High-risk alcohol drinkers Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomised controlled trial with a 12-month follow-up period conducted by 74 physicians in 20 primary care centres in Spain.
The brief intervention by the physician consisted of 2 short co
Sponsors
Brain and Mind Foundation (Fundacion Cerebro y Mente) (Spain)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adults patients aged 18 to 65 years of age will be asked to undergo alcohol use disorders screening (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT]) (Rubio et al., 1998) by their primary care physicians (PCPh). All patients who screen positive will be contacted and invited to participate in a face-to-face interview to determine their eligibility for the trial. Patients will be eligible for the randomised trial if they report a pattern of binge drinking and score 15 or lower on the AUDIT (scores above 15 were referred to the Drug Abuse Programme for Treatment). Patients eligible for the study will be binge drinkers, defined as men who had drunk 5 or more standard drinks per occasion (12.8 g of alcohol per drink) on 1 or more occasions in the previous month. Women will be included in the study sample if they had drunk 4 or more standard drinks per occasion on 1 or more occasions in the previous month. Rubio, G., Bermejo, J., Caballero, C., Santo-Domingo, J. Validación del test de identificación de trastornos por uso de alcohol (AUDIT) en atención primaria (Spanish validation of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT] in primary care). Rev Clin Esp 1998; 198: 11-14.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women 2. Plan to move out of the area within the year 3. Do not have a telephone 4. Those who are already participating in an alcohol intervention programme 5. Those who have an Axis I psychiatric disorder (American Psychiatric Association [APA] 2000) other than substance abuse that, in the judgment of the PCPh, prevents them from participating 6. Unable to complete the informed consent
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in weekly alcohol consumption and rates of excessive drinking in the previous 7 days (more than 18 drinks per week for men and more than 13 drinks per week for women), assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 months. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in alcohol use: number of binge episodes (>5 drinks for men and >4 drinks for women on a single occasion) in the previous month and the percentage of bingers, assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 months. | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed