Somatic Disease Among Alcohol Abusers in an Out-day Patients' Clinic

Completed

• Conditions: Alcoholic Neuropathy; Liver Failure; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEART DISEASE
• Interventions: Other: Psychiatric and somatic examinations and ,if clinical indicated, treatment

• Registration Number: NCT01081197
• Lead Sponsor: Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

Brief Summary

Alcohol abuse is associated with a variety of clinical diseases, but studies on prevalence of different somatic diseases among alcohol abusers are lacking. Studies on populations in an out-day patients' clinic are also lacking.

The investigators aim to study somatic health standard in an out-day patients' clinic population of alcohol abusers, with regard to prevalence of different kinds of somatic diseases, and how the interaction of somatic and psychiatric treatment can influence on patients quality of life. Clinical examination including blood samples and echocardiographic examinations in all participants, other additional examinations (as x-ray, CT or MRI if indicated by clinical findings).

Detailed Description

Retrospective methods will be used to study former somatic disease, cross-section design to study present somatic disease and prospective design to study quality of life, psychiatric and somatic health after combination of psychiatric and somatic examinations and treatment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-03
• Study First Submitted: 2010-03-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-03-04
• Study First Posted: 2010-03-05
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2013-05
• Status Verified: 2021-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-11-05
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Alcohol abusers reffered to the out-day patients' clinic at Dep. of Psychiatry, Levanger Hospital, Norway

Exclusion Criteria

• Not consenting to participate
• Not able to consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Out-day patients' clinic	Psychiatric and somatic examinations and ,if clinical indicated, treatment	Alcohol abusers referred to out-day patients' clinic which consent to participate in the study

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of different kinds of somatic disease	3 months after inclusion	Prevalence of somatic disease at study attendance of any kind, specified for heart disease, gall- and liver disease, neuropathic disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of former somatic disease	3 months after inclusion	Prevalence of former somatic disease investigated by anamnestic examination, search in patient journals and communication with the patients community health service.
Outcome of psychiatric and somatic treatment of alcohol abusers	1 year after stopped inclusion	Quality of life and score of somatic and psychiatric health 1 year after inclusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Levanger Hospital, Dep. of Psychiatry; 🇳🇴 Levanger, Norway