Alcohol Use Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Harmful use, Hazardous use, Dependence
Brief summary
The effect of alcohol interventions seems to be related to the intensity of the interventions. In this study the investigators will assess the effect of a interdisciplinary booster session in primary care, given to patients who were admitted to hospitals with alcohol related conditions, and who were given Brief Intervention before discharge. The booster session is based on a motivational interview.
Detailed description
The study is a randomized clinical trial, and aims to recruit 60 X 2 patients. Patients admitted to Stavanger University Hospital with an alcohol contributed condition, and who has been given a brief alcohol intervention may be recruited. Candidates for secondary healthcare related to alcohol misuse will be excluded. The interdisciplinary booster session will be given two weeks after discharge, and will be given in the facility of the primary care physician, facilitated by both the physician and an liaison alcohol nurse from Stavanger University Hospital. The intervention is based on motivational interview technique. The primary outcome will be assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-C, six months after discharge. The outcome assessor will be blinded for the intervention. All outcomes will be collected by telephone interview. The study aims to start recruiting candidates in October-November 2010, and will stoop recruiting in December 2012 at the latest. The study was approved by the national ethical comite in August 2011. The results of the study wil be published in international referee based journals.
Interventions
OTHERBooster session
Motivational interview
Sponsors
Helse Stavanger HF
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Admission with an alcohol related disorder
Exclusion criteria
* Lack of ability to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Use Disorder Identification -C (AUDIT-C) | 6 months | Alcohol Use Disorder Identification -C. Dicothomous outcome. More or less than four points for women and five points for men. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timeline followback | 6 months | Grams og alcohol pr week. |
| Readmissions | 6 months | Readmission to a hospital for an alcohol related and/or a non-alcohol related condition within six months after discharge. |
| Readiness to Change Questionaire (RTCQ) | 6 months | Continous variable |
| Quality of Life | 6 months | SF 12 |
Countries
Norway
Contacts
Primary ContactÅse Cristiansen, RN
Outcome results
None listed