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Brief Intervention for Substance Use and Partner Abuse Among Females in the ER

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Domestic Violence
Substance Related Disorders
Registration Number
NCT01709552
Lead Sponsor
Rhode Island Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to target co-occurring problems of substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV) using a computer-based intervention, B-SAFER (Brief intervention for Substance use and partner Abuse for Females in the Emergency Room). This project will develop and test the computer-based intervention, examining primary outcomes of substance use and utilization of relationship safety resources.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • ≥18 years of age
  • English or Spanish language proficiency sufficient to understand and complete study procedures
  • moderate drug use in the prior 3 months (by NM-ASSIST)
  • IPV victimization in the prior 6 months (by WAST)
  • access to a phone
Exclusion Criteria

Patients who are:

  • intoxicated
  • medically unstable as determined by ED staff
  • suicidal ideation
  • psychosis
  • combative
  • in police custody

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in past-month drug use days1 month, 3 month

Drug use based on Timeline Followback.

Change in use of relationship safety behaviors and referral resources for IPV.2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months

Based on Safety Behavior Checklist and Effectiveness in Obtaining Resources scales.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in readiness to change drug use.2 week, 1 month, 3 months

Based on readiness to change rulers.

Change in readiness to change scale for relationship safety behaviors.2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months

Based on readiness to change rulers.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rhode Island Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine

🇺🇸

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Rhode Island Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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