Trial Outcomes & Findings for Prevalence of Chronic Inebriates to the Emergency Department and Suitability for Sobering House Services (NCT NCT01783223)

Results Overview

Determine the proportion of patients in the emergency department that are intoxicated and how many of those would be eligible to go to a sobering house. Eligibility for a sobering house is at the discretion of the treating physician and includes the ability to ambulate without assistance and no further acute need for medical treatments.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

668 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Eligibility for a sobering house is assessed during the current ED admission. The study ends when patient is discharged from the ED, an expected average time of 9 hours.

Results posted on

2022-09-15

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Intoxicated Patients patients in the Emergency Department who appear to be intoxicated with ethanol.
Overall Study STARTED	668
Overall Study COMPLETED	668
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Intoxicated Patients n=668 Participants patients in the Emergency Department who appear to be intoxicated with ethanol.
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=668 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	588 Participants n=668 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	80 Participants n=668 Participants
Age, Continuous	45 years n=668 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	264 Participants n=668 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	404 Participants n=668 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Eligibility for a sobering house is assessed during the current ED admission. The study ends when patient is discharged from the ED, an expected average time of 9 hours.

Determine the proportion of patients in the emergency department that are intoxicated and how many of those would be eligible to go to a sobering house. Eligibility for a sobering house is at the discretion of the treating physician and includes the ability to ambulate without assistance and no further acute need for medical treatments.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Intoxicated Patients n=668 Participants patients in the Emergency Department who appear to be intoxicated with ethanol.
Intoxicated Patients Eligible for a Sobering House	163 Participants

Adverse Events

Intoxicated Patients

Serious events: 50 serious events

Other events: 505 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure	Intoxicated Patients n=668 participants at risk patients in the Emergency Department who appear to be intoxicated with ethanol.
Nervous system disorders hospital admission	6.6% 44/668 • Number of events 44 • 1824 minutes
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders endotracheal intubation	0.90% 6/668 • Number of events 6 • 1824 minutes

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure	Intoxicated Patients n=668 participants at risk patients in the Emergency Department who appear to be intoxicated with ethanol.
Nervous system disorders unable to ambulate independently or provide basic medical information	26.9% 180/668 • Number of events 180 • 1824 minutes
Nervous system disorders agitation requiring physical restraint	41.3% 276/668 • Number of events 276 • 1824 minutes
Nervous system disorders agitation requiring sedation	42.4% 283/668 • Number of events 283 • 1824 minutes
Surgical and medical procedures procedure performed	18.3% 122/668 • Number of events 122 • 1824 minutes

Additional Information

Director of Research

Hennepin Healthcare Department of Emergency Medicine

Phone: 6128733000

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place