Behavior and Driving Safety Study II

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcoholic Intoxication

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief motivational interview

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01270217

201018332

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether brief motivational interviews reduce problematic drinking behavior among individuals arrested for the first time for 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. This study will evaluate whether brief motivational interviews reduce problematic drinking behavior among individuals arrested for the first time for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI).

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Brief motivational interview

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief motivational interview

No discussion

No Intervention group