UK Alcohol Treatment Trial

ISRCTN	ISRCTN67128938
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN67128938
Secondary identifying numbers	G9700729

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr J Orford
Scientific

School of Psychology
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)121 414 4918
Email	j.f.orford@bham.ac.uk

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Not Specified
Scientific title
Study acronym	UKATT
Study objectives	1. To conduct a multi-centre trial of treatment for alcohol problems within the context of the UK treatment system 2. To examine outcomes from a socially based treatment which both theory and research suggest may be effective and cost-effective compared with MET 3. To enquire what types of patient are suited to MET and what types of patient do not benefit from MET and may therefore need a more intensive form of treatment.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Neuroscience, psychiatry
Intervention	Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) Social Behaviour Network Therapy (SBNT)
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Categorical outcome of treatment plus continuous change in levels of: 1. Alcohol consumption 2. Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) 3. Alcohol dependence 4. Alcohol-related problems
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	01/04/1998
Completion date	31/10/2002

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	720
Key inclusion criteria	A Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) diagnosis of alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence
Key exclusion criteria	1. Less than 16 years old 2. Abstinence from drinking during 3 months prior to screening 3. Currently receiving another form of alcohol treatment; 4. Intending to seek another form of alcohol treatment within 3 months 5. Other drug use the main problem area 6. Recommended by their clinician for treatment for their other drug use 7. Unable to provide a trace contact 8. Has an uncontrolled mental illness preventing treatment compliance 9. Has a severe language or cognitive problem 10. Has previously been entered into UKATT 11. Is a significant other or network member of an existing UKATT client; 12. Will definitely be moving to another area within 15 months
Date of first enrolment	01/04/1998
Date of final enrolment	31/10/2002

School of Psychology

Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council

20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)20 7636 5422
Email	clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Website	http://www.mrc.ac.uk

Research council

Medical Research Council (UK)
Government organisation / National government

Alternative name(s): Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location: United Kingdom

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Protocol article	protocol	01/01/2001	Yes	No
Results article	results	10/09/2005	Yes	No
Results article	results	01/01/2006	Yes	No