Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Assertive Community Treatment for Alcohol Misuse Disorder Patients Who Are High Utilizers of Emergency Department Services
Lead Sponsor:
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Conditions:
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Use Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Brief Summary
Background Frequent attenders (FAs) at emergency department (ED) in Singapore hospitals have been increasing over the years. More than half of the FAs are reported to be alcohol-related frequent atten...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND Singapore has seen a steady growth in the use of emergency department (ED) services. ED visits increased from 752,122 in 2007 to 1,006,800 in 2013. Despite efforts to redirect low acuity ED...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- • Patients who are not on active follow-up at the National Addictions Management Service at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).
- Patients who speak English or Mandarin.
- Patients who are 21 years of age or older.
- ≧2 SNOMED alcohol-related ED visits in last 12 months AND ≧5 Emergency Department visits (All-cause)
- Patients who are cognitively intact and able to understand and appreciate the contents of the consent.
Exclusion
- • Patients who are on active follow-up at the NAMS at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).
- Patients who are uncontactable by phone AND through opportunistic recruitment.
- Patients who do not give consent.
- Patients who do not speak English or Mandarin.
- Patients who are under 21 years of age.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04447079
Start Date
August 1 2020
End Date
August 1 2027
Last Update
August 5 2020
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