Motivational Interviewing to Acutely Admitted Psychiatric Patients With Comorbid Substance Use

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance-Related Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing; Other: Treatment as usual

• Registration Number: NCT00184223
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

The purpose for this study is to determine whether 2x45 minutes Motivational Interviewing given during hospital stay to acutely admitted psychiatric patients with substance use problems, can reduce substance use after discharge.

Detailed Description

The aims of the study are in a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of 2 x 45 minutes Motivational Interviewing and standard treatment with standard treatment alone.All patients acutely admitted to Østmarka Psychiatric Hospital are evaluated for substance use, and all patients with substance use that give their consent to participate are randomized to Motivational Interviewing and standard treatment or standard treatment alone.

Substance use and function will be followed for two years.Admittances to hospital and contacts with primary health care for five years.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-10
• Primary Completion: 2005-06
• Study Completion: 2005-06
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-15
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-16
• Status Verified: 2016-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-06-03
• Last Update Posted: 2016-06-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 135

Inclusion Criteria

• substance use
• acutely admitted to psychiatric hospital

Exclusion Criteria

• dementia
• serious brain damage
• not speaking Norwegian or English

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
motivational interviewing	Treatment as usual	Manual guided motivational interviewing in addition to treatment as usual
motivational interviewing	Motivational Interviewing	Manual guided motivational interviewing in addition to treatment as usual
control group	Treatment as usual	treatment as usual

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Substance use and function questionnaire	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Admissions to hospital	2 years
Number of contacts with primary ealth care	2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, University Hospital of Trondheim; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway