Alcohol Screening and Pre-Operative Intervention Research Study (ASPIRE)

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Drinking

Treatments: Behavioral: Health coaching; Behavioral: Brief advice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03929562

HUM00156743

5K23AA023869 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to learn more about how to improve patients' health before and after a scheduled surgery by examining acceptability and initial efficacy of pre-operative alcohol use reduction interventions.

Full description

The study is a randomized clinical pilot trial that assesses preliminary intervention efficacy of a two-session health coaching intervention relative to brief advice among pre-operative elective surgical patients and evaluates intervention acceptability. Study subjects will be outpatients at a large health system in the midwestern United States and fulfill the study's inclusion criteria. Subjects will be randomized to one of two intervention conditions: Health Coaching or Brief Advice.

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Referred for elective or semi-elective surgery or pre-operative assessment in the next 120 days
• Meet criteria for "risky drinking" as defined by study staff

Exclusion criteria

• Displays or shows evidence of psychotic symptoms
• Undergoing surgeries that commonly require local anesthesia only

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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65 participants in 2 patient groups

Brief advice

Active Comparator group

Description:

One brief advice session, resource brochure, standard of care, and an infographic about alcohol and surgical health at patient's pre-existing pre-operative clinical visit.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief advice

Health coaching

Experimental group

Description:

Two health coaching sessions, resource brochure, standard of care

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health coaching