The Efficacy of Brief Motivational Interviewing for Trauma Patients Related to Alcohol or Other Abuse Drugs. (MOTIVA)

Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación Biomédica Andalucía Oriental

Status: Unknown

Conditions: AODD and AODR Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief Motivational Interview

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02159391

PI-0691-2013 (Other Identifier)

PI 0691-2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Brief Motivational Interview will produce a significantly reduction in risk behavior than usual treatment 3 months after discharge from hospital in people who have survived a traumatism.

Full description

Objectives:

1. To determine the efficacy of Brief Motivational Interview against an usual hospital treatment (no psychological treatment) in patients who have suffered an accident under the influence of drugs (1) to reduce risk behaviors and drug consumption and (2) to increase motivation to change behavior and risk perception.
2. To investigate the mediating role of impulsive personality and decision making in the impact of Brief Motivational Interview on reduction of risk driving.
3. To assess the economic viability of the results of Brief Motivational Interview through a cost-utility analysis.

Enrollment: 86 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Trauma patients who have had: 1) A road crash, 2) A sport injury, 3) Occupational accident.
• Tested positive on alcohol and/or other abuse drugs tests.

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive or brain-damage that prevent assessment and Brief Motivational Interview
• Psychopathological disorders
• Residence status that prevents follow-up (residence outside of Spain, homeless).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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86 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

A standard intervention will be performed by nursing staff during hospital admission. Written information about the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be provided. No psychological intervention.

Brief Motivational Interview

Experimental group

Description:

A Brief Motivational Interviewing will be performed during hospital admission by a psychologist experienced with this intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief Motivational Interview