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Brief Counseling to Reduce Injuries Among Emergency Department Patients Who Report Alcohol and Substance Use

NCT ID: NCT00547963

Last Updated: 2008-10-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

554 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-12-31

Study Completion Date

2008-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of two brief counseling sessions delivered to emergency department (ED) patients who report conjoint alcohol and marijuana use, in reducing injuries and other negative consequences, in comparison to an assessment only group.

Detailed Description

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Alcohol and substance use remain a significant predictor of injuries, health and psychosocial consequences.

ED patients who were not being treated for critical conditions were asked about their use of alcohol and marijuana. Patients who self-reported the use of both substances were asked to participate in the study.

Recruited participants were given a baseline assessment and then randomized a treatment or a control condition. The treatment condition consisted of two 40 minute sessions of brief counseling. The first session took place in the ED the second session occurred within two weeks of being seen in the ED.

Participants completed assessments three and twelve months after being recruited in the ED. The primary dependent variables for this study are 12 month injuries and self-reported levels of negative life consequences associated with alcohol and marijuana use.

Conditions

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Alcohol Drinking Marijuana Smoking

Keywords

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Alcohol Drinking Marijuana Smoking Substance Use Emergency Department (ED)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

two brief counseling sessions delivered to ED patients who report conjoint alcohol and marijuana use

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

brief counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

baseline assessment + two 40 minute sessions of brief counseling

Interventions

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brief counseling

baseline assessment + two 40 minute sessions of brief counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female outpatients 18 years of age or older.
* Participants will have a current DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence.
* Participants will have signed a witnessed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants who meet current DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, or a psychological disorder requiring medication.
* Participants who have had more than seven days of inpatient treatment for substance use disorders in the 30 days previous to randomization.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Injury Prevention Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University

Principal Investigators

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Janette Baird, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Injury Prevention Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University

Locations

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Injury Prevention Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NIH Grant number 5R01AA013709

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NIAAA-BAI-013709

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id