Alcohol Screening and Pre-Operative Intervention Research Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Enrollment
- 65
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Mean Alcohol Weekly Use
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to learn more about how to improve patients' health before and after a scheduled surgery by examining acceptability and initial efficacy of pre-operative alcohol use reduction interventions.
Detailed Description
The study is a randomized clinical pilot trial that assesses preliminary intervention efficacy of a two-session health coaching intervention relative to brief advice among pre-operative elective surgical patients and evaluates intervention acceptability. Study subjects will be outpatients at a large health system in the midwestern United States and fulfill the study's inclusion criteria. Subjects will be randomized to one of two intervention conditions: Health Coaching or Brief Advice.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Referred for elective or semi-elective surgery or pre-operative assessment in the next 120 days
- •Meet criteria for "risky drinking" as defined by study staff
Exclusion Criteria
- •Displays or shows evidence of psychotic symptoms
- •Undergoing surgeries that commonly require local anesthesia only
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mean Alcohol Weekly Use
Time Frame: Baseline through 4 months
Average (i.e. mean) weekly alcohol use was assessed using the timeline followback measure. The timeline followback assesses alcohol use using a calendar format on which participants report the number of standard drinks they consumed each day during the assessment period. In the United States, one standard drink (or one alcoholic drink equivalent), is defined as any beverage containing 0.6 oz or 14 grams of pure alcohol.
Secondary Outcomes
- Acceptability of Intervention as Measured by the Post-intervention Evaluation.(Weeks 1-6, Immediately following intervention)
Investigators
Anne Fernandez
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
University of Michigan