Status:

COMPLETED

Project Health Link: Connecting Patients With Services

Lead Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Conditions:

Drug Abuse

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The proposed study will compare three alternative interventions in the emergency department (ED) to promote linkage to substance abuse assessment, referral and treatment entry for those who meet abuse...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • (1) adults age 19-60 presenting to the Hurley Medical Center ED within 24 hours of an injury; (2) ability to provide informed consent.
  • Additional inclusion criteria for intervention study: meets criteria for substance abuse or dependence for stimulants (cocaine powder, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine), cannabis (marijuana, hashish), and or opioids (noninjected heroin, other opioids such as hydrocodone and oxycodone) in the previous year.

Exclusion

  • (1) adult patients who do not understand English; (2) prisoners; (3) adults classified by medical staff as "Level 1 trauma"; (4) adults deemed unable to provide informed consent as stated above (e.g., intoxication, mental incompetence); (5) patients treated in the ED for suicide attempts and sexual assaults; (6) patients who have been in treatment for substance abuse in the past six months; (7) patients who are triaged to psychiatric emergency services; and (8) patients who report injecting heroin or other opiates in the past year.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

755 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00251173

Start Date

November 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

April 8 2016

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Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503