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B-SAFER: Brief Intervention for Substance Use and Partner Abuse Among Females in the ER

Sponsor
Rhode Island Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT01709552
Collaborator
(none)
40
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
32
Duration (Months)
1.2
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to target co-occurring problems of substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV) using a computer-based intervention, B-SAFER (Brief intervention for Substance use and partner Abuse for Females in the Emergency Room). This project will develop and test the computer-based intervention, examining primary outcomes of substance use and utilization of relationship safety resources.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Computer Intervention
  • Behavioral: Control
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
40 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Computer-based Intervention for Women With Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence in the Emergency Department
Study Start Date :
Mar 1, 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2014
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2014

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Computer Intervention

Patients randomized to the computer intervention will complete the B-SAFER computer program during their emergency department visit.

Behavioral: Computer Intervention
Patients randomized to the computer intervention will complete the B-SAFER computer program during their emergency department visit.
Sham Comparator: Control

Patients randomized to the control arm will receive a time-equivalent computer-based program unrelated to substance use or partner violence.

Behavioral: Control
Patients randomized to the control arm will receive a time-equivalent computer-based program unrelated to substance use or partner violence.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Change in past-month drug use days [1 month, 3 month]

    Drug use based on Timeline Followback.

  2. Change in use of relationship safety behaviors and referral resources for IPV. [2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months]

    Based on Safety Behavior Checklist and Effectiveness in Obtaining Resources scales.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Change in readiness to change drug use. [2 week, 1 month, 3 months]

    Based on readiness to change rulers.

  2. Change in readiness to change scale for relationship safety behaviors. [2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months]

    Based on readiness to change rulers.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:

  • ≥18 years of age

  • English or Spanish language proficiency sufficient to understand and complete study procedures

  • moderate drug use in the prior 3 months (by NM-ASSIST)

  • IPV victimization in the prior 6 months (by WAST)

  • access to a phone

Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who are:

  • intoxicated

  • medically unstable as determined by ED staff

  • suicidal ideation

  • psychosis

  • combative

  • in police custody

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Rhode Island Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Providence Rhode Island United States 02903

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Rhode Island Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Esther K Choo, MD MPH, Rhode Island Hospital

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Esther Choo, Assistant Professor, Rhode Island Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01709552
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 5K23DA031881-02
First Posted:
Oct 18, 2012
Last Update Posted:
May 22, 2015
Last Verified:
May 1, 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Substance-Related Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 22, 2015