Clinical Trial: Prevalence of Chronic Inebriates to the Emergency Department and Suitability for Sobering House Services

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Prevalence of Chronic Inebriates to the Emergency Department and Suitability for Sobering House Services

Brief Summary: This study is intended to evaluate the prevalence of chronically inebriated patients in the Emergeny Department (ED). Patients will be identified prospectively by screening all patients (24/7) presenting to the ED for one month. A running tally of all patients in the ED will be kept. Of these patients, any patient that is noted to have alcohol intoxication will be identified. The chart of that patient will be reviewed for details about the patient's alcohol use and for the patient's suitability for a sobering house, which is a place where intoxicated patients can go to await sobriety. The chart will also be reviewed for the number of previous visits for alcohol use to our hospital ever and in the last year.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation

Current Primary Outcome: Intoxicated patients eligible for a sobering house [ Time Frame: Eligibility for a sobering house is assessed during the current ED admission. The study ends when patient is discharged from the ED, an expected average time of 9 hours. ]

Determine the proportion of patients in the emergency department that are intoxicated and how many of those would be eligible to go to a sobering house


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation

Dates:
Date Received: January 23, 2013
Date Started: November 2012
Date Completion: October 2016
Last Updated: March 2, 2016
Last Verified: March 2016