Cash for clean breath: new study tests remote monitoring to prevent relapse
NCT ID NCT03942770
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving small monetary rewards for sober breathalyzer readings, collected remotely via a smartphone app, helps people with alcohol use disorder stay abstinent after completing detox. About 91 participants will use the app and breathalyzer at home, and researchers will compare their relapse rates and treatment satisfaction to those receiving standard care alone. The goal is to see if this approach reduces relapse and hospital readmissions.
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Study facts
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- 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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91 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Recently completed or currently completing an alcohol detoxification program through the Carilion Clinic or University of Kentucky Healthcare system. * Meet DSM-V criteria for alcohol use disorder. * Abstinent from alcohol at the time of consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Alcohol use disorder is secondary to another substance use disorder.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kentucky Healthcare
Lexington, Kentucky, 40514, United States
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Virginia Tech Carilion
Roanoke, Virginia, 24016, United States
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