Brief Intervention for Substance Use and Partner Abuse Among Females in the ER
B-SAFER
A Computer-based Intervention for Women With Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence in the Emergency Department
1 other identifier
interventional
40
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to target co-occurring problems of substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV) using a computer-based intervention, B-SAFER (Brief intervention for Substance use and partner Abuse for Females in the Emergency Room). This project will develop and test the computer-based intervention, examining primary outcomes of substance use and utilization of relationship safety resources.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2012
Typical duration for not_applicable
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
March 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 10, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 18, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2014
CompletedMay 22, 2015
May 1, 2015
2.7 years
August 10, 2012
May 21, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Change in past-month drug use days
Drug use based on Timeline Followback.
1 month, 3 month
Change in use of relationship safety behaviors and referral resources for IPV.
Based on Safety Behavior Checklist and Effectiveness in Obtaining Resources scales.
2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Change in readiness to change drug use.
2 week, 1 month, 3 months
Change in readiness to change scale for relationship safety behaviors.
2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months
Study Arms (2)
Computer Intervention
EXPERIMENTALPatients randomized to the computer intervention will complete the B-SAFER computer program during their emergency department visit.
Control
SHAM COMPARATORPatients randomized to the control arm will receive a time-equivalent computer-based program unrelated to substance use or partner violence.
Interventions
Patients randomized to the computer intervention will complete the B-SAFER computer program during their emergency department visit.
Patients randomized to the control arm will receive a time-equivalent computer-based program unrelated to substance use or partner violence.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- ≥18 years of age
- English or Spanish language proficiency sufficient to understand and complete study procedures
- moderate drug use in the prior 3 months (by NM-ASSIST)
- IPV victimization in the prior 6 months (by WAST)
- access to a phone
You may not qualify if:
- Patients who are:
- intoxicated
- medically unstable as determined by ED staff
- suicidal ideation
- psychosis
- combative
- in police custody
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Rhode Island Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Esther K Choo, MD MPH
Rhode Island Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 10, 2012
First Posted
October 18, 2012
Study Start
March 1, 2012
Primary Completion
November 1, 2014
Study Completion
November 1, 2014
Last Updated
May 22, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-05