Trial reportBMJ open2017
A randomised controlled pilot trial evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a computer-based tool to identify and reduce harmful and hazardous drinking among adolescents with alcohol-related presentations in Canadian pediatric emergency departments.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01146665 (Pilot Study of a Computer-Based Intervention for Alcohol Misuse in the Emergency Department), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Pilot Study of a Computer-Based Intervention for Alcohol Misuse in the Emergency Department
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Integrated Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Behavioral Activation Among Ethnic Minority Young Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Hong Kong: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Acceptability of screening for substance use among children at Ugandan health facilities.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- A Peer-Led, Narrative-Based, and Mobile-Supported Intervention in Opioid Use Disorder: Multiphase Qualitative and Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Observational
- Emergency Department Screening and Interventions for Adolescents With Substance Use: A Narrative Review.The Journal of emergency medicine · 2024Review
- Establishing a Working Definition of User Experience for eHealth Interventions of Self-reported User Experience Measures With eHealth Researchers and Adolescents: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: an Update on Evidence-Based Strategies.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveThis study piloted procedures and obtained data on intervention acceptability to determine the feasibility of a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the effectiveness of a computer-based brief intervention in the emergency department (ED).
designTwo-arm, multi-site, pilot RCT. SETTING AND
participantsAdolescents aged 12-17 years presenting to three Canadian pediatric EDs from July 2010 to January 2013 for an alcohol-related complaint.
interventionsStandard medical care plus computer-based screening and personalised assessment feedback (experimental group) or standard care plus computer-based sham (control group). ED and research staff, and adolescents were blinded to allocation. OUTCOMES: Main: change in alcohol consumption from baseline to 1- and 3 months post-intervention. Secondary: recruitment and retention rates, intervention acceptability and feasibility, perception of group allocation among ED and research staff, and change in health and social services utilisation.
resultsOf the 340 adolescents screened, 117 adolescents were eligible and 44 participated in the study (37.6% recruitment rate). Adolescents allocated to the intervention found it easy, quick and informative, but were divided on the credibility of the feedback provided (agreed it was credible: 44.4%, disagreed: 16.7%, unsure: 16.7%, no response: 22.2%). We found no evidence of a statistically significant relationship between which interventions adolescents were allocated to and which interventions staff thought they received. Alcohol consumption, and health and social services data were largely incomplete due to modest study retention rates of 47.7% and 40.9% at 1- and 3 months post-intervention, respectively.
conclusionsA computer-based intervention was acceptable to adolescents and delivery was feasible in the ED in terms of time to use and ease of use. However, adjustments are needed to the intervention to improve its credibility. A definitive RCT will be feasible if protocol adjustments are made to improve recruitment and retention rates; and increase the number of study sites and research staff.
trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov NCT01146665.
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