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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12614001137684
ACTRN12614001137684
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

A feasibility study of Emergency Department patient screening and brief intervention for heavy and hazardous use of substances (alcohol and other drugs)

Kylie Travers0 sites1,000 target enrollmentOctober 27, 2014

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Kylie Travers
Enrollment
1000
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 27, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Kylie Travers

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients at Waitakere hospital Emergency Dept in Waiting, Consults, Acutes and Monitored areas who are medically fit in the professional opinion of RN, Doctor or Mental Health Nurse as appropriate. Ages 18\-80\.
  • There are 2 participant groups: nurses and patients. Nurses are volunteers, selected to give a cross section of ED staff but must have at least 1 yr ED experience. Patients are a convenience sample of eligible patients who present and are cared for by a participating nurse and who agree to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Emotional distress, Mentally unwell (unless MH nurse/doctor thinks it is in the best interest of the patient), chest pain, shortness of breath, life threatening condition, severe or moderate pain, cognitive impairment, any condition that makes patient unable to give informed consent. Language barrier.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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