Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Among Injured Patients

NCT00278785 | Active Not Recruiting

• 3 other identifiers: 237217Office of Traffic SafetyGrant Number AL0584
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 830
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The underlying hypothesis that providing brief interventions to individuals who engage in potentially harmful patterns of alcohol use will alter their drinking behavior and therefore avoid negative consequences. Specifically, this study aims to determine if brief interventions will:

1. 1.Reduce the number of re-admissions and deaths due to injuries associated with alcohol consumption
2. 2.Reduce the number of driving under the influence (DUI) arrests
3. 3.Reduce harmful drinking behavior

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking; Wounds and Injuries

Keywords

interviews; brief intervention; drinking; alcohol; injuries; wounds; intervention studies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hospital re-admissions

  number of hospital re-admissions

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• 12 month AUDIT Results

  12 months

• Moving violations/DUI

  2 years

• Self referral for counselling/treatment

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

1

NO INTERVENTION

Control group to receive informational pamphlet on alcohol use and list of self referral agencies

2

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group receives pamphlet on alcohol and self referral information in addition to brief motivational interview

Behavioral: Brief Motivational Interview

Interventions

Brief Motivational Interview BEHAVIORAL

10-20 minute brief motivational interview

Also known as: Brief intervention, Motivational interview

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \>=18 yrs old
• English or Spanish Speaking
• Mentally and physically able to provide consent and participate in the intervention
• Admission to the trauma ward or ICU

You may not qualify if:

• \<18 yrs old
• Non-English or Non-Spanish Speaking
• Severe Psychiatric illness
• incarcerated

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Davis: lead
• California Office of Traffic Safety: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of California, Davis, Medical Center

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

Location

Related Publications (9)

• Gentilello LM, Donovan DM, Dunn CW, Rivara FP. Alcohol interventions in trauma centers. Current practice and future directions. JAMA. 1995 Oct 4;274(13):1043-8.

  PMID: 7563455 BACKGROUND

• Soderstrom CA, Smith GS, Dischinger PC, McDuff DR, Hebel JR, Gorelick DA, Kerns TJ, Ho SM, Read KM. Psychoactive substance use disorders among seriously injured trauma center patients. JAMA. 1997 Jun 11;277(22):1769-74.

  PMID: 9178789 BACKGROUND

• Rivara FP, Koepsell TD, Jurkovich GJ, Gurney JG, Soderberg R. The effects of alcohol abuse on readmission for trauma. JAMA. 1993 Oct 27;270(16):1962-4.

  PMID: 8105114 BACKGROUND

• Gentilello LM, Rivara FP, Donovan DM, Jurkovich GJ, Daranciang E, Dunn CW, Villaveces A, Copass M, Ries RR. Alcohol interventions in a trauma center as a means of reducing the risk of injury recurrence. Ann Surg. 1999 Oct;230(4):473-80; discussion 480-3. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199910000-00003.

  PMID: 10522717 BACKGROUND

• Ockene JK, Adams A, Hurley TG, Wheeler EV, Hebert JR. Brief physician- and nurse practitioner-delivered counseling for high-risk drinkers: does it work? Arch Intern Med. 1999 Oct 11;159(18):2198-205. doi: 10.1001/archinte.159.18.2198.

  PMID: 10527297 BACKGROUND

• Smith AJ, Hodgson RJ, Bridgeman K, Shepherd JP. A randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention after alcohol-related facial injury. Addiction. 2003 Jan;98(1):43-52. doi: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00251.x.

  PMID: 12492754 BACKGROUND

• Spirito A, Monti PM, Barnett NP, Colby SM, Sindelar H, Rohsenow DJ, Lewander W, Myers M. A randomized clinical trial of a brief motivational intervention for alcohol-positive adolescents treated in an emergency department. J Pediatr. 2004 Sep;145(3):396-402. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.04.057.

  PMID: 15343198 BACKGROUND

• Monti PM, Colby SM, Barnett NP, Spirito A, Rohsenow DJ, Myers M, Woolard R, Lewander W. Brief intervention for harm reduction with alcohol-positive older adolescents in a hospital emergency department. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1999 Dec;67(6):989-94. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.67.6.989.

  PMID: 10596521 BACKGROUND

• Longabaugh R, Woolard RE, Nirenberg TD, Minugh AP, Becker B, Clifford PR, Carty K, Licsw, Sparadeo F, Gogineni A. Evaluating the effects of a brief motivational intervention for injured drinkers in the emergency department. J Stud Alcohol. 2001 Nov;62(6):806-16. doi: 10.15288/jsa.2001.62.806.

  PMID: 11838918 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking; Wounds and Injuries

Interventions

Crisis Intervention; Motivational Interviewing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Directive Counseling; Counseling; Mental Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Garth H. Utter, MD, MSc

  University of California, Davis

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2006
• First Posted: January 18, 2006
• Study Start: March 1, 2006
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 24, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 24, 2027
• Last Updated: February 10, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Locations

US (1)