A randomised controlled trial of two brief intervention strategies in male patients with alcohol related facial injury sustained as a result of interpersonal violence
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Alcohol consumptionMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN46251212
- Lead Sponsor
- Southern General Hospital (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male patients over 16 years of age with facial injuries sustained due to involvement in interpersonal violence while drinking
2. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score greater than or equal to eight
3. Within 28 days of injury
4. Able to give informed consent and willing to commit to follow up over 12 months
Exclusion Criteria
1. Female
2. Males under 16 years of age
3. Unable to give informed consent, e.g., adults with dementia, severe psychiatric problems, patients with learning difficulties who cannot consent for themselves
4. Inadequate grasp of English and unable to give informed consent for that reason
5. Injury more than 28 days old
6. AUDIT score less than eight
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Self reported drinking measures (change in drinking days in past 30 days, number of drinks per drinking day, number of heavy drinking days in past 30 days since intervention)<br>2. Self reported aggression or involvement in violence (change in incidence of involvement in violent or aggressive behaviour since intervention)<br>3. AUDIT score<br>4. Alcohol Related Aggression Questionnaire score (ARAQ)<br><br>All measured at six and 12 months post intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Self reported recurrent facial or other traumatic injuries since intervention, measured at six and 12 months post intervention<br>2. Recurrent alcohol related facial or other traumatic injuries tracked via the Information and Statistics Division of the Scottish Executive since intervention; this will be carried out at six and 12 months but also for the two years prior to intervention and five years after intervention with the patient's consent