Health Condition 1: F102- Alcohol dependence Health Condition 2: F172- Nicotine dependence
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Cessation Trial: The objective is to study the impact of Screening with help of â??The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Testâ?? (ASSIST) Score and Brief Intervention
Sponsors
Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients coming to primary care centres will be included in the study if they are aged 18 and above. Patients who will be alert and oriented to time, place and person. Participant whose ASSIST score shows moderate risk during screening
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: : Planned to leave the area in the next six months; Not providing reliable contact information to complete the follow-up procedures; Were currently in a residential substance abuse treatment facility.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effectiveness of brief intervention (BI) on QUITTING substance use. Timepoint: There will be 4-time points in this trial -baseline, 1st month, 3rd month and end line (6th month) wherein substance usage status, ASSIST score will be evaluated in control and intervention arms. Additionally, at baseline and end-line (6th month) - the lab investigations (GGT among alcohol users and urine cotinine among nicotine users) will be carried out to see the impact of Screening and brief intervention in quitting substance use in both arms. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study outcomes are thus likely to provide us the means to incorporate the Screening and Brief interventions for SUDs into the existing NPCDCS program which will in future ensure provision of tackling the menace of substance use in the country at primary health care level.Timepoint: 2 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Samir Kumar Praharaj
Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE
Outcome results
None listed