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Practice Facilitation for Unhealthy Alcohol Use

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Waitlist Available

Led By Emily C. Williams, PhD MPH

Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Age 18 years and older.

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 3- and 6-months post implementation intervention

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test whether practice facilitation can help improve the quality of care for those with unhealthy alcohol use.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Veterans aged 18 or older who are receiving care at a VA primary care site where the study is being conducted. It's specifically for those with unhealthy alcohol use and includes primary care staff involved in screening, as well as providers practicing at the clinic regularly.

What is being tested?

The study tests an implementation strategy called practice facilitation to see if it can improve how primary care handles unhealthy alcohol use. The goal is to see if this approach helps providers offer better substance use care, like more effective counseling and increased referrals to specialty clinics.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves implementing a new practice method rather than a medical treatment, traditional side effects associated with medications are not applicable here.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 3- and 6-months post implementation intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~3- and 6-months post implementation intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3- and 6-months post implementation intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Adoption of alcohol related care via self-report change

Adoption of alcohol-related care via electronic health record change

Maintenance of alcohol-related care via electronic health record

+1 more

Secondary study objectives

Clinical Effectiveness via electronic health record

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Practice facilitation implementation interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

6 months during which practice facilitation is implemented to support the primary care clinic in improving routine, population-based screening, assessment, treatment, and follow-up for unhealthy alcohol use and AUDs.

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met