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Brief Interventions in General Hospital (BIG) (BIG)

Primary Purpose

Alcoholism

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United Kingdom
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Brief intervention
Sponsored by
Partnerships in Care
About
Eligibility
Locations
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional health services research trial for Alcoholism focused on measuring alcohol, brief interventions, counseling, harmful/hazardous alcohol drinkers

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Scores between 3-12 on FAST
  • Admitted to hospital
  • Speaks english

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under 18 years
  • Cognitively impaired
  • Medically Unfit

Sites / Locations

  • Southern General HospitalRecruiting

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Alcohol consumption in units

Secondary Outcome Measures

Hospital readmissions

Full Information

First Posted
September 22, 2009
Last Updated
July 28, 2010
Sponsor
Partnerships in Care
Collaborators
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00982306
Brief Title
Brief Interventions in General Hospital (BIG)
Acronym
BIG
Official Title
Brief Interventions for Heavy Alcohol Users Admitted to General Hospital
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
July 2010
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
February 2010 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
February 2012 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
April 2012 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
Partnerships in Care
Collaborators
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Alcohol abuse is a widespread concern internationally with a significant threat to world health. Research suggests a relationship between heavy drinking and certain clinical presentations such as injuries, physical and psychiatric illnesses and frequent sickness absence from employment. This research aims to establish whether brief interventions delivered to harmful and hazardous alcohol drinkers admitted to hospital impacts of their alcohol consumption levels on discharge from hospital.
Detailed Description
Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol abusers admitted to medical and surgical wards at the Southern General Hospital Evidence for brief interventions in general hospital Further research is required to prove the benefits of brief interventions within general hospital, based on evidence from the Cochrane systematic review 'Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards' (McQueen et al 2009). Links with national and international agendas The European Health Target12 supports a reduction in harm from alcohol drugs and tobacco. By the year 2015 the adverse health effects from the consumption of addictive substances such as alcohol should be reduced by all member states (European Health for all targets 1998) The Scottish government has set HEAT (Health improvement, efficacy and governance access and treatment) target for the NHS to deliver 149,449 alcohol brief intervention cumulatively over the period of 2008/9-2010/11 (Scottish Alcohol and Drugs Workforce 2008). Research Design This study will employ a randomised control trial design. The primary outcome measure will be grams of alcohol consumed per week, measures will be taken at baseline, six months and one year post intervention. Secondary outcomes will consist of brief intervention's impact on hospital re-admission rates, attendance at A&E and mortality rates.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Alcoholism
Keywords
alcohol, brief interventions, counseling, harmful/hazardous alcohol drinkers

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
Investigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
294 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Brief intervention
Intervention Description
20 minute one to one counseling session
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Alcohol consumption in units
Time Frame
6 months and one year
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Hospital readmissions
Time Frame
one year

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Scores between 3-12 on FAST Admitted to hospital Speaks english Exclusion Criteria: Under 18 years Cognitively impaired Medically Unfit
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Jean McQueen, MSc
Phone
01292 886666
Email
mcqueentraining@fsmail.net
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Southern General Hospital
City
Glasgow
ZIP/Postal Code
G51 4TF
Country
United Kingdom
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Victoria Hardy, MSc
Phone
0141 201 1593
Email
victoria.hardy@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Victoria Hardy, MSC

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
28270194
Citation
McQueen JM, Ballinger C, Howe TE. Factors associated with alcohol reduction in harmful and hazardous drinkers following alcohol brief intervention in Scotland: a qualitative enquiry. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Mar 8;17(1):181. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2093-7.
Results Reference
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