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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