A pilot replication of QUIT, a randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention for reducing risky drug use, among Latino primary care patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

QUIT is the only primary care-based brief intervention that has previously shown efficacy for reducing risky drug use in the United States (Gelberg et al., 2015). This pilot study replicated the QUIT protocol in one of the five original QUIT clinics primarily serving Latinos.

Design

Single-blind, two-arm, randomized controlled trial of patients enrolled from March-October 2013 with 3-month follow-up.

Setting

Primary care waiting room of a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in East Los Angeles.

Participants

Adult patients with risky drug use (4-26 on the computerized WHO ASSIST): 65 patients (32 intervention, 33 control); 51 (78%) completed follow-up; mean age 30.8 years; 59% male; 94% Latino.

Interventions and measures

Intervention patie

SUBMITTER: Gelberg L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5796764 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature