An evaluation of the brief intervention for problem drinkers among inpatients

ISRCTN	ISRCTN70428574
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN70428574
Protocol serial number	DOH93-TD-1050
Sponsor	Department of Health (Taiwan)
Funder	Department of Health (Taiwan)

Submission date: 05/04/2008
Registration date: 01/05/2008
Last edited: 04/06/2019

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Shen-Ing Liu
Scientific

Department of Psychiatry
Mackay Memorial Hospital
No 45
Ming-Shan Road
Tam-Shui
Chu-Wei
Taipei County
25115
Taiwan

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial.
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	Effects of Brief Intervention for general hospital inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use in Taiwan: A randomised, controlled trial
Study acronym	BI
Study objectives	Compared with control participants at post-intervention follow-ups, unhealthy drinkers who receive the screening and brief intervention will report 1) reduced alcohol consumption and 2) reduced alcohol-related problems and health care utilization.
Ethics approval(s)	Mackay Memorial Hospital Institutional Review Board. Date of approval: 07/02/2003 (ref: MMH-I-S-0174)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Alcohol abuse/ alcohol dependence.
Intervention	Patients receive at least one session of the 30-minute brief intervention treatment, according to the severity of drinking problems. For heavier drinkers and patients with alcohol use disorders (abuse/dependence), one booster session was provided either during admission or after discharge. For dependent drinkers who required provision of specified advice and referral to specialty care for alcohol assessment and treatment, interventionist could provide the third booster session. The brief intervention drew on the FRAMES model, whereby each of the six elements of feedback, responsibility, advice, motivation, empathy and self-efficacy were incorporated into the intervention. Advice was supplemented with a self-help booklet at the first session of brief intervention. Control group: Patients in the control group received treatment as usual (that is, no intervention was given; no comment was made about the content of the baseline assessment). Psychiatrists were available by referral during admission. The physician in charge, however, may have advised the patient to modify his alcohol consumption or referred patient to psychiatrist, according to his normal practice.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Number of drinks per week at 4, 9 and 12 month.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Outcomes related to alcohol consumption (past 30 days): 1.1. Days abstinent 1.2. Number of heavy drinking episodes (>= 5 drinks/ occasion) 1.3. Proportions of patients with risky drinking (>14 drinks per week) and heavier drinking (>20 drinks per week) 2. Alcohol-related outcomes: 2.1. Alcohol-related problems (problems at work/ school; problems with family and friends; legal consequences; and alcohol-related injuries) 2.2. Health care utilisation (number of days in hospitalisation and emergency department visits) 3. Other outcome measures: 3.1. Self-reported receipt of alcohol assistance by patients with alcohol dependence during 12 months. Assistance included outpatient specialty treatment, residential treatment, or mutual-help groups (for example, Alcoholics Anonymous)
Completion date	31/12/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Upper age limit	65 Years
Sex	Male
Target sample size at registration	600
Total final enrolment	616
Key inclusion criteria	1. Men aged 18-65 admitted to medical or surgical wards in a medical centre in Taipei 2. Unhealthy alcohol users defined as men who currently (past 3 months) drink risky amounts, >168 g alcohol per week, or usually drank more than 32 g per occasion 3. Patients who provide written informed consent
Key exclusion criteria	1. Psychotic disorders or symptoms 2. Bipolar disorder 3. Major suicide risk 4. Serious medical illness 5. Currently being treated in psychiatric clinics/ or alcohol treatment program
Date of first enrolment	01/01/2004
Date of final enrolment	31/12/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Taiwan

Study participating centre

Department of Psychiatry

Taipei County
25115
Taiwan

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/05/2011	04/06/2019	Yes	No

Editorial Notes

04/06/2019: Total final enrolment and publication reference were added.