Computerized Alcohol Misuse Intervention System for Health Care (CAMI)
Alcoholism
About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Alcoholism focused on measuring technology, information science, health care
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult age 18 and older;
- Positive AUDIT screening score; and
- Willing to provide contact information for themselves and two friends or family members (to assist with tracking for follow-up).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to give informed consent (e.g., due to cognitive impairment);
- Acute medical or psychiatric problem that precludes ability to complete the study interview or intervention;
- Inability to comprehend or read English.
Sites / Locations
- Family Health Centers of Baltimore
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Computerized Alcohol Misuse Intervention
Attention Control (AC)
Arm 1 is a cross-over randomized controlled trial (XRCT) comparing the short-term effects of the computerized alcohol misuse intervention (CAMI) vs. a generic health education attention-control (AC) condition in reducing past 30 day: (a) days of alcohol use, (b) days of heavy episodic drinking, (c) typical number of drinks consumed on a day of drinking, and (d) alcohol use in dangerous situations; (2) investigate changes in (a) patient motivation and (b) perceived norms as mediators of intervention effectiveness.
Arm 2 is not an active intervention but an attention control condition - it is not expected to exert any real intervention effect. Hence, any observed effects for the AC condition can be attributed to natural change via regression-to-the-mean, assessment reactivity, or a placebo effect. The effect size estimate of the intervention, both from an efficacy standpoint (i.e., above and beyond what change would have normally occurred) and an effectiveness standpoint (i.e., the magnitude of behavior change that can be expected in real-world implementation), can be readily calculated.