Brief Intervention for Drug Misuse in the Emergency Department (BIDMED)

June 8, 2015 updated by: Roland C. Merchant, MD. MPH, ScD, Rhode Island Hospital

Clinical Trial to Determine the Effect of a Brief Behavioral Intervention in Reducing Drug Misuse Among an Emergency Department Population

Although screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) approaches are effective in reducing alcohol misuse and its associated risk-taking behaviors and negative consequences, there is little research demonstrating the effectiveness of SBIRT for illicit and/or prescription drug misuse. Misusers of illicit and/or prescription drugs frequently seek medical care in emergency departments (EDs), particularly for reasons related to their misuse. As a result, the ED is well suited as a site to conduct an analysis of the effectiveness of SBIRT for this population.

The Brief Intervention for Drug Misuse for the Emergency Department (BIDMED) study is a randomized, controlled, trial that will include adult ED patients at a large, academic, trauma center (Rhode Island Hospital) and a community hospital (The Miriam Hospital) who have a subcritical illness or injury and whose screening indicates illicit and/or prescription drug misuse. BIDMED participants will be randomized to receive screening only (SO) or brief intervention (BI) with appropriate referral to treatment. Participants will complete a battery of blinded baseline assessments using standardized instruments as well as adapted instruments specific to the aims of this study. All participants will undergo blinded follow-up assessments at three, six, and twelve months post-randomization. The primary hypotheses addressed in the BIDMED study are that, compared to participants in the SO arm, participants in the BI arm will show a significantly greater reduction in: (1) drug misuse within the prior 30 days at three months post-randomization, (2) behaviors associated with drug misuse at six months post-randomization; and (3) negative physical health, psychosocial health, and socioeconomic consequences at twelve months post-randomization. As a secondary aim, the impact of BI compared to SO will be assessed on participants contacting, enrolling in, and completing a drug treatment program. In addition, the impact of BI compared to SO on increasing uptake of HIV and hepatitis B/C screening will be measured. A mechanisms of change model that addresses the expected mediators and moderators of change to explain the effects of SBIRT in this setting will also be developed and tested. Further, the epidemiology of illicit and/or prescription drug misuse will be assessed in a random sample of ED patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1030

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
        • Rhode Island Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Self-report of illicit and/or prescription drug misuse in the past three-months. Presenting at the emergency department for medical care.

Exclusion Criteria:

Not age appropriate, in custody, medically unstable, actively psychotic, suicidal

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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment
Assessment and brief intervention
two session delivered two weeks apart

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Reduction in past 30 day drug misuse
Time Frame: 12 months post-randomization
12 months post-randomization
Reduction in behaviors associated with drug misuse
Time Frame: 12 months post-randomization
12 months post-randomization
Reduction negative physical health, psychosocial health, and socioeconomic consequences
Time Frame: 12 months post-randomization
12 months post-randomization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Uptake of HIV and hepatitis B/C screening
Time Frame: 3 months post randomization
3 months post randomization

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Roland C Merchant, MD; ScD, Rhode Island Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Ted Nirenberg, PhD, Rhode Island Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 17, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 10, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2015

Last Verified

June 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0113-09

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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