Telephone-Delivered Contingency Management Acceptability V1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Patients’ Attitudes towards Mobile Telephone delivered Contingency Management Interventions
IRAS ID
250477
Contact name
Nicola Metrebian
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 31 days
Research summary
Summary of Research
Capturing patient’s views and acceptability of an intervention can provide researchers with valuable insight. Regardless of the potential efficacy, an intervention will only be implemented and adopted if treatment-seeking substance users are willing and accepting of the intervention. The future of novel technology-based interventions for the treatment of addiction depends on the acceptability of these interventions among potential recipients.This study focuses on the acceptability of receiving Contingency Management interventions to encourage engagement in treatment related behaviours among individuals receiving treatment in UK addiction services. Measuring acceptability of contingency management interventions and the use of technology to monitor behaviour and deliver incentives will be achieved using a survey adapted from Kirby's (2006) Provider Survey of Incentives (PSI).
The survey incorporated the content domain breadth of the original survey (limitations of incentive programmes, ethical/moral objections, negative side effects and positive opinions regarding incentives). Participants will be required to indicate their level of agreement with each survey item on a 5-point Likert scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
For this study, the survey has been adapted for application among service users and has therefore been created using only the items pertinent to this population group. Surveys will be distributed among service users seeking treatment within drug services. Findings will be valuable in offering a patient’s perception of technology-based interventions and help to shape the direction of future research in this field.
Summary of Results
The Service User Survey of Incentives was developed and implemented among patients (N = 181) at three UK-based drug and alcohol treatment services. Overall, 81% of participants were in favour of incentive programs, with more than 70% of respondents agreeing with the majority of positive belief statements. With the exception of two survey items, less than a third of participants agreed with negative belief statements. The proportion of participants indicating a neutral response was higher for negative statements (27%) indicating greater levels of ambiguity towards objections and concerns regarding contingency management.The findings have been published open access in the journal 'Drug & Alcohol Review' and can be found here: https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu2790089.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3DXv3JSvJ-2B3M71ppf7N9agbcUoCAN5SevSGc3QEM-2BIE8JbZ7UXUmZjii2mi5Llmh8BlF85QfaRYbfF-2FEL5xpzKWbbdTumg6q7n8UxKxqGc-2Fts-3D7nnK_E1aO2-2BZlVOSJJV-2FajQqskegTd6IRomHYTi-2Fbt8SH3YLVhdbOfGP7jYyXYvxnA0NP0lpq7ouqzYboEYvccrR666F4bMUzZBBl06KYz6Tnv2gA5c8fwyaW1TdHe9iUQnsgSullQ0lPNXsafZ5N7atWalbua4t-2FcEYLZfLNNWJbFATPlzx-2BFhJy2KqBc2Uz-2BIUiVaahmHmqxH8L49fc7oGQkw-3D-3D&data=05%7C01%7Capprovals%40hra.nhs.uk%7C11af964f2382468b759708dafe326251%7C8e1f0acad87d4f20939e36243d574267%7C0%7C0%7C638101789592322075%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bDRGIZrb2uiJB2%2F4mjQGT456X%2FXJc48XnpNw5Ygmud0%3D&reserved=0
REC name
London - Chelsea Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1590
Date of REC Opinion
16 Oct 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion