Healthy Living as You Age
HLAYA
Preventing Harm From Alcohol Use in Older Adults
2 other identifiers
interventional
631
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Older persons who drink can be vulnerable to negative consequences of drinking. This trial aims to prevent harm from alcohol use in older adults through a program of screening and brief advice followed up with several health education phone calls.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Aug 2003
Longer than P75 for phase_2
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 19, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 21, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2008
CompletedJuly 13, 2009
July 1, 2009
3.7 years
September 19, 2006
July 10, 2009
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Reducing at-risk drinking
12 month
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Reducing alcohol use
12 month
Reducing the number of risks among those still considered at-risk drinkers.
12 month
Interventions
The intervention will have the following components: A) At the time of the recruitment visit, all intervention group patients will receive: * A personalized risk report; * An educational booklet titled "Healthy Drinking as You Age"; * A drinking diary; * Brief advice to reduce their drinking by their physicians; B) After the recruitment visit, all intervention group patients will receive up to 3 telephone calls from a health educator. After each call, intervention group patients may choose to receive a letter updating their health risks. Also, at the conclusion of their interaction with the health educator, they may choose to have a letter summarizing the calls sent to their physician.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- At least 55 years of age
- Seeing a participating physician (internists or family physicians employed at any of the participating sites)
- Have had at least one alcoholic drink in the last week
You may not qualify if:
- Too ill to participate
- Have received substance abuse services in past 3 months
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
UCLA Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Research Center
Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alison A. Moore, MD, MPH
UCLA DOM-Geriatrics
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- NIH
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 19, 2006
First Posted
September 21, 2006
Study Start
August 1, 2003
Primary Completion
April 1, 2007
Study Completion
July 1, 2008
Last Updated
July 13, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-07