Study Aimed at Increasing Alcohol Abstinence

This study is testing two behavioral therapies for young adults (ages 18-24) with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). One therapy is called CM-PST, which helps young adults manage daily challenges that affect their drinking. The other is CM only, which rewards individuals for not drinking alcohol. The study wants to see if CM-PST is practical and acceptable, and if it works better than CM alone to help people stop drinking. Success will be measured by how well participants achieve alcohol abstinence for up to six months. The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status.

Study design
This study has two parts: a formative part with 20 participants in a single-arm study, and a preliminary efficacy part with 84 participants in a randomized control trial.
What's involved
Participants will have 8 individual sessions over 12 weeks, either weekly or every other week, via video conference. They will also complete satisfaction surveys and follow-up assessments.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will have follow-up assessments at 3 and 6 months after the intervention.

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NCT05778734

StuDy AimED at Increasing AlCohol AbsTinEnce

Recruiting
NAAges 18–24InterventionalTreatment
University of Illinois at Chicago
~104 participants
Updated 2026-05-07 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:CM-PSTCM only

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Alcohol abstinence.
Measured over Up to 6months
Alcohol Use Disorder
1 sites across 1 states
Illinois1
  • Hagar Hallihan · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Illinois at Chicago

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Male and female young adults aged 18-24 yr
English-speaking
Current alcohol use greater or equal to 1 day/week via phone screening, and meet criteria for (past year) mild, moderate or severe AUD on the AUDIT and AUDADIS surveys.
Completion of written informed consent
Baseline screening study visit.

Exclusion

Participation in past 6 mo. in AUD or substance use treatment
Current use of medications used to treat AUD (e.g., naltrexone)
Lifetime DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any psychotic disorder.
Current use of psychoactive drugs, determined by positive drug toxicology screen
Conditions (e.g., tic disorder) that would interfere with psychophysiological indices of reward functioning
Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant
  • Alcohol abstinence.Up to 6months

    Participants will be monitored for 6 months to assess alcohol abstinence by blood alcohol content.