A pilot study of an outpatient clinic to reduce hospital readmission rates in alcohol-dependent patients

ISRCTN	ISRCTN81371128
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN81371128
Secondary identifying numbers	Version 3, 06/05/10

Submission date: 13/07/2010
Registration date: 19/08/2010
Last edited: 17/05/2017

Recruitment status: Stopped
Overall study status: Stopped
Condition category: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr James Bell
Scientific

Kings College Hospital
63 - 65 Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8RS
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 20 7836 5454
Email	james.bell@kcl.ac.uk

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Hospital
Study type	Prevention
Participant information sheet	Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title	An outpatient clinic to reduce hospital readmission rates in alcohol-dependent patients: a randomised controlled pilot trial
Study objectives	Offering alcohol-dependent hospital patients extended brief interention will reduce hospital readmission within the following 12 months.
Ethics approval(s)	South East London Research Ethics Committee, 11/06/2010
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Alcohol dependence
Intervention	1. Intervention group: extended brief intervention including follow-up in the alcohol clinic, up to four sessions 2. Control group: provision of pamphlet outlining safe levels of alcohol consumption, and providing contact details of local services
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Time to readmission, assessed by survival analysis up to 12 months after initial discharge
Secondary outcome measures	Participation in follow-up, monitored continuously
Overall study start date	28/07/2010
Completion date	28/04/2011
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)	Participant recruitment issue

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	200
Key inclusion criteria	1. Alcohol-dependent hospital patients 2. Aged 18 - 70 years, either sex 3. Living within the local area
Key exclusion criteria	Unable to attend outpatient appointments
Date of first enrolment	28/07/2010
Date of final enrolment	28/04/2011

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

63 - 65 Denmark Hill

London
SE5 8RS
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

c/o Dr Ed Gluksman
London
SE5 9RS
England
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)203 299 9000
Email	ed.gluksman@kch.nhs.uk
Website	http://www.kch.nhs.uk/
"ROR"	https://ror.org/01n0k5m85

Funders

Funder type

Research council

The Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC) (UK) (ref: R 2009-03)

No information available

Results and Publications

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

Editorial Notes

17/05/2017: The trial ceased recruitment in early 2011 when it became apparent that the methodology was not feasible - few patients consented to participate. No publication resulted.
11/05/2017: No publications found in PubMed, verifying study status with principal investigator