Alcohol Screening and Pre-Operative Intervention Research Study

Alcohol Screening and Pre-Operative Intervention Research Study

This study aims to learn more about how to improve patients' health before and after a scheduled surgery by examining acceptability and initial efficacy of pre-operative alcohol use reduction interventions.

The study is a randomized clinical pilot trial that assesses preliminary intervention efficacy of a two-session health coaching intervention relative to brief advice among pre-operative elective surgical patients and evaluates intervention acceptability. Study subjects will be outpatients at a large health system in the midwestern United States and fulfill the study's inclusion criteria. Subjects will be randomized to one of two intervention conditions: Health Coaching or Brief Advice.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Referred for elective or semi-elective surgery or pre-operative assessment in the next 120 days
• Meet criteria for "risky drinking" as defined by study staff

Exclusion Criteria:

• Displays or shows evidence of psychotic symptoms
• Undergoing surgeries that commonly require local anesthesia only