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Services Interventions for Injured ED Problem Drinkers

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified by University of Michigan, October 2005

Sponsored by:	University of Michigan
Information provided by:	University of Michigan
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00234221

Purpose

This study will compare three alternative interventions in the 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, treatment engagement, degree of treatment completion, alcohol-related measures, healt service utilization, health status changes, and psychosocial factors.

Condition	Intervention
Alcohol Abuse	Behavioral: Strengths Based Case Management Behavioral: Motivational Enhancement Therapy Behavioral: Brief Informational Feedback

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

(1) adults age 18 and over 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.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00234221

Contacts


Contact: Lynn S Massey, MSW	734-998-7454 ext 319	lsmassey@med.umich.edu

Locations


United States, Michigan
	Hurley Medical Center	Not yet recruiting
	Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
	Contact: Lynn S Massey, MSW 810-424-4874 lsmassey@med.umich.edu

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Michigan

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Frederic C Blow, PhD	University of Michigan

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	1R01AA014665-01A1
First Received:	October 4, 2005
Last Updated:	December 29, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00234221
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Mental Disorders

Alcoholism

Substance-Related Disorders

Disorders of Environmental Origin

Alcohol-Related Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 17, 2008