Trial reportSurgery2022
Preoperative alcohol interventions for elective surgical patients: Results from a randomized pilot trial.
Trial report in Surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bridging the Gap: Implementation and Uptake of AUDIT-C Alcohol Screening for Inpatient Surgery.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2026Article
- Navigating the challenges of catheter ablation in patients with comorbid alcohol use disorder.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Study protocol for a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial to decrease alcohol use before and after surgery.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Incidence of Hospitalizations Involving Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in a Primary Care Population.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Identification of Alcohol Use Prior to Major Cancer Surgery: Timeline Follow Back Interview Compared to Four Other Markers.Cancers · 2024Article
- Automated-detection of risky alcohol use prior to surgery using natural language processing.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- Reducing Alcohol Use Before and After Surgery: Qualitative Study of Two Treatment Approaches.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2023Article
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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundHigh-risk alcohol use is a common surgical risk factor. Stopping or reducing alcohol use in the weeks before and after surgery could improve surgical health and outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of 2 interventions that address high-risk alcohol use in the context of surgery.
methodsParticipants included patients scheduled for elective surgeries at an academic health system in the Midwestern United States. Recruitment took place by phone and text. Participants were included if they were 18 to 75 years old, scheduled for elective surgeries, and scored ≥5 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption Tool. Participants were randomized to either a low-intensity intervention, brief advice (10-minute phone-based psychoeducation plus feedback session), or a higher-intensity intervention, health coaching (two 45-minute sessions including education, feedback, motivational interviewing, and goal setting). Assessments took place at baseline and at 1-month and 4-month follow-ups. Alcohol biomarkers were collected the day of surgery.
resultsThe final study sample included (n = 51) participants randomized to brief advice and health coaching conditions. Participants in both conditions rated interventions as satisfactory and personally relevant. Trial retention was high (86.3%) at 4 months. Attrition was significantly higher in brief advice (n = 6) relative to health coaching (n = 1). Average weekly alcohol use decreased 50% to 60% between baseline and follow-ups in both conditions. Biomarkers corroborated self-report.
conclusionThe trial demonstrated intervention feasibility and acceptability. Alcohol use changed in expected directions. The next steps include a randomized controlled trial to test intervention efficacy in reducing alcohol use and surgical complications.
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