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The Teachable Moment: Screening and Brief Intervention for Admitted Trauma Patients

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Conditions: Alcoholism

Interventions: Quantity Frequency Model, Targets Subjective Drunkenness

Countries: United States

The American College of Surgeons now requires screening for alcohol use in trauma centers. The purpose of this research study is to provide information about the best screening and treatment methods. The investigators hope the findings will provide information that will improve healthcare by reducing problems related to risky alcohol use. The trauma team is conducting a comparison of two different ways of talking about alcohol use. Participants will be randomized into one of the two study groups.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Inpatient on trauma service
* 18 years or older
* Speaks either English or Spanish

One or more of the following:

* Patient answered yes to either admission screening question
* Patient has a positive BAL of less than or equal to 79 and also has a positive Audit score (men greater than or equal to 8; women greater than or equal to 4)
* Patient has a BAL of 80 or higher
* patient has no record of a BAL on file and they have a positive Audit score

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
* Patient refusal contact at six months
* Patient has a positive BAL of less than or equal to 79 and negative AUDIT score
* Patient deemed unable to complete a BI

Locations (1)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States