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NCT01661517 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Early Phase 1

Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment With Substance Use Disorders in the Emergency Room Setting

A Early Phase 1 study, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Terminated
Registry status
Early Phase 1
Development phase
5,271
Enrollment target

NCT01661517: Clinical Trial Early Phase 1 study, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham.

NCT01661517 is a Early Phase 1 study that was terminated before completion, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham. The registered enrollment target is 5,271 participants, above the 51-participant average among 2,764 other Early Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (10235% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01661517, a Early Phase 1 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Early Phase 1
Development phase
5,271 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study will be a quality improvement project to review the effectiveness and barriers to effectiveness of a new clinical program in the emergency room to provide substance use screening followed by brief motivational interviewing and referral to treatment for patients who meet criteria for problem substance use. This study will consist of a chart review of the results of the screens performed by substance use counselors and correlating them to institutional variables such as wait time in the emergency room and length of stay as well as to patient variables obtained by chart review such as medical diagnosis and sociodemographic variables.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Motivational interviewing and referral to treatment

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 5,271 participants
Start Date 2011-09
Est. Completion 2015-05
Phase Early Phase 1
University of Alabama at Birmingham

1,160 total trials

Why NCT01661517 stopped before completion

NCT01661517 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 5,271 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 51-participant average among 2,764 other Early Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (10235% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Motivational interviewing and referral to treatment is the first listed.

NCT01661517 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01661517 about?

NCT01661517 is a clinical study titled "Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment With Substance Use Disorders in the Emergency Room Setting". This study will be a quality improvement project to review the effectiveness and barriers to effectiveness of a new clinical program in the emergency room to provide substance use screening followed by brief motivational interviewing and referral to treatment for patients who meet criteria for probl...

What is the current status of trial NCT01661517?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Early Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 5,271 participants. The study started on 2011-09. Estimated completion is 2015-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01661517?

The interventions under investigation include: Motivational interviewing and referral to treatment (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01661517?

This trial is sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has 1,160 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01661517's enrollment target sits among peer trials

5,271 1st of 2000 higher than 2,000 of 2,000 other Early Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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