Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Ms Nic Bowes
ORCID ID
Contact details
Department of Psychology
School of Health Science
UWIC
Llandaff Campus
Cardiff
CF5 2YB
United Kingdom
NBowes@uwic.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
Covaid TRIAL NOMS 2010
Study information
Scientific title
Control of Violence for Angry and Impulsive Drinkers: a feasibility study for a Randomised Controlled Trial with imprisoned adult males in South Wales
Acronym
COVAID RCT
Study hypothesis
To establish the feasibility of a full scale randomised controlled trial (RCT) for evaluating Control of Violence for Angry and Impulsive Drinkers (COVAID).
Ethics approval
UWIC School of Health Science Ethics Committee approved on the 14th September 2009 (ref: 1655)
Study design
Two-armed randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Alcohol and violence
Intervention
Participants will be randomised to one of the following arms:
1. COVAID-GS (group secure): a fully accredited cognitive-behavioural treatment programme that aims to reduce the likelihood of alcohol-related aggression and violence
2. Treatment as usual (TAU)
COVAID and TAU participants will receive 10 sessions of COVAID treatment delivered over the period of 4 weeks. Measures will be taken pre- and post-intervention. For TAU the same measures will be taken at the same interval 4 weeks, pre- and post-intervention. Reoffending analysis will be undertaken with this sample for a maximum period of 6 years (in line with participant information sheets), although the likelihood is that no further data will be collected after 24 month reconviction data.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
A full-scale RCT will be considered feasible if:
1. The numbers referred, recruited to the trial, randomised and retained in the trial would support a full-scale RCT
2. At least 90% of participants complete all measures
3. 85% of both prisoners and staff express positive views about COVAID
4. It is possible to calculate the costs of COVAID and TAU
Measures will be taken at pre- and post-intervention.
Secondary outcome measures
Measures will be taken at pre- and post-intervention:
1. Violent reoffending at 6 months after participants release into the community
2. Treatment Motivation Questionnaire (TMQ)
3. Alcohol Related Aggression Questionnaire (ARAQ)
4. Impulsivity (Eysenck Impulsiveness scale)
5. Anger control (STAXI-2)
6. Controlled drinking self-efficacy (CDSES)
7. Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI)
Overall trial start date
30/10/2009
Overall trial end date
30/08/2010
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Male convicted offenders aged 18 or over serving a determinate custodial sentence of 12 months and over
2. At least 3 incidents for alcohol-related violent offending in the past two years
3. Willing and able to participate
4. A moderate standard of literacy
5. An Offender Group Reconviction Scale version 3 (OGRS3) risk score of 35 or over
6. Have time to participate in the programme within the last 6 months of custody
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
100, 50 in each arm
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Active symptoms of mental illness
2. Significant mental impairment
3. Information stating that the offender must abstain from alcohol on medical grounds
4. Indeterminate sentence for public protection
5. Life sentence
6. Serving a sentence for a sexual offence
Recruitment start date
30/10/2009
Recruitment end date
30/08/2010
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Psychology
Cardiff
CF5 2YB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
National Offender Management Service, Cymru (NOMS Cymru) (UK)
Sponsor details
c/o Dr Siriol David and Ingrid Zammit
Churchill House
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
National Offender Management Service, Cymru (NOMS Cymru) (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
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2012 results in: Bowes, N. McMurran, M., Williams, B., David, S., Zammit, I. (2012) Treating Alcohol-related violence: Intermediate outcomes in a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial in prisons, Criminal Justice and Behaviour, Vol. 39 No.3, pp333-344