NCT00423904

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to reveal the most promising procedure for implementing alcohol screening and intervention in general hospitals and to find out, if and to which extent non-specialist health professionals can be qualified to carry out motivational intervention on their own or if there is a need for a specialized counseling services. In a randomized controlled trial, patients recruited in general hospitals and fulfilling criteria for alcohol dependence, alcohol abuse, at-risk drinking or heavy episodic drinking will be allocated to three conditions: (1) Intervention by a liaison service (LC): Counselling based on the Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change (TTM) which will be provided by staff of the study (psychologists/ social worker) trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI), (2) Intervention by hospital physicians (PC): Counselling will be provided by hospital physicians trained in MI, and (3) Control group (CC): Treatment as usual, assessment only. Outcome assessment will be conducted after 12 months and includes abstinent point prevalence rates, drinks per day, help-seeking, stage progress and cost-effectiveness analysis.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,035

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2001

Typical duration for phase_2

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2001

Completed
3.8 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2005

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 17, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 18, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

January 18, 2007

Status Verified

January 1, 2007

First QC Date

January 17, 2007

Last Update Submit

January 17, 2007

Conditions

Alcohol DependenceAlcohol AbuseAt-Risk-DrinkingHeavy Episodic Drinking

Keywords

Early interventionBrief interventionalcoholgeneral hospital

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Reduced alcohol consumption

  • Increased alcohol-specific help-seeking

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Increased readiness to change drinking behaviour

  • Increased well-being

Interventions

Brief interventionBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 64 Years
Sexall
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Alcohol dependence
  • Alcohol abuse
  • At-risk drinking
  • Heavy episodic drinking

You may not qualify if:

  • Persons physically and mentally not capable of participating in study
  • Persons with a hospital stay of less than 24 hours

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (5)

  • Freyer J, Bott K, Riedel J, Wedler B, Meyer C, Rumpf HJ, John U, Hapke U. Psychometric properties of the 'Processes of Change' scale for alcohol misuse and its short form (POC-20). Addict Behav. 2006 May;31(5):821-32. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.06.007. Epub 2005 Jul 1.

    PMID: 15993545BACKGROUND

  • Freyer J, Coder B, Bischof G, Baumeister SE, Rumpf HJ, John U, Hapke U. Intention to utilize formal help in a sample with alcohol problems: a prospective study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Mar 16;87(2-3):210-6. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.08.018. Epub 2006 Sep 18.

    PMID: 16979304BACKGROUND

  • Freyer J, Coder B, Pockrandt C, Hartmann B, Rumpf HJ, John U, Hapke U. [General hospital patients with alcohol problems welcome counselling]. Gesundheitswesen. 2006 Jul;68(7):429-35. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-926908. German.

    PMID: 16868869BACKGROUND

  • Freyer J, Tonigan JS, Keller S, John U, Rumpf HJ, Hapke U. Readiness to change versus readiness to seek help for alcohol problems: the development of the Treatment Readiness Tool (TReaT). J Stud Alcohol. 2004 Nov;65(6):801-9. doi: 10.15288/jsa.2004.65.801.

    PMID: 15700519BACKGROUND

  • Freyer J, Tonigan JS, Keller S, Rumpf HJ, John U, Hapke U. Readiness for change and readiness for help-seeking: a composite assessment of client motivation. Alcohol Alcohol. 2005 Nov-Dec;40(6):540-4. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agh195. Epub 2005 Sep 26.

    PMID: 16186144BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholism

Interventions

Crisis Intervention

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersChemically-Induced DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PsychotherapyBehavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

  • Jennis Freyer-Adam, Dr

    University Medicine Greifswald

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Ulfert Hapke, Dr

    University of Applied Sciences Muenster

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Ulrich John, Prof Dr

    University Medicine Greifswald

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Purpose
ECT
Intervention Model
FACTORIAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 17, 2007

First Posted

January 18, 2007

Study Start

October 1, 2001

Study Completion

August 1, 2005

Last Updated

January 18, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-01