About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine if a brief counseling intervention, delivered by telephone, is more effective than standard ED care, to reduce future alcohol related injuries and alcohol related negative consequences, among patients treated in the ED for injuries from an MVC and other injury mechanisms.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
18 years or older
Emergency department patient
Subacute injury
Motor vehicle crash or other injury
Disqualifiers
Younger than 18 years old
Does not meet alcohol use criteria
Non-English speaker
In police custody
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
Brief Telephone Counseling for risky aclohol use
BehavioralTwo brief sessions (30-40 minutes) of brief counseling using a motivational interviewing approach. The counseling session are delivered by telephone and focus on the alcohol use of inuured ED patients who randomize into the treatment arm of the study. Patient who randomize into the controla rm of the study receive standard emergency department care only plus study assessments.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
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Sponsors and contacts
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Rhode Island Hospital
Lead sponsor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborator