Status:
COMPLETED
Screening, Motivational Assessment, Referral, and Treatment in Emergency Departments
Lead Sponsor:
University of New Mexico
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
Drug Abuse
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Misuse of drugs and alcohol has a tremendous impact on individual health and on society, in terms of both human suffering and economic cost. Most substance abusers never seek specialty addiction treat...
Detailed Description
2\. STUDY SYNPOSIS AND SCHEMA STUDY OBJECTIVES: The study will contrast substance use and substance-related outcomes among patients endorsing problematic drug use during an emergency department (ED)...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Registration as patient in the ED during study screening hours
- Positive screen (≥3) for problematic use of a non-alcohol, non-nicotine drug based on the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)
- At least one day of problematic drug use (excluding alcohol and nicotine) in the past 30 days
- Age 18 years or older
- Adequate English proficiency
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Access to phone (for booster sessions)
Exclusion
- Inability to participate due to emergency treatment
- Significant impairment of cognition or judgment rendering the person incapable of informed consent. (e.g., traumatic brain injury, delirium, intoxication)
- Status as a prisoner or in police custody at the time of treatment.
- Current engagement in addiction treatment
- Residence more than 50 miles from the location of follow-up visits
- Inability to provide sufficient contact information (must provide at least 2 reliable locators).
- Prior participation in the current study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
1285 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01207791
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
May 24 2013
Active Locations (7)
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1
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States
2
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
3
University of New Mexico Hospital
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
4
Belleview Hospital
New York, New York, United States