NCT00251173

Project Health Link: Connecting Patients With Services

Services Interventions for Injured ED Substance Abusers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 755 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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/dependence criteria for stimulants, cannabis, and/or non-injected opioids: (1) a 5-session Strengths-Based Case Management (SBCM) model; (2) a 2-session Brief Motivational Enhancement (BME); or (3) a one-time Brief Informational Feedback (BIF) session. The primary outcome variables for this trial include receiving an assessment and referral and treatment entry. Other outcomes include degree of treatment completion, substance-related measures, health service utilization, health status changes, and psychosocial factors.

Conditions

• Drug Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Strengths Based Case Management (SBCM)
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
BEHAVIORAL	Brief Informational Feedback (BIF) session

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-11-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2005-11-09
• Last updated: 2016-04-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States