Health Condition 1: null- Alcohol Use Disorder without Dependence Health Condition 2: F109- Alcohol use, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Brief intervention: Brief Counselling session of 5-15 minutes
given by physician at primary care setting based on WHO document â??BRIEF INTERVENTION For Hazardous and Harmful Drinking A
Sponsors
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult outpatients of a rural primary health centre (JIRHC, Ramanathapuram) who are alcohol users and scored less than 20 in Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Those outpatients whose AUDIT score is 20 or more will not be included as the diagnosis of alcohol dependence is highly probable.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those outpatients who do not belong to rural field practice area (four villages) of JIPMER will be excluded in view of difficulty in tracking them for assessing study outcomes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of standard drinks of alcohol taken in the last 30 days at three month and six month follow upTimepoint: baseline, 3 months and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of days of drinking alcohol in the last 30 days at three month and six month follow upTimepoint: baseline, 3 months and 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPalanivel C
JIPMER
Outcome results
None listed