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Screening and Brief-Intervention of Post-war Alcohol Consumption in Public Hospital Outpatients

NCT06918106 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 262

Last updated 2025-10-07

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Summary

Background:

High prevalence of alcohol-consumption among conflict-affected population has been reported in some low-and-middle income countries. However, studies that assess the effectiveness of screening and brief-intervention (SBI) in the reduction of unhealthy alcohol consumptions among conflict-affected hospital outpatients in Tigray are insufficient.

Objective:

This study aims to test the effectiveness of Screening and Brief-Intervention (SBI) in the reduction of unhealthy alcohol consumptions among conflict-affected hospital outpatients in Tigray.

Method:

About 1260 outpatients will be screened for alcohol consumption using Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Those who will have "8-19" scores in the AUDIT will be allocated to "Intervention" and "Control" groups using block randomization and they will be followed at 6 and 12 months of follow - up. The Intervention group will receive simple advice, brief-counseling and 6-and 12-months follow-up screening of alcohol consumptions. However, outpatients in control group will only receive 6- and 12-months follow-up screening of alcohol consumptions. Data will be entered to and will be analyzed using SPSS V 26. Means, standard deviations and percentages will be used for descriptive statistics. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression, at 95% of confidence interval and p-value of \<0.05, will be used to identify correlates of alcohol consumption. Independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney U test will be used to compare AUDIT mean scores of normally and none-normally distributed continuous variables between intervention and control groups respectively.

Conditions

  • Effectiveness of Screening and Brief-Intervention
  • Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Simple advice, Brief-counseling and brochure

Participants assigned to the intervention group will receive "simple advice" plus "brief counseling" and "health broacher" and then they will be screened for alcohol consumption at 6 months and 12 months of follow-ups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aksum University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-03
Primary Completion
2026-04-03
Completion
2026-04-03

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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