TY - JOUR AU - Donovan, Dennis M. AU - Bogenschutz, Michael P. AU - Perl, Harold AU - Forcehimes, Alyssa AU - Adinoff, Bryon AU - Mandler, Raul AU - Oden, Neal AU - Walker, Robrina PY - 2012 DA - 2012/08/28 TI - Study design to examine the potential role of assessment reactivity in the Screening, Motivational Assessment, Referral, and Treatment in Emergency Departments (SMART-ED) protocol JO - Addiction Science & Clinical Practice SP - 16 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) approaches to reducing hazardous alcohol and illicit drug use have been assessed in a variety of health care settings, including primary care, trauma centers, and emergency departments. A major methodological concern in these trials, however, is “assessment reactivity,” the hypothesized impact of intensive research assessments to reduce alcohol and drug use and thus mask the purported efficacy of the interventions under scrutiny. Thus, it has been recommended that prospective research designs take assessment reactivity into account. The present article describes the design of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network protocol, Screening, Motivational Assessment, Referral, and Treatment in Emergency Departments (SMART-ED), which addresses the potential bias of assessment reactivity. SN - 1940-0640 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-7-16 DO - 10.1186/1940-0640-7-16 ID - Donovan2012 ER -