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Study NCT ID:
NCT00379093
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2009-07-13
First Post:
2006-09-19
Brief Title:
Healthy Living as You Age
Sponsor:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA
Organization:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA
Study Overview
Official Title:
Preventing Harm From Alcohol Use in Older Adults
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2009-07
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
HLAYA
Brief Summary:
Older persons who drink can be vulnerable to negative consequences of drinking This trial aims to prevent harm from alcohol use in older adults through a program of screening and brief advice followed up with several health education phone calls
Detailed Description:
Approximately 50 of persons aged 65 years and older drink alcohol Older persons are particularly susceptible to adverse consequences of drinking such as falls depression sleep disorders stomach upset hypertension and alcoholdrug interactions This is because of age-related changes in the body that affect how older persons react to alcohol and also because of the age-associated increases in illness and medication use
In the current project we aim to see if screening and brief advice given to older risky drinkers in a physicians office followed by up to 3 health education phone calls may reduce their risks associated with alcohol use We plan to use a newly developed and tested measure the Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool CARET to screen for older persons aged 55 and older whose use of alcohol alone or in combination with their illnesses symptoms and medication use may be causing them harm or increasing their risk for harm Persons whose responses on the CARET indicate they might be risky drinkers will be randomized to receive either a brief intervention to reduce their risks or usual care
The intervention will have the following components
A At the time of the recruitment visit all intervention group patients will receive
1 A personalized risk report
2 An educational booklet titled Healthy Drinking as You Age
3 A drinking diary
4 Brief advice to reduce their drinking by their physicians
B After the recruitment visit all intervention group patients will receive up to 3 telephone calls from a health educator After each call intervention group patients may choose to receive a letter updating their health risks Also at the conclusion of their interaction with the health educator they may choose to have a letter summarizing the calls sent to their physician
At the time of the recruitment visit control group patients will receive a booklet on a variety of healthy behaviors titled Healthy Living as You Age Both control and intervention group patients will receive a telephone call from a research associate 3 months and 12 months after initial enrollment in the study to administer the CARET again
We will analyze our results to look for differences between the intervention and control groups at 12 months in the a proportions of them identified as risky drinkers by the CARET b the amount they drink c the numbers of risks identifying those persons who are still risky drinkers and d the difference in their expectations regarding aging
In the current project we aim to see if screening and brief advice given to older risky drinkers in a physicians office followed by up to 3 health education phone calls may reduce their risks associated with alcohol use We plan to use a newly developed and tested measure the Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool CARET to screen for older persons aged 55 and older whose use of alcohol alone or in combination with their illnesses symptoms and medication use may be causing them harm or increasing their risk for harm Persons whose responses on the CARET indicate they might be risky drinkers will be randomized to receive either a brief intervention to reduce their risks or usual care
The intervention will have the following components
A At the time of the recruitment visit all intervention group patients will receive
1 A personalized risk report
2 An educational booklet titled Healthy Drinking as You Age
3 A drinking diary
4 Brief advice to reduce their drinking by their physicians
B After the recruitment visit all intervention group patients will receive up to 3 telephone calls from a health educator After each call intervention group patients may choose to receive a letter updating their health risks Also at the conclusion of their interaction with the health educator they may choose to have a letter summarizing the calls sent to their physician
At the time of the recruitment visit control group patients will receive a booklet on a variety of healthy behaviors titled Healthy Living as You Age Both control and intervention group patients will receive a telephone call from a research associate 3 months and 12 months after initial enrollment in the study to administer the CARET again
We will analyze our results to look for differences between the intervention and control groups at 12 months in the a proportions of them identified as risky drinkers by the CARET b the amount they drink c the numbers of risks identifying those persons who are still risky drinkers and d the difference in their expectations regarding aging
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIH Grant 5 RO1 AA 013937 | None | None | None |