Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
11.01.05
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
SHARP (Self Harm Alcohol Reduction Programme)
Study hypothesis
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
West London REC 2 on 24/05/2010
10/H0706/29
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
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
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
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 trial start date
01/09/2005
Overall trial end date
31/08/2007
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant 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).
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
270
Participant 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.
Recruitment start date
01/09/2005
Recruitment end date
31/08/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Psychological Medicine
London
W6 8LN
United Kingdom
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
St Marys Charitable Trust (AE08)
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
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. 2010 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20047702
Publication citations
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Results
Crawford MJ, Csipke E, Brown A, Reid S, Nilsen K, Redhead J, Touquet R, The effect of referral for brief intervention for alcohol misuse on repetition of deliberate self-harm: an exploratory randomized controlled trial., Psychol Med, 2010, 40, 11, 1821-1828, doi: 10.1017/S0033291709991899.