
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Rosecrance Health Network
RECRUITINGRockford, Illinois, 61108, United States
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