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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016 Oct;25(4):645–659. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.05.002

Table 1.

Characterization of CM interventions

Study/N Inclusion
Criteria/Setting		 Platform Control
Incentives		 Parent
Participation
in CM		 CM Target Monitoring
Schedule		 Incentive
Schedule		 Incentive
Magnitude		 Incentive Type Trial Outcome
Killeen et al. 2012
(N=31)		 Cannabis use +
diagnosis/Outpatient		 Community
care, 12-step,
group		 Yes No Abstinence 2×/week UA for
10 weeks		 Escalating with
reset		 $5832 Fishbowl/prize
cabinet		 Negative:
CM=control; both
conditions improved
Kaminer et al. 2014
(N=60)		 THC positive UA +
cannabis
diagnosis/Outpatient		 10 week
group CBT		 Yes No Abstinence 1×/week UA for
2 weeks;
2×/week for 8
weeks		 Escalating with
reset		 $242 Vouchers/Gift
cards		 Negative:
CM=control; poor
outcomes in both
conditions
Stanger et al., 2015
(N=153)		 Cannabis use +
diagnosis/Outpatient		 Individual
Met/CBT 5+7		 Yes Yes +
incentives for
parents		 Abstinence 2×/week UA for
14 weeks		 Escalating with
reset		 $725 Vouchers/Gift
cards +
Fishbowl/gift
cards		 Positive: CM>control;
during treatment
differences; not
sustained to 12 month
follow up
Henggeler et al., 2012
(N=104)		 Drug court (80% with
cannabis
diagnosis)/Outpatien
t		 Usual drug
court services		 No Yes Abstinence 1×/week UA +
random tests
for ~4 months		 Escalating/ can’t
redeem points if
not abstinent/no
reset		 $150 Vouchers/gift
cards		 Positive: CM>control;
during treatment
differences to 9
months of continued
drug court
involvement
Godley et al., 2014
(N=337)		 Post residential
treatment/past year
substance use
disorder (91% with
cannabis
diagnosis)/Home
visits		 Usual
continuing
care/Assertive
Continuing
Care		 No No1 Abstinence +
prosocial
activities		 1×/week UA for
12 weeks +
activity
verification		 Escalating with
reset		 $2982 Fishbowl/prize
cabinet		 Positive: CM>control;
effects sustained to 9
month follow up.
Stewart et al., 2015
(N=136)		 Referral by school
staff due to
substance
use/substance use
in prior 3 months
(88% cannabis use
disorder)/School
based		 MI No No Abstinence +
self-reported
abstinence
or reduction
(“change
plan
improvement
s”)		 1×/week self
report + 50%
chance of
saliva test for 4
weeks		 Fixed with no
reset		 $152 Fishbowl/gift
cards		 Positive: CM>control;
during treatment
differences; not
sustained to 2 month
follow up
1

Parents participated in one of the comparison conditions (Assertive Continuing Care).

2

Maximum earnings not presented in manuscript; amount extrapolated from information in manuscript

MET =Motivational Enhancement Therapy; CBT=Cognitive Behavior Therapy; MI=Motivational Interviewing; UA=urinalysis; CM=Contingency Management