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
Active Locations (1)
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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519