Health Explorer - Optimizing Alcohol Brief Interventions

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Conditions studied: Alcohol Abuse

In brief

The aims of the study are to develop and refine tailored motivational brief interventions that are parallel in structure but have varied delivery modalities (computer vs. therapist) for patients with at-risk or problematic alcohol use, and to conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of these BI approaches (CBI, TBI, control) on subsequent alcohol consumption and alcohol consequences, including alcohol-related injury, mental and physical-health functioning, and HIV risk behaviors at 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-ED visit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01370226

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

750

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-07

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients age 21-65 years presenting to the ED for medical care (except exclusions as noted below)
• ability to provide informed consent
• Additional criteria for intervention: past 3-month at-risk alcohol use

You may not qualify if…

• patients who do not understand English
• prisoners
• patients classified by medical staff as "Level 1 trauma" (e.g., unconscious, intubated on respirators, in need of immediate lifesaving procedures such as surgery)
• patients deemed unable to provide informed consent as stated above (e.g., intoxication, mental incompetence)
• patients treated in the ED for suicide attempts or sexual assault

Where it is running

• University of Michigan Health System Emergency Department — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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