An exploratory randomised trial of brief intervention for alcohol misuse among people who self harm and misuse alcohol: impact on repetition of self harm
ISRCTN | ISRCTN67443573 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN67443573 |
Secondary identifying numbers | 11.01.05 |
- Submission date
- 19/08/2005
- Registration date
- 07/09/2005
- Last edited
- 06/01/2011
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Mike Crawford
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Psychological Medicine
Claybrook Centre
37, Claybrook Road
London
W6 8LN
United Kingdom
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | |
Study acronym | SHARP (Self Harm Alcohol Reduction Programme) |
Study objectives | Among people who present to emergency hospital services following deliberate self harm and are found to be misusing alcohol, the proportion who repeat self harm over the following six months will be lower among those offered a self-help leaflet and an appointment for brief intervention from an Alcohol Health Worker than among those who receive a self-help leaflet on alcohol and health. |
Ethics approval(s) | West London REC 2 on 24/05/2010 10/H0706/29 |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Alcohol misuse |
Intervention | Experimental treatment: A leaflet on alcohol and health together with an appointment card asking the patient to attend an appointment with an Alcohol Health Worker (AHW). The AHW will provide a single session of assessment, brief counselling based on the FRAMES approach (Bien et al., 1993), and referral on to other services. Control treatment (CT): A leaflet on alcohol and health |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Repetition of deliberate self harm over the following 6 months (as measured by self report together with an examination of hospital records). |
Secondary outcome measures | Level of alcohol consumption, mental health and satisfaction with care at six months |
Overall study start date | 01/09/2005 |
Completion date | 31/08/2007 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Lower age limit | 18 Years |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 270 |
Key inclusion criteria | All those aged over 18 years or over, who are found to be misusing alcohol (according to the Paddington Alcohol Test), and have an address in the local area (within the M25). |
Key exclusion criteria | All those unwilling to provide informed consent to participate in the trial, all those unable to complete baseline assessment because of an inability to communicate in English, and all those who are already in contact with alcohol misuse services will be excluded from the study. |
Date of first enrolment | 01/09/2005 |
Date of final enrolment | 31/08/2007 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Department of Psychological Medicine
London
W6 8LN
United Kingdom
W6 8LN
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Imperial College London (UK)
University/education
University/education
G02, Sir Alexander Fleming Building
Imperial College London
London
SW7 2AZ
England
United Kingdom
https://ror.org/041kmwe10 |
Funders
Funder type
Charity
St Marys Charitable Trust (AE08)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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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 |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | results | 01/11/2010 | Yes | No |