AlcoTail - Implementation of Tailored Interventions

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Conditions studied: Alcohol Consumption, Psychoactive Substance Use

In brief

This study aims to investigate the implementation and real-world effects of an intervention for harmful use of alcohol and psychoactive medicinal drugs among hospital inpatients. Due to the negative impact of alcohol consumption on health outcomes, a call for action has been made by the Norwegian Ministry of Health, with focus on screening patients for alcohol consumption and evidence-based tailored interventions for those with medium or high consumption. In addition, non-prescribed use of psychoactive medicinal drugs, or concomitant use with alcohol, can also have negative health effects, therefore improved monitoring of the use of these are warranted. Interventions will be introduced as routine procedures at Norwegian hospitals in the upcoming year, and 2500 patients receiving acute medical care will be included in the control group before the intervention is implemented, and 2500 patients in the case group after the implementation is effectuated. This study will evaluate the implementation process using baseline data on self-reported alcohol- and psychoactive medicine use, motivation to reduce consumption and mental distress. In addition, left-over blood samples used for diagnostic purposes will be collected and analyzed for alcohol, psychoactive medicinal and illicit drugs. After 12 months baseline data will be coupled to patient journal data and relevant registry data in order to evaluate the effects of the intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04957628

Run by

Oslo University Hospital

People needed

4200

Starts

2021-09-13

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients admitted to Medical wards

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to understand written and verbal Norwegian
• Cognitive or mental inability to consent to participation
• Injury or planned surgery as primary reason for admission

Where it is running

• Oslo University Hospital — Oslo, Norway (enrolling)

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