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NCT Number: NCT00251173

Project Health Link: Connecting Patients With Services

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Drug Abuse Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

19 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, 48503, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • (1) adults age 19-60 presenting to the Hurley Medical Center ED within 24 hours of an injury; (2) ability to provide informed consent.

Additional inclusion criteria for intervention study: meets criteria for substance abuse or dependence for stimulants (cocaine powder, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine), cannabis (marijuana, hashish), and or opioids (noninjected heroin, other opioids such as hydrocodone and oxycodone) in the previous year.

Exclusion criteria

  • (1) adult patients who do not understand English; (2) prisoners; (3) adults classified by medical staff as "Level 1 trauma"; (4) adults deemed unable to provide informed consent as stated above (e.g., intoxication, mental incompetence); (5) patients treated in the ED for suicide attempts and sexual assaults; (6) patients who have been in treatment for substance abuse in the past six months; (7) patients who are triaged to psychiatric emergency services; and (8) patients who report injecting heroin or other opiates in the past year.

Treatment and study plan

Strengths Based Case Management (SBCM)

Behavioral

Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)

Behavioral

Brief Informational Feedback (BIF) session

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. receipt of assessment

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months post-baseline

  2. treatment entry

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months post-baseline

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Michigan

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Services Interventions for Injured ED Substance Abusers

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Nov 9, 2005
Registry last updated
Apr 8, 2016

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