N/A
Completed N=200
Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Specialized Brief Intervention for Hazardous Drinkers in an Emergency Department.
Alcohol Drinking
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03273283 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
200
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2020
Primary outcomePrimary: Proportion of Risky Drinkers Measured by AUDIT-C — 20; 39 Participants
Summary
Alcohol use and its consequences represent an important public health problem. As well as alcohol dependence, hazardous drinking also contributes to a high burden in terms of morbidity and mortality. To improve these patients' prognosis and decrease associated social and health care costs, it is necessary to increase early detection, intervention and treatment for these problems. For these reasons, SBIRT programmes (Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) have been developed, evaluated and shown to be effective, particularly in primary care and general practice. Nevertheless, effectiveness of SBIRT in emergency departments (ED) has not been clearly established.
The investigators aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an SBIRT programme in the ED of a tertiary hospital.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Proportion of Risky Drinkers Measured by AUDIT-C |
20; 39 | — |
| PRIMARY Proportion of Patients Attending to Specialized Treatment |
17; 8 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- All patients aged 18 or older attending to the emergency department were potentially eligible patients
- Patients with an AUDIT-C score higher than 6 points for men and 5 for woman were invited to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- Cognitive impairment
- Medically unstable
- Patients explicitly demanding alcohol treatment
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03273283). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.