The Effect of a Interdisciplinary Alcohol Cessation Intervention

Alcohol Use Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of an Interdisciplinary "Booster" Session in Primary Care Following Brief Intervention in Hospitals - a Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01208571
• Other study ID #: 2010-1883
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 22, 2010
• Last updated: August 29, 2012
• Start date: April 2011
• Est. completion date: December 2012

Study information

• Verified date: August 2012
• Source: Helse Stavanger HF
• Contact: Åse Cristiansen, RN
• Phone: +47 05151
• Email: asci[@]sus.no
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The effect of alcohol interventions seems to be related to the intensity of the interventions. In this study the investigators will assess the effect of a interdisciplinary "booster session" in primary care, given to patients who were admitted to hospitals with alcohol related conditions, and who were given Brief Intervention before discharge. The booster session is based on a motivational interview.

Description:

The study is a randomized clinical trial, and aims to recruit 60 X 2 patients. Patients admitted to Stavanger University Hospital with an alcohol contributed condition, and who has been given a brief alcohol intervention may be recruited. Candidates for secondary healthcare related to alcohol misuse will be excluded. The interdisciplinary "booster" session will be given two weeks after discharge, and will be given in the facility of the primary care physician, facilitated by both the physician and an liaison alcohol nurse from Stavanger University Hospital. The intervention is based on motivational interview technique. The primary outcome will be assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-C, six months after discharge. The outcome assessor will be blinded for the intervention. All outcomes will be collected by telephone interview.

The study aims to start recruiting candidates in October-November 2010, and will stoop recruiting in December 2012 at the latest.

The study was approved by the national ethical comite in August 2011. The results of the study wil be published in international referee based journals.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: December 2012
• Est. primary completion date: December 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Admission with an alcohol related disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

• Lack of ability to give informed consent

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Use Disorders

Intervention

Other:
• "Booster session"
Motivational interview

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Stavanger University Hospital	Stavanger

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Helse Stavanger HF

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Alcohol Use Disorder Identification -C (AUDIT-C)	Alcohol Use Disorder Identification -C. Dicothomous outcome. More or less than four points for women and five points for men.	6 months	No
Secondary	Timeline followback	Grams og alcohol pr week.	6 months	No
Secondary	Readmissions	Readmission to a hospital for an alcohol related and/or a non-alcohol related condition within six months after discharge.	6 months	No
Secondary	Readiness to Change Questionaire (RTCQ)	Continous variable	6 months	No
Secondary	Quality of Life	SF 12	6 months	No