Status:

COMPLETED

Emergency Physician Brief Interventions for Alcohol

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Conditions:

Harmful Drinking

Hazardous Drinking

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patients with hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption are at increased risk for adverse health consequences and have frequent visits to the Emergency Department(ED). Despite research that has demons...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients, 18 years or older who present to the adult ED at Yale-New Haven Hospital will be screened for the NIAAA criteria for at risk drinking( ) namely:
  • Men: \> 14 drinks per week or \> 4 drinks per occasion
  • Women \&: \> 7 drinks per week or (all \>65) \> 3 drinks per occasion
  • or will be considered to screen positive for harmful drinking, if they exhibit any current injury or medical condition occurring in the setting of acute alcohol ingestion as determined by a) self-report; b)serum or breathalyzer test with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) \> 0.02mg%;( , , ) or c) a history of any injury or medical condition involving the use of alcohol within the past year.

Exclusion

  • Patients will be excluded for the following:
  • Non-English speaking;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Alcohol dependence;
  • Current enrollment in substance abuse treatment program;
  • Current cocaine or illicit opiate use;
  • Current ED visit for acute psychiatric complaint;
  • History of neuroleptic prescription;
  • Hospitalization for psychiatric problem in the past year;
  • Condition that precludes interview i.e., life threatening injury/illness;
  • In police custody; and
  • Inability to provide 2 contact numbers for follow-up.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00443183

Start Date

May 1 2002

End Date

November 1 2004

Last Update

March 30 2020

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519