Question

Clinical trials are a key type of health care-related EXPERIMENTAL Research Study. Go to "Inside Clinical Trials: Testing Medical Products in People" https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm143531.htm Then, go to: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ and choose one Clinical Trial. Summarize, in your own words, in complete sentences and paragraphs:

Topic

1.Scope of the Experiment (Trial)

2.Specific type of Experiment

3.Name(s) of those who performed the Experiment

4.Share the results of the Experiment

5.Cite the article in APA format.

Answer 1

At present, I would like to present the details of clinical research based on the Quit Using Drugs Intervenetion Trial(QUIT) carried out for reducing 'at risk' drug use and drug-related harm among adult patients from low income group (ages 18 and older) at multiple health centre’s in Los Angeles County ( Lilian Gelberg ,2013). The study was designed to sample patients with 'at risk' use of drugs (marijuana, crack/cocaine, amphetamines/methamphetamines, inhalants, sedatives or sleeping pills, hallucinogens, and opiates), the most commonly used serious drugs among patients at the clinic sites. Thus, the given study is an example of an interventional clinical trial. ‘At risk’’ was defined as the vulnerable ppopulation of drug users who could easily develop drug dependence if they are left unchecked by the drug screening Tests such as a self-reported total score of 4 to 26 on the WHO Alcohol Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). The experiment was divided into two groups. The trial or the experimental group was administered a brief five minute clinical advice about reducing drug use and later an extended telephonic follow up education on keeping away from substance use and cautioning the patients about other alternative substance use such as alcohol and tobacco. Thus, the QUIT approach of establishing a baseline contact with primary care clinician at the beginning stage followed by a telephonic follow, was hypothesised to prevent the ‘at risk’ users from becoming potentially drug dependent. The comparator control group received a sham telephone intervention of equivalent duration on health behavior maintenance upon screening.

The study found that there was a significant decrease in both the frequency and intensity of the drug seeking behaviours in the patients who received brief clinical help at the beginning of the screening and after being screened for risk of substance use disorder. Thus, the positive effect of psycho education led the researcher to conclude that brief exposure to primary care clinician and a simple telephonic counselling can have significant implications for reducing the number of cases of drug dependence from low income and ethnically diverse groups of people at the level of community health centres.

Reference:

Gelberg, L(2013). ‘Preventing Drug Use in Low Income Clinic populations.’ ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01942876. University of California: Los Angeles.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT01942876?term=Drug+use&rank=4#moreinfo