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546 Using Contingency Management to Understand the Cardiovascular, Immune and Psychosocial Benefits of Reduced Cocaine Use: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2024

Sean Regnier
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Jennifer R. Havens
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Thomas P. Shellenberg
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
David H. Cox
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Thomas S. Baker
Affiliation:
Davidson College
Joshua A. Lile
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Craig R. Rush
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Reuben Adatorwovor
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Lon R. Hays
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Danielle M. Anderson
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Mary B. Fisher
Affiliation:
University of Missouri
Suzanne C. Segerstrom
Affiliation:
Oregon State University
Joy M. Schmitz
Affiliation:
University of Texas Houston
William W. Stoops
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
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Abstract

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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Contingency management (CM) procedures yield measurable reductions in cocaine use. This poster describes a trial aimed at using CM as a vehicle to show the biopsychosocial health benefits of reduced use, rather than total abstinence, the currently accepted metric for treatment efficacy. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: In this 12-week, randomized controlled trial, CM was used to reduce cocaine use and evaluate associated improvements in cardiovascular, immune, and psychosocial well-being. Adults aged 18 and older who sought treatment for cocaine use (N=127) were randomized into three groups in a 1:1:1 ratio: High Value ($55) or Low Value ($13) CM incentives for cocaine-negative urine samples or a non-contingent control group. They completed outpatient sessions three days per week across the 12-week intervention period, totaling 36 clinic visits and four post-treatment follow-up visits. During each visit, participants provided observed urine samples and completed several assays of biopsychosocial health. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Preliminary findings from generalized linear mixed effect modeling demonstrate the feasibility of the CM platform. Abstinence rates from cocaine use were significantly greater in the High Value group (47% negative; OR = 2.80; p = 0.01) relative to the Low Value (23% negative) and Control groups (24% negative;). In the planned primary analysis, the level of cocaine use reduction based on cocaine-negative urine samples will serve as the primary predictor of cardiovascular (e.g., endothelin-1 levels), immune (e.g., IL-10 levels) and psychosocial (e.g., Addiction Severity Index) outcomes using results from the fitted models. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: This research will advance the field by prospectively and comprehensively demonstrating the beneficial effects of reduced cocaine use. These outcomes can, in turn, support the adoption of reduced cocaine use as a viable alternative endpoint in cocaine treatment trials.

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