An interventional study of Brief motivational intervention in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Substance Abuse, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-06-12.
Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The goal of this study was to determine whether a series of blood markers of alcohol use obtained from alcohol using pregnant women could help them to change their behavior.
This study involved screening pregnant women with an alcoholism screening questionnaire and obtaining blood from those women who screened positive and a subset of women who screened negative. Each woman who had blood drawn were informed of their results, educated about alcohol use in pregnancy and had a brief intervention about their alcohol use, if appropriate. They were monitored throughout the pregnancy with additional blood tests obtained, depending upon their stage in pregnancy. After birth the babies were examined for any signs of alcohol exposure.
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This study's enrollment of 612 is above the median of 72 across 56 interventional studies indexed under Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
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Pregnant women are recruited and screened for alcohol use using a validated alcoholism screening questionnaire. Those who screen positive are then entered into the next phase of the study.
Behavioral: Brief motivational intervention
The women who have positive alcohol screening questionnaires and a random sample of women who screen negative are entered into the next phase of the study. They have blood drawn for the markers of alcohol use, are told of the results and are given brief intervention about alcohol use.
Also known as: Motivational Intervention, Brief Intervention
Decrease in drinking
Time frame: during the pregnancy
improved infant size
Time frame: after pregnancy finished
The record gives a start of Mar 2004, a primary completion of Feb 2008 and a completion of Feb 2008. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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This study is completed, as verified in Jun 2008. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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