A preliminary randomized controlled trial of contingency management for alcohol use reduction using a transdermal alcohol sensor

We tested the efficacy of daily contingent reinforcement for reducing alcohol use compared with (yoked) non-contingent reinforcement (NR) using a transdermal alcohol sensor to detect alcohol use.Pilot randomized controlled design with 1 baseline week, 3 intervention weeks and 1-month follow-up.New England, USA.Heavy drinking adults (46.7% female) not seeking treatment were randomized to (1) an escalating schedule of cash reinforcement (CR; n =...