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Behavioral Intervention

START for Alcohol Use Disorder (START Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Allison J Ober, PhD
Research Sponsored by RAND
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 90 days post-discharge
Awards & highlights

START Trial Summary

This trial will study whether having a team of experts in addiction care will help hospitalized patients with substance abuse disorders receive appropriate care and follow-up treatment upon discharge.

Eligible Conditions
  • Alcohol Use Disorder
  • Opioid Use Disorder
  • Alcoholism

START Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~90 days post-discharge
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 90 days post-discharge for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Average Number of Days of Alcohol Use in Past 30-Days at Follow-Up Among Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
Average Number of Drinks Per Day in Past 30-days at Follow-up Among Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
Number of Patients With Any Days of Opioid Use in Past 30-days at Follow-up Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
+3 more
Secondary outcome measures
Number of Patients Readmitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC) Within 90 Days After Discharge

START Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: STARTActive Control1 Intervention
START is a model of care based on Collaborative Care. START is team driven, population-focused, measurement based, and focused on promoting adoption of evidence-based interventions. The purpose of this model is to increase adoption of evidence-based interventions for opioid and alcohol use disorders, and to increase linkage to aftercare. The components of the START intervention are as follows: Triage Engage, Assess, and Plan Treat Communicate and Coordinate Follow up Monitor
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
Usual care for people with alcohol or opioid use disorder.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH
2,469 Previous Clinical Trials
2,619,321 Total Patients Enrolled
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterOTHER
500 Previous Clinical Trials
164,775 Total Patients Enrolled
RANDLead Sponsor
137 Previous Clinical Trials
510,163 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there vacancies for enrolment in this investigation?

"Per clinicaltrials.gov, this medical study is not presently recruiting; the trial was first published on December 4th 2020 and last updated May 9th 2022. Despite this, there are 1629 different trials actively in search of participants at present."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START)
2020. "Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04314648.
~20 spots leftby Apr 2025
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