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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN58783633
ISRCTN58783633
Completed
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A feasibility study of a psychological intervention to address alcohol misuse for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities living in the community

Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (UK)0 sites40 target enrollmentDecember 17, 2013

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (UK)
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
December 17, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities aged 18 years who are known to professionals within the learning disabilities services as possibly having an alcohol problem will be eligible to be referred to the study. Once found to be eligible to take part, they will be further assessed with the WASI to assess their level of cognitive functioning (unless results from a previous cognitive assessment are available). Once consented to participate, they will be screened using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT).
  • 1\. AUDIT score \>8 and up to 19\. We appreciate that the NICE (18\) advice is to reduce scores in particular populations in which prevalence of AUD is lower than the general population such as older people, females and younger people. Local data, however, suggests that the prevalence of AUD in the local population with mild to moderate learning disability in contact with treatment services using AUDIT 8 as the cut\-off point is 22\.5%, which is similar to the prevalence in the general population. Therefore, we have decided to adopt the same cut\-off AUDIT score as in the general population and to consider any changes, e.g. lowering the cut\-off, following the findings from the study.
  • 2\. Residents in the area within the last 12 months.
  • 3\. Full Scale IQ\<70 (\+/5% CI).
  • 4\. Target Gender: Male \& Female; Upper Age Limit 65 years; Lower Age Limit 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Severe to profound learning disabilities
  • 2\. Non\-English speaking
  • 3\. Receipt of treatment for alcohol\-related problems in the last 12 months
  • 4\. Severe and enduring mental illness
  • 5\. Polysubstance misuse including alcohol where the illicit substance, e.g. cocaine/heroin/cannabis is the main problem

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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