Prevalence of Chronic Inebriates to the Emergency Department and Suitability for Sobering House Services

NCT01783223 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 12-3560
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 668
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is intended to evaluate the prevalence of chronically inebriated patients in the Emergeny Department (ED). Patients will be identified prospectively by screening all patients (24/7) presenting to the ED for one month. A running tally of all patients in the ED will be kept. Of these patients, any patient that is noted to have alcohol intoxication will be identified. The chart of that patient will be reviewed for details about the patient's alcohol use and for the patient's suitability for a sobering house, which is a place where intoxicated patients can go to await sobriety. The chart will also be reviewed for the number of previous visits for alcohol use to our hospital ever and in the last year.

Conditions

Alcohol Intoxication

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Intoxicated Patients Eligible for a Sobering House

  Determine the proportion of patients in the emergency department that are intoxicated and how many of those would be eligible to go to a sobering house. Eligibility for a sobering house is at the discretion of the treating physician and includes the ability to ambulate without assistance and no further acute need for medical treatments.

  Eligibility for a sobering house is assessed during the current ED admission. The study ends when patient is discharged from the ED, an expected average time of 9 hours.

Study Arms (1)

Intoxicated patients

patients in the Emergency Department who appear to be intoxicated with ethanol.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Patients in the emergency department for alcohol intoxication

You may qualify if:

• Patients in the emergency department for alcohol intoxication

You may not qualify if:

• Under 18
• Prisoners
• Pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hennepin County Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholic Intoxication

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Director of Research
• Organization: Hennepin Healthcare Department of Emergency Medicine

james.miner@hmced.org

6128733000

Study Officials

• James Miner, MD

  Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 23, 2013
• First Posted: February 4, 2013
• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: June 26, 2018
• Study Completion: October 14, 2021
• Last Updated: September 15, 2022
• Results First Posted: September 15, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

US (1)