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Emergency Department Intervention for Substance Use

This study is looking at whether an emergency department screening and telehealth program, called ED-SMART, can help reduce substance use. The ED-SMART program involves brief counseling sessions in the emergency department and then monthly telehealth sessions. Another group will receive printed information about substance use. The study aims to see if these interventions reduce how often people report using substances over six months. You might be able to join if you are an adult aged 18 or older, can participate reliably (with phone or internet), and have a lower or moderate risk score for substance use based on a screening test. The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status and is taking place at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 650 participants. It compares a behavioral intervention (ED-SMART) with receiving substance use information.
What's involved
You would participate in a brief counseling session in the emergency department, followed by five monthly brief counseling sessions delivered by telehealth. The study will track your self-reported substance use for six months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for six months after the start of the study to assess self-reported substance use.

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NCT07527871

Emergency Department-Substance Use Screening, Motivational Interviewing and Active Referral Targeting Substance Use Disorder and Overdose Prevention

Enrolling by Invitation
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Purdue University
~650 participants
Updated 2026-07-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:ED-SMART interventionSubstance use information

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Self-reported substance use
Measured over From baseline to the sixth month follow-up assessment

Conditions

Substance Use (Drugs, Alcohol)

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Ohio1

Study leadership

  • Jennifer L. Brown, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Purdue University

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adult at least 18 years of age
Capacity and willingness to participate (including reliable phone or internet access for counseling session)
Lower or Moderate Risk score on one or more substance use types on National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-Modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Use Involvement Test (ASSIST). Participants may also endorse alcohol use in conjunction with substance use as indicated by an Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Concise (AUDIT-C) score of Moderate Risk.

Exclusion

A priori participant request for participation
Previously enrolled in this or other study of substance use disorder prevention
Language other than English
Expected/actual ED disposition of hospitalization or non-independent status
Prisoner at time of enrollment
Known to be pregnant at time of enrollment
Past substance use disorder or substance use treatment
High risk score for one or more substances on the NIDA-Modified ASSIST or problematic alcohol use alone

What this trial measures

  • Self-reported substance useFrom baseline to the sixth month follow-up assessment

    Self-reported substance use frequency