Brief Counseling to Reduce Injuries Among Emergency Department Patients Who Report Alcohol and Substance Use

Alcohol Drinking Clinical Trial

Official title:

Reducing Injury, ETOH and THC Use Among ED Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00547963
• Other study ID #: NIAAA-BAI-013709
• Secondary ID: NIH Grant number
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• First received: October 19, 2007
• Last updated: October 7, 2008
• Start date: December 2003
• Est. completion date: December 2008

Study information

• Verified date: October 2008
• Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of two brief counseling sessions delivered to emergency department (ED) patients who report conjoint alcohol and marijuana use, in reducing injuries and other negative consequences, in comparison to an assessment only group.

Description:

Alcohol and substance use remain a significant predictor of injuries, health and psychosocial consequences.

ED patients who were not being treated for critical conditions were asked about their use of alcohol and marijuana. Patients who self-reported the use of both substances were asked to participate in the study.

Recruited participants were given a baseline assessment and then randomized a treatment or a control condition. The treatment condition consisted of two 40 minute sessions of brief counseling. The first session took place in the ED the second session occurred within two weeks of being seen in the ED.

Participants completed assessments three and twelve months after being recruited in the ED. The primary dependent variables for this study are 12 month injuries and self-reported levels of negative life consequences associated with alcohol and marijuana use.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 554
• Est. completion date: December 2008
• Est. primary completion date: December 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female outpatients 18 years of age or older.

• Participants will have a current DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence.

• Participants will have signed a witnessed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who meet current DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, or a psychological disorder requiring medication.

• Participants who have had more than seven days of inpatient treatment for substance use disorders in the 30 days previous to randomization.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Marijuana Smoking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• brief counseling
baseline assessment + two 40 minute sessions of brief counseling

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Injury Prevention Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University	Providence	Rhode Island

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Substance use; injuries, alcohol and marijuana negative consequences		3 and 12 months	No
Secondary	Mediators and moderators of treatment efficacy		3 and 12 months	No