Status:
COMPLETED
Study of an Emergency Department-based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Misuse in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
The American Geriatrics Society
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Alcohol Abuse
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized trial to assess the value of an emergency department-based intervention to reduce hazardous alcohol use among older adults. We hypothesize that the intervention will result in a 2...
Detailed Description
The goal of this project is to perform a pilot, randomized, controlled trial of a brief intervention and referral for treatment among older adults in the emergency department (ED) with alcohol misuse....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 65 and older
- Receiving care in the emergency department
- Hazardous alcohol use, defined as reporting drinking more than 7 drinks per week on an average week during the three months prior to the visit, and whether they have consumed more than three drinks on any given occasion.
Exclusion
- Prisoner
- psychosis or psychiatric hold
- nursing home
- life-threatening condition
- current hospice care
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 10 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
222 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02236494
Start Date
October 1 2014
End Date
July 10 2017
Last Update
July 12 2017
Active Locations (1)
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UNC Hospitals Emergency Department
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599