Clinical Trial: Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Injury and Alcohol
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Injury and Alcohol
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether a booster session is needed after a brief intervention upon initial admission to the emergency room (ER) in order to reduce the rate of alcohol-related injury recidivism.
Detailed Summary: The primary purpose of the proposed research is to compare the effectiveness of brief intervention, brief intervention plus a booster and treatment as usual for adult patients with an alcohol related injury. The primary outcomes of interest in the proposed trial are injury recidivism, alcohol intake, and alcohol problems. Because brief alcohol interventions with injured patients are opportunistic in nature, the patient's motivation to change or stage of change likely influences their response to brief intervention as well as the need for additional intervention. Therefore, the primary hypothesis of the proposed research is that patients presenting for treatment of an alcohol related injury who are in the precontemplation or contemplation stages of change require brief intervention with booster while patients in the preparation or action stages of change benefit equally from brief intervention alone or brief intervention plus booster. That is, an interaction between the patient's stage of change (Precontemplation and Contemplation or Action) at enrollment and treatment type (Brief Intervention, Brief Intervention with Booster and Treatment as Usual) is hypothesized to influence treatment effect at follow up. In addition, the impact of intervention on the patient's motivation to change at follow up will be assessed.
Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin
Current Primary Outcome:
- Reduction in injury recidivism [ Time Frame: August 2011 ]
- Reduction in alcohol intake [ Time Frame: August 2011 ]
- Reduction in alcohol problems [ Time Frame: August 2011 ]
Original Primary Outcome:
- Reduction in injury recidivism
- Reduction in alcohol intake
- Reduction in alcohol problems
Current Secondary Outcome:
Original Secondary Outcome:
- Increase in treatment utilization
- Decrease in injury related risk behavior
Information By: University of Texas at Austin
Dates:
Date Received: January 25, 2007
Date Started: September 2007
Date Completion:
Last Updated: April 5, 2012
Last Verified: April 2012
