Trial Outcomes & Findings for Implementing Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Primary Care (NCT NCT00996775)

Results Overview

reduction in the percentage of heavy drinking days over the prior 30-days. a heavy drinking day was defined as drinking above gender-matched NIAAA drinking limits (e.g., greater than 4 drinks on one occasion for men).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

167 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

baseline to six-month follow-up

Results posted on

2017-01-02

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Arm 1 Group receiving treatment-as-usual. Treatment-as-Usual: Treatment-as-usual for positive AUDIT-C screens conducted in the GMC at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.	Arm 2 Group receiving treatment-as-usual plus a brief alcohol intervention brief alcohol intervention: computer-delivered intervention consisting of an assessment and individualized feedback component. Treatment-as-Usual: Treatment-as-usual for positive AUDIT-C screens conducted in the GMC at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
Overall Study STARTED	78	89
Overall Study COMPLETED	67	75
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	11	14

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Implementing Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Primary Care

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Arm 1 n=78 Participants Group receiving treatment-as-usual. Treatment-as-Usual: Treatment-as-usual for positive AUDIT-C screens conducted in the GMC at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.	Arm 2 n=89 Participants Group receiving treatment-as-usual plus a brief alcohol intervention brief alcohol intervention: computer-delivered intervention consisting of an assessment and individualized feedback component. Treatment-as-Usual: Treatment-as-usual for positive AUDIT-C screens conducted in the GMC at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.	Total n=167 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous	57.7 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.9 • n=5 Participants	60.8 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.1 • n=7 Participants	59.0 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.0 • n=5 Participants
Gender Female	10 Participants n=5 Participants	10 Participants n=7 Participants	20 Participants n=5 Participants
Gender Male	68 Participants n=5 Participants	79 Participants n=7 Participants	147 Participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to six-month follow-up

reduction in the percentage of heavy drinking days over the prior 30-days. a heavy drinking day was defined as drinking above gender-matched NIAAA drinking limits (e.g., greater than 4 drinks on one occasion for men).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Arm 1 n=78 Participants Group receiving treatment-as-usual. Treatment-as-Usual: Treatment-as-usual for positive AUDIT-C screens conducted in the GMC at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.	Arm 2 n=89 Participants Group receiving treatment-as-usual plus a brief alcohol intervention brief alcohol intervention: computer-delivered intervention consisting of an assessment and individualized feedback component. Treatment-as-Usual: Treatment-as-usual for positive AUDIT-C screens conducted in the GMC at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
Reduction in Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days	14.0 percentage of heavy drinking days Standard Deviation 25.0	11.0 percentage of heavy drinking days Standard Deviation 23.0

Adverse Events

Arm 1

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Arm 2

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Michael A. Cucciare, Ph.D.

Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Phone: 501-257-1068

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place