NCT02885532

Capacity to Consent in Acutely Intoxicated Emergency Department Patients

The University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent Instrument in Acutely Intoxicated Emergency Department Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 417 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The ability to meaningfully consent intoxicated and chemically dependent patients for research has inhibited medical advances in this vulnerable population. A recent pilot supported use of the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent tool to assess the capacity of intoxicated emergency department patients to participate in research. The objective is to determine the number of intoxicated emergency department patients who could correctly complete the questionnaire, and evaluate alcohol concentration, sedation and ability to recall participation upon sobriety.

Conditions

• Informed Consent

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent Tool	Non-pregnant, English speaking patients older than 18 with evidence of acute alcohol intoxication were considered eligible for participation. Patients were asked to complete the 10 question tool on arrival to the emergency department. Patie

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2016-08-31
• Last updated: 2016-08-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States