Alcohol Brief Interventions for men on remand in priso

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Harmful, hazardous or dependent alcohol consumption
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol: harmful use

Registration Number: ISRCTN27417180

Lead Sponsor: The University of Edinburgh

Brief Summary: 2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33811049/ (added 06/04/2021)

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Male

Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 13/01/2021:

1. Informed consent given
2. Men aged 18 years or over
3. Have been in prison for three months or less on the current charge
4. Score 8 or more on the AUDIT
5. Detained in either of the study sites within the SPS or HMPS

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Previous inclusion criteria:

1. Men aged 18 years and over
2. Have been in the prison setting for three months or less
3. Over or equal to 8 on the AUDIT screening tool
4. Detained in either the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) Scottish study site or Her Majesty’s Prison Service (HMPS) North East England study site

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 13/01/2021:

1. Previously recruited to APPRAISE
2. Unable to give informed consent or deemed incompetent/unable to make an informed
decision regarding consent
3. Identified as a risk to self and/ or others by prison staff
4. Judged to be under the influence of an illicit substance by prison or research staff
5. Currently taking Disulfiram (frequently referred to as Antabuse
6. On a segregative rule (under prison rules)
7. Not able to understand the documents (English language) or agree to the researcher aiding their understanding

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Previous exclusion criteria:

1. Risk to self and/or others. Including: nature of crime charged with or identified as ‘risky’ through Suicide Risk Management
2. At risk, due to being using any illicit substances
3. Being placed on a segregative rule under the prison rules
4. Not able to understand the documents, which are in the English language or agree to the Research Assistant (RA) working with them to understand them