Long-term Follow-up Study of Substance Abuse Screening and Intervention in Multi Primary Care Centers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 480
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline in risk behaviors at 1 and 3 month
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to improve the ability of primary medical staffs in screening and intervention for alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other illicit drug use.
Detailed Description
In order to reduce the social and personal harm caused by drugs, it is urgent to strengthen the ability of the primary health institutions in screening and intervention the addictive substances use. Firstly, the investigators will invite 10 primary medical staffs and 10 experts in addition to revise the manual of Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Use Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and Brief Intervention (BI). Then, the investigators will recruit related medical staffs in five provinces to participate the training of ASSIST and BI. Secondly, the researcher will investigate the effects of BI technology in reducing the use of addictive substances, improve the addiction related knowledge of patients through randomized controlled study. Finally, the investigators will collect the research information, revise the manual, and promote the training.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Screening
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •aged 18-75 years;
- •the patient to the community medical institutions;
- •ASSIST score is in 12-27, in a moderate risk;
- •voluntary to participate;
- •to agree to complete baseline interviews and follow-up studies
Exclusion Criteria
- •unable to complete the questionnaire;
- •serious physical illness, action inconvenience.
Arms & Interventions
Intervention Group
The medical staffs who received the training will use the manual of brief intervention to deliver it and other materials about the harm of substance use.
Intervention: Intervention Group (Other)
Control Group
The participants only receive the materials about the harm of substance use
Intervention: Control Group (Other)
Intervention Group 1
The medical staffs who received the training will use the manual of brief intervention twice to deliver it and other materials about the harm of substance use.
Intervention: Intervention Group (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline in risk behaviors at 1 and 3 month
Time Frame: baseline, 1 and 3 month
Risk Behaviors will be measured by ASSIST questionnaire.
Secondary Outcomes
- Knowledge related to Substance Use measured by Knowledge related to Addiction questionnaire(baseline, 1 and 3 month)
- Depression measured by Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS)(baseline, 1 and 3 month)
- Self-esteem measured by Self-esteem questionnaire(baseline, 1 and 3 month)
- Positive and Negative Affect measured by Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)(baseline, 1 and 3 month)
- Motivation measured by Pre-treatment Readiness Scale(baseline, 1 and 3 month)
- Anxiety measured by Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS).(baseline, 1 and 3 month)
Investigators
DU, Jiang
Principal Investigator
Shanghai Mental Health Center