ReDIAL: A Telephone Brief Intervention for Injured Emergency Department Patients

The goal of this study is to reduce impaired driving, risky driving and alcohol-related
negative consequences among injured ED patients through a telephone brief intervention.
This study will allow researchers to test a novel method of brief intervention that has the
potential to be convenient and efficient mechanism to deliver an intervention to an at-risk
population. Eligible patients will be consented in the ED, will receive an assessment and
then will be randomized into one of two conditions: 1) telephone brief intervention or 2) a
comparison control group with a home safety educational program. The participant will also
receive an appointment for an initial telephone call. Both conditions will be provided over
three telephone sessions: the initial call (immediately following randomization) and two
booster calls at 2 weeks and 6 weeks after randomization. Participants will provide
information about their alcohol use, alcohol-related injuries, impaired driving, and other
driving related negative consequences at 4, 8, and 12 months post-randomization.