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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
University of California, Davis California Office of Traffic Safety |
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Information provided by: | University of California, Davis |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00278785 |
The underlying hypothesis that providing brief interventions to individuals who engage in potentially harmful patterns of alcohol use will alter their drinking behavior and therefore avoid negative consequences. Specifically, this study aims to determine if brief interventions will:
Condition | Intervention |
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Alcohol Drinking Wounds and Injuries |
Behavioral: Brief Motivational Interview |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Among Injured Patients: A Prospective, Randomized Trial |
Estimated Enrollment: | 1000 |
Study Start Date: | March 2006 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2011 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: No Intervention
Control group to receive informational pamphlet on alcohol use and list of self referral agencies
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2: Experimental
Intervention group receives pamphlet on alcohol and self referral information in addition to brief motivational interview
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Behavioral: Brief Motivational Interview
10-20 minute brief motivational interview
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Alcohol use is the most common underlying cause of injuries in the United States. There is a growing body of literature suggesting that brief interventions (BI), in the form of a short (10-60 minute) counseling session, may decrease alcohol consumption and its harmful consequences. In contrast to the abundant literature on the effectiveness of BI in the outpatient setting, only 3 randomized controlled trials have been performed an adults specifically in the setting of acute trauma, and have had inconclusive results. All three studies used highly trained persons to perform the BI, and all were greater than 30 minutes in duration, a situation that may not necessarily reflect the practicalities of routine medical care. This raises the question of whether the benefits seen in these studies reflect the expertise of a small number of individuals or whether the effects correlate with the amount of time spent with the patient. Highly trained personnel and time are valuable commodities in a busy trauma center and may not be feasible given the competing clinical demands. We propose to investigate whether BI are effective in a setting that is more likely to reflect "real world" of clinical medicine rather than an idealized setting, utilizing trauma nurse practitioners to perform brief (5-10 minute) interviews.
We will identify all patients admitted with trauma who test positive on a blood alcohol test. These patients will be consented and randomized to either a brief intervention group, or a standard medical care group. All patients will receive an AUDIT questionnaire to identify patterns of drinking behavior and an alcohol information pamphlet. After discharge, patients will be telephoned at 1,6, and 12 months. The first 2 contacts will be to see how the patient is doing and to verify the contact information. The AUDIT questionnaire will be re-administered during the 12 month interview.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Jason A London, MD, MPH | 916-734-7250 | jason.london@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
Contact: Garth Utter, MD,MSCi | 916-734-1768 | garth.utter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
United States, California | |
University of California, Davis Medical Center | Recruiting |
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817 | |
Principal Investigator: Jason A London, MD, MPH | |
Sub-Investigator: Garth Utter, MD, MSCi | |
Sub-Investigator: Roxanne Woods, RN | |
Sub-Investigator: Felix D Battistella, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Jason A London, MD, MPH | University of California, Davis |
Responsible Party: | University of California, Davis ( Jason London, Assistant Professor of Surgery ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 200513815-1, Office of Traffic Safety, Grant Number AL0584 |
Study First Received: | January 13, 2006 |
Last Updated: | June 23, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00278785 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
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