Impact of Personalized Feedback Alone on Substance Use Behaviors

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: Personalized feedback report plus education; Behavioral: Personalized feedback report

• Registration Number: NCT01501318
• Lead Sponsor: University of Missouri-Columbia

Brief Summary

The investigators seek to develop a more efficient and effective approach to providing brief behavioral health interventions for risky substance use behaviors by comparing a brief coach directed intervention to a tailored report only group.

Detailed Description

Screening and brief intervention (SBIRT) generally involves universal screening for risky substance use behaviors in medical settings and the immediate provision of a 3-15 minute intervention to those found to be at risk. In this pilot study, the investigators seek to develop a more efficient and effective approach to providing brief behavioral health interventions in the field by comparing a brief coach directed intervention to a tailored report only group. The goal is to create a cost-effective and sustainable system that provides consumers with tailored information that will help them both initiate and sustain the lifestyle changes necessary for improving their overall health.

Hypothesis 1: In a medical setting, personalized feedback alone will be associated with a reduction in risky substance use behaviors.

Hypothesis 2: In a medical setting, personalized feedback alone will have the same impact on behavior as that information plus a brief coach education session on risky substance use behaviors..

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-12-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-12-23
• Study First Posted: 2011-12-29
• Study Start: 2012-02
• Primary Completion: 2012-11
• Study Completion: 2012-11
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Low level risky substance use

Exclusion Criteria

• high substance use risk levels
• potential alcohol or drug addiction or dependence

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Personalized feedback plus education	Personalized feedback report plus education	Participants receive the personalized feedback report plus education. This is the currently implemented service approach.Treatment as usual with participants receiving a personalized feedback report about the risks associated with their current substance use behaviors and a brief (5-15 minute) motivational interviewing based education session provided by a trained health coach.
Personalized feedback report alone	Personalized feedback report	Provision of the personalized feedback report alone.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Substance use behaviors and consequences	1 month follow-up	Interview questionnaire includes items concerning substance use behaviors (e.g., the number of drinks in the last 7 days) and consequences {e.g., ''During the past month, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use of alcohol?'

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Substance use behavioral intentions	1 month follow-up	Interview questionnaire that asks participants about their memory of the materials provided in the intervention, their motivation toward change, and their self-reported change efforts.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Missouri Hospital ER; 🇺🇸 Columbia, Missouri, United States