Behavior and Driving Safety Study (BADS)

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcoholic Intoxication

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief motivational interview

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00575679

OTS-AL0757 (Other Identifier)

UCDIRB-200614967

243197

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether brief motivational interviews reduce the likelihood of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI).

Full description

Despite extensive legislative, law enforcement, and public awareness efforts, driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) remains a major cause of mortality and loss of years of productive life. A brief motivational interview (BI) is a non-confrontational, patient-centered discussion during which the individual's motivation and confidence to change health-related behaviors are explored. Previous studies of BIs in health care settings suggest that BIs administered after hospitalization for alcohol-related injury reduce the likelihood of repeat injury hospitalization and arrest for DUI.

Enrollment: 864 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Second or greater arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol
• Arrest involved operation of a motor vehicle
• At least 18 years of age
• English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Arrest involved injury to another person
• Previous participation in this study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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864 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Brief motivational interview

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief motivational interview

2

No Intervention group

Description:

No discussion