A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of primary care-based facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website (EFAR Spain): the study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early identification (EI) and brief interventions (BIs) for risky drinkers are effective tools in primary care. Lack of time in daily practice has been identified as one of the main barriers to implementation of BI. There is growing evidence that facilitated access by primary healthcare professionals (PHCPs) to a web-based BI can be a time-saving alternative to standard face-to-face BIs, but there is as yet no evidence about the effectiveness of this approach relative to conventional BI. The main aim of this study is to test non-inferiority of facilitation to a web-based BI for risky drinkers delivered by PHCP against face-to-face BI.

Method and analysis

A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial comparing both interventions will be performed in primary care

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Pelayo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4281557 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature