Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0156148820
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
What impact does the use of telephone prompting have on the attendance for treatment at a specialist alcohol clinic?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Other
Patient information sheet
Condition
Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Alcohol dependence
Intervention
Randomised controlled trial of the use of telephone prompting on attendance for appointments
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Attendance at the selected outpatient or day treatment sessions.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/09/2004
Overall trial end date
01/06/2005
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Adults attending out-patient/day treatment services from a alcohol misuse service in Merseyside.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
172
Participant exclusion criteria
Clients that chose residential treatment, or clients that request no treatment will not be asked to participate in the study. Also those without a telephone.
Recruitment start date
01/09/2004
Recruitment end date
01/06/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
The Windsor Clinic
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Mersey Care NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19580702
Publication citations
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Results
Jackson KR, Booth PG, Salmon P, McGuire J, The effects of telephone prompting on attendance for starting treatment and retention in treatment at a specialist alcohol clinic., Br J Clin Psychol, 2009, 48, Pt 4, 437-442, doi: 10.1348/014466509X457469.