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Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Alcohol Abuse
Registration Number
NCT00234221
Lead Sponsor
University of Michigan
Brief Summary

This study will compare three alternative interventions in the emergency department (ED) to promote substance abuse assessment, referral, and treatment entry: 1) a 5 session strengths-based case management model (SBCM); 2) a 2-session motivational enhancement therapy (MET); or 3) a one-time brief informational feedback (BIF) session. The primary outcome variables for this trial include follow-through on receiving an assessment and referral, and treatment engagement. Additional outcomes include degree of treatment completion, alcohol-related measures, health service utilization, health status changes, and psychosocial factors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
686
Inclusion Criteria
  • (1) adults age 19 - 60 presenting to the Emergency Department at Hurley Medical Center within 24 hours of an injury; (2) ability to provide informed consent.

For intervention portion of the project: (1) meets DSM-IV criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence in the following year. (Patients who meet abuse/dependence criteria for alcohol may also be using other drugs. They will be included in the study only if they do not meet criteria for past year drug abuse/dependence).

Exclusion Criteria
  • (1) adult patients who do not understand English; (2) prisoners; (3) pregnant women; (4) institutionalized patients (e.g. nursing home residents); (5) adults classified by medical staff as "Level 1 trauma"; (6) adults deemed unable to provide informed consent (e.g. intoxication, mental incompetence, under guardianship); (7) patients treated in the ED for suicide attempts and sexual assault; (8) patients meeting past year drug abuse/dependence criteria; and (9) patients who have been in treatment for alcohol or other drug abuse/dependence in the previous year.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
receipt of assessment3 and 6 months post-baseline
treatment entry3 and 6 months post-baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hurley Medical Center

🇺🇸

Flint, Michigan, United States

Hurley Medical Center
🇺🇸Flint, Michigan, United States

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