Screening and Brief-Intervention of Post-war Alcohol Consumption in Public Hospital Outpatients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 262
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Screening and brief-intervention of post-war Alcohol Use among hospital outpatpatients
研究概览
简要总结
Background:
High prevalence of alcohol-consumption among conflict-affected population has been reported in some low-and-middle income countries. However, studies that assess the effectiveness of screening and brief-intervention (SBI) in the reduction of unhealthy alcohol consumptions among conflict-affected hospital outpatients in Tigray are insufficient.
Objective:
This study aims to test the effectiveness of Screening and Brief-Intervention (SBI) in the reduction of unhealthy alcohol consumptions among conflict-affected hospital outpatients in Tigray.
Method:
About 1260 outpatients will be screened for alcohol consumption using Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Those who will have "8-19" scores in the AUDIT will be allocated to "Intervention" and "Control" groups using block randomization and they will be followed at 6 and 12 months of follow - up. The Intervention group will receive simple advice, brief-counseling and 6-and 12-months follow-up screening of alcohol consumptions. However, outpatients in control group will only receive 6- and 12-months follow-up screening of alcohol consumptions. Data will be entered to and will be analyzed using SPSS V 26. Means, standard deviations and percentages will be used for descriptive statistics. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression, at 95% of confidence interval and p-value of <0.05, will be used to identify correlates of alcohol consumption. Independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney U test will be used to compare AUDIT mean scores of normally and none-normally distributed continuous variables between intervention and control groups respectively.
详细描述
Rationale:
Evidence on the effectiveness of screening and brief-intervention of unhealthy alcohol consumption in conflict-affected population in countries like Ethiopia are insufficient. This can affect the development and implementation of effective alcohol policies and interventions unless more studies strive to fill such gaps.
By screening post-war alcohol consumption and examining the efficacy of brief-interventions, this research will address the gap on the effectiveness of Screening and Brief-Intervention on reduction of hazardous/harmful alcohol consumption among public hospital outpatients. Findings can lead policymakers and health professionals to develop initiatives that promote abstinence or low risk drinking behavior to improve alcohol related health outcomes among hospital outpatients. Findings of this study can assist the development of evidence-based policy and management programs to reduce risky alcohol consumptions among public hospital outpatients.
Therefore, post-war alcohol consumption in Tigray public hospital outpatients needs to be rigorously studied to formulate an appropriate and effective intervention mechanism to prevent and reduce risky alcohol consumption among outpatients.
General Objectives:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
Masking Description
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •All gender (Female & Male patients)
- •Outpatients aged 18 years and above
- •Outpatients with no serious medical or mental illnesses
- •Outpatients who will be identified to have AUDIT score of 8-19
排除标准
- •Age less than 18 years
- •Outpatients with serious medical or mental illnesses
- •Outpatients with AUDIT score of less than 7 and above 20
研究组 & 干预措施
Control Group
Participants in this group will not receive the intervention (Simple advice, Brief-counseling and broacher) except the screening for alcohol consumptions that will take at baseline (T1) and at 6 months (T2) and 12 months (T3) of follow-ups.
干预措施: Simple advice, Brief-counseling and brochure (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Screening and brief-intervention of post-war Alcohol Use among hospital outpatpatients
时间窗: Time frame schedule: 12 months
Time one (T1) screening using Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) will identify 1. study subjects with 0-7 AUDIT score which is equivalent to "Low Risk Drink" and will be excluded from the intervention. 2. study subjects with 8-19 AUDIT score which is equivalent to "Hazardous/ Harmful Drink" and will enter to the brief-intervention. 3. study subjects with 20 or more AUDIT score is equivalent to "Posible Alcohol dependency" and will be excluded from the study but referred for diagnostic evaluation and treatment.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Abraha Gosh
PhD (Assistant Professor)
Aksum University