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. 2018 Aug 13;9:43–57. doi: 10.2147/SAR.S138439

Table 1.

Literature reviewed for the “Adapting contingency management for underserved populations” section

Study Age (years) n SUD type CM type CM duration (weeks) Primary outcome
Angelo et al57 43.5 (SD 9.31) 96 Stimulant-use disorder RCT, usual CM 12 Stimulant-negative urine test, psychiatric severity, and rates of outpatient-treatment utilization
Barry et al66 Age reported by ethnicity:
African-American 42.5 (SD 6.6)
Hispanic 37.2 (SD 6.6)
White 41.1 (SD 7.3)
191 Stimulant-use disorder RCT, usual CM 12 CM participants had longer continuous cocaine abstinence and submitted more negative urine samples for cocaine; ethnicity not related to treatment outcomes, and there was no significant interaction between treatment and ethnicity
Bellack et al53 42.7 (SD 7.10) 129 Drug (cocaine, heroin, cannabis)-dependence disorder Usual CM 24 Urinalysis results from biweekly treatment sessions
Helmus et al60 43.7 (SD 7.1) 20 Any SUD A-B-A, usual CM 12 CM participants had higher rates of attendance than UC, but no effect on alcohol use
Kelly et al55 40.2 (SD 10.4) 160 Substance abuse and comorbid psychiatric disorders Usual CM 6 CM participants attended more treatment days compared to UC group
McDonell et al6 45.38 (SD 10.20) 79 Alcohol-use disorder RCT using EtG urine tests, usual CM 12 CM participants 3.1 times more likely to submit EtG-negative urine tests compared to those in the control group
McDonell et al52 CM 43.01 (SD 9.27)
UC 42.45 (SD 9.97)
176 Stimulant-use disorder RCT using urine tests, usual CM 12 CM participants significantly less likely to complete treatment period than those assigned to control group (42% vs 65%); CM participants 2.4 times more likely to submit stimulant-negative urine test during treatment
McDonell et al56 41.8 (SD 9.2) 126 Stimulant-use disorder RCT using carbon monoxide breath samples, usual CM 12 CM participants 79% more likely to submit a smoking-negative breath sample compared to UC group
Miguel et al67 CM 35.3 (SD 8.7)
UC 35.4 (SD 8.5)
65 Stimulant-use disorder RCT using urine and breath samples, usual CM 12 CM participants more likely to remain in treatment and submit negative crack-cocaine, alcohol, and THC samples compared to UC participants
Oluwoye et al63 45.38 (SD 10.2) 79 Alcohol-use disorder RCT using EtG urine tests, usual CM 12 Heavy drinkers with major depression more likely than those with schizophrenia-spectrum and bipolar disorders to submit EtG-positive urine samples during treatment
Peirce et al18 CM 42.5 (SD 8.9)
UC 41.6 (SD 8.3)
388 Stimulant-use disorder RCT using EtG urine tests, usual CM 12 Total number of stimulant- and alcohol-negative samples provided and longest duration of abstinence, retention, and counseling attendance
Ries et al54 Not reported 41 Any SUD RCT, usual CM 27 CM condition used alcohol for few weeks; no significant differences between groups for drug use

Abbreviations: SUD, substance-use disorder; CM, contingency management; RCT, randomized controlled trial; EtG, ethyl glucuronide; EtG, ethyl glucuronide.