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NCT Number: NCT03452241

Long-term Follow-up Study of Substance Abuse Screening and Intervention in Multi Primary Care Centers

The purpose of this research is to improve the ability of primary medical staffs in screening and intervention for alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other illicit drug use.

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Key information

Conditions

Substance Use Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Henan Provincical Peoples Hospital

Henan, China

About this study

In order to reduce the social and personal harm caused by drugs, it is urgent to strengthen the ability of the primary health institutions in screening and intervention the addictive substances use. Firstly, the investigators will invite 10 primary medical staffs and 10 experts in addition to revise the manual of Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Use Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and Brief Intervention (BI). Then, the investigators will recruit related medical staffs in five provinces to participate the training of ASSIST and BI. Secondly, the researcher will investigate the effects of BI technology in reducing the use of addictive substances, improve the addiction related knowledge of patients through randomized controlled study. Finally, the investigators will collect the research information, revise the manual, and promote the training.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • aged 18-75 years;
  • the patient to the community medical institutions;
  • ASSIST score is in 12-27, in a moderate risk;
  • voluntary to participate;
  • to agree to complete baseline interviews and follow-up studies

Exclusion criteria

  • unable to complete the questionnaire;
  • serious physical illness, action inconvenience.

Treatment and study plan

Intervention group

Other

The medical staffs who received the training will use the manual of brief intervention to deliver BI and other materials about the harm of substance use.BI refers to a standard 15-30 minute intervention that includes a series of standard models that stimulate knowledge, motivation and behavior that reduce substance abuse.the harm of substance use is a dedicated paper publicity handbook, written by the SHMC, detailing the hazards of substance abuse.

Control Group

Other

The participants only receive the materials about the harm of substance use.the harm of substance use is a dedicated paper publicity handbook, written by the SHMC, detailing the hazards of substance abuse.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in risk behaviors at 1 and 3 month

    Time frame: baseline, 1 and 3 month

    Risk Behaviors will be measured by ASSIST questionnaire.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knowledge related to Substance Use measured by Knowledge related to Addiction questionnaire

    Time frame: baseline, 1 and 3 month

    Knowledge related to substance use will be measured by Knowledge related to Addiction questionnaire

  2. Motivation measured by Pre-treatment Readiness Scale

    Time frame: baseline, 1 and 3 month

    PRSS is a 5-point scale and the highest score at any stage represents the patient at this stage.

  3. Depression measured by Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS)

    Time frame: baseline, 1 and 3 month

    SDS contains 20 items and the standard total score is 53, 53-62: mild to mild depression; 63-72: moderate to severe;> 72: severe depression

  4. Anxiety measured by Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS).

    Time frame: baseline, 1 and 3 month

    SDS contains 20 items. According to the Chinese norm results, the standard points of the cut-off value is 50 points, of which 50-59 is divided into mild anxiety, 60-69 is divided into moderate anxiety, 70 points for severe anxiety

  5. Self-esteem measured by Self-esteem questionnaire

    Time frame: baseline, 1 and 3 month

    the change of self-esteem will be measured by Self-esteem questionnaire.

  6. Positive and Negative Affect measured by Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)

    Time frame: baseline, 1 and 3 month

    It contains 20 entries. A high positive emotional score indicates an individual's energy, concentration, and emotional well-being while a low score indicates indifference. Negative emotional high points that the individual subjective feeling puzzled, painful emotional state, while the score is low that calm.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shanghai Mental Health Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 2, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 23, 2020

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