Evaluation of the Communities In Charge of Alcohol (CICA) Programme in Greater Manchester

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol-related health conditions and alcohol-related crime; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81942890
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Salford

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29673337 protocol 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33571897/ qualitative study results (added 12/02/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36447172/ Data from pre-implementation phase (added 14/12/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-09-12
• Study Completion: 2022-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 9 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15000

Inclusion Criteria

This is an area-level intervention. CICA explicitly aims to reduce health inequalities due to alcohol harm by focusing this community-level intervention in a geographical area of priority in terms of having high levels of alcohol related harm and significant economic and social deprivation. Each borough in Greater Manchester will decide which small area within their respective borough will receive the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

N/A - this is an area-level intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured at baseline, 1 year and 2 years:1. Alcohol-specific hospital admissions (narrow measure)2. A&E attendances3. Alcohol related call outs for ambulance services4. Numbers of crimes in local area (violence, sexual offences, criminal damage and public order offences, occurring between Friday and Sunday)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured at baseline, 1 year and 2 years:1. Community activity around alcohol licencing:1.1. Alcohol licences challenged1.2. Alcohol licence reviews requested 1.3. Alcohol licence representations submitted 1.4. Issues reported to local licensing authorities 1.5. Alcohol licence investigations initiated 2. Alcohol licensing outcomes - numbers of:2.1. Licence applications refused2.2. Existing licences revoked 2.3. Licences amended with reduced hours 2.4. Licences with other amended conditions2.5. Cumulative impact zones established2.6. Local electoral turnout (as a proxy measure of community engagement)