Feasibility and acceptability of contingency management and problem-solving therapy intervention for enhancing alcohol abstinence: a single-arm, mixed methods pilot clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a new integrated behaviour therapy of contingency management and problem-solving therapy (CM-PST) in a fully remote format for young adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Design

A single-arm clinical trial using mixed methods.

Setting

Both online and in-person recruitment in Chicagoland, USA.

Participants

20 young adults aged 18-24 with mild, moderate or severe AUD participated in the study.

Intervention

The CM-PST intervention included 8 sessions over 12 weeks, focusing on problem-solving skills, goal setting, stress management and behaviour change to support alcohol abstinence. Participants used digital materials, tracked weekly goals, submitted two times per day breathalyser tests for incentiv

SUBMITTER: Hallihan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12366583 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature