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

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UNC Hospitals Emergency Department

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599