Development and evaluation of the efficacy of a brief motivational intervention among young adults admitted in the Emergency room while being alcohol intoxicated

A Process study and Randomized controlled trial examining the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Motivational interviewing for alcohol Intoxicated young adults admitted to the Emergency Room

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13832949

Enrollment

344

Registered

2016-11-30

Start date

2016-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-07-13

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Conditions

Alcohol intoxication Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Alcohol intoxication

Interventions

Participants will be randomised to one of two groups using an algorithm implemented in the same software used to collect baseline assessment (secuTrial). Intervention group: The experimental treatme

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 35 years 2. Admitted in the Lausanne University Hospital ER (for any cause) and having alcohol intoxication (>0.5 gram/liter BAC or clinical indication of alcohol intoxication) 3. Informed consent as documented by signature

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Life threatening conditions 2. Detainees or medico-legal admissions 3. Not being fluent in French 4. Currently receiving another alcohol or substance use treatment 5. Psychiatric or medical contra-indications preventing patients understanding informed consent, fulfilling questionnaires, and participating in the intervention (evaluated using an adaptation of the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of Heavy drinking days over the last month (HDD, i.e. the number of days with 6 standard drinks or more, equivalent to 60 grams of pure alcohol or more) measured using a 30-day Timeline Follow-back technique (TLFB) and the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP) total score at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Weekly drinking amount (i.e. number of drinks per week) derived from the Timeline Follow-back technique (TLFB) at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention 2. Frequency of alcohol-related consequences will be derived from 4 alcohol-related consequences at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention 3. Alcohol-related problems are assessed using SIP sub-dimension scores (Physical, Social, Intra-personal, Inter-personal, and Impulse control) at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention 4. Proportion of patients with hazardous or harmful drinking status is assessed using the Alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) at baseline and 12 months 5. Proportion of patients who started alcohol treatment and of patients readmitted to the ER over the 12-month follow-up period will be measured by specific self-report questions at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention 6. Proportion of patients who started alcohol treatment and of patients readmitted to the ER is measured using Lausanne University Hospital medical records at 12 months post-intervention 7. Heavy drinking is assessed by measuring to Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) concentration in head hair at baseline, 6 and 12 months post-intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Weekly drinking amount (i.e. number of drinks per week) derived from the Timeline Follow-back technique (TLFB) at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention 2. Frequency of alcohol-related consequences will be derived from 4 alcohol-related consequences at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention 3. Alcohol-related problems are assessed using SIP sub-dimension scores (Physical, Social, Intra-personal, Inter-personal, and Impulse control) at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention 4. Proportion of patients with hazardous or harmful drinking status is assessed using the Alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) at baseline and 12 months 5. Proportion of patients who started alcohol treatment and of patients readmitted to the ER over the 12-month follow-up period will be measured by specific self-report questions at 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention 6. Proportion of patients who started alcohol treatment and of patients readmitted to the ER is measured using Lausanne University Hospital medical records at 12 months post-intervention 7. Heavy drinking is assessed by measuring to Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) concentration in head hair at baseline, 6 and 12 months post-intervention

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Countries

Switzerland, Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026