Status:
COMPLETED
Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Injury and Alcohol
Lead Sponsor:
University of Texas at Austin
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Conditions:
Drinking Behavior
Injury Recidivism
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a booster session is needed after a brief intervention upon initial admission to the emergency room (ER) in order to reduce the rate of alcohol-relate...
Detailed Description
The primary purpose of the proposed research is to compare the effectiveness of brief intervention, brief intervention plus a booster and treatment as usual for adult patients with an alcohol related ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who are treated for an intentional or unintentional injury associated with motor vehicle collisions involving driver (i.e., passenger or pedestrian) will be eligible for inclusion in the study.
- Patients who are treated for an intentional or unintentional injury associated with violence-related injuries including gunshot wounds, stab wounds, or other injuries related to assaults and falls will be eligible for inclusion in the study.
- Patients must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Study clinicians actively monitor these patients on a daily basis and the patient's ability to participate is determined through the use of hospital medical records, daily contact with the emergency department nursing staff and hospital personnel as well as direct contact with the patient.
- Currently, patients who are intoxicated at the time of admission to the emergency room are maintained in an observation area or admitted for twenty-three hour observation in order to rule out severe injury. They will be monitored by study personnel on an hourly basis and approached to participate in the study after evidence of acute intoxication has subsided.
- Admitted patients who are intoxicated will be approached during their hospital stay after they are medically stable.
Exclusion
- Patients with other penetrating trauma not related to motor vehicle collisions, violence or falls, such as poisoning, bites, contusions, concussions, strains and sprains are excluded.
- Patients with traumatic brain injury, or a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of less than 15, are also excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
605 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00428181
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
April 6 2012
Active Locations (3)
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1
Brackenridge University Medical Center
Austin, Texas, United States, 78701
2
Methodist Health System
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75203
3
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390