Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr James Bell
ORCID ID
Contact details
Kings College Hospital
63 - 65 Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8RS
United Kingdom
+44 20 7836 5454
james.bell@kcl.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
Version 3, 06/05/10
Study information
Scientific title
An outpatient clinic to reduce hospital readmission rates in alcohol-dependent patients: a randomised controlled pilot trial
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Offering alcohol-dependent hospital patients extended brief interention will reduce hospital readmission within the following 12 months.
Ethics approval
South East London Research Ethics Committee, 11/06/2010
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
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
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Time to readmission, assessed by survival analysis up to 12 months after initial discharge
Secondary outcome measures
Participation in follow-up, monitored continuously
Overall trial start date
28/07/2010
Overall trial end date
28/04/2011
Reason abandoned
Participant recruitment issue
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Alcohol-dependent hospital patients
2. Aged 18 - 70 years, either sex
3. Living within the local area
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
200
Participant exclusion criteria
Unable to attend outpatient appointments
Recruitment start date
28/07/2010
Recruitment end date
28/04/2011
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
63 - 65 Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8RS
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Sponsor details
c/o Dr Ed Gluksman
London
SE5 9RS
United Kingdom
+44 (0)203 299 9000
ed.gluksman@kch.nhs.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Funder name
The Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC) (UK) (ref: R 2009-03)
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
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary