Control of Violence for Angry and Impulsive Drinkers

Completed

Conditions: Alcohol and violence
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol

Registration Number: ISRCTN80946686

Lead Sponsor: ational Offender Management Service, Cymru (NOMS Cymru) (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male convicted offenders aged 18 or over serving a determinate custodial sentence of 12 months and over
2. At least 3 incidents for alcohol-related violent offending in the past two years
3. Willing and able to participate
4. A moderate standard of literacy
5. An Offender Group Reconviction Scale version 3 (OGRS3) risk score of 35 or over
6. Have time to participate in the programme within the last 6 months of custody

Exclusion Criteria

1. Active symptoms of mental illness
2. Significant mental impairment
3. Information stating that the offender must abstain from alcohol on medical grounds
4. Indeterminate sentence for public protection
5. Life sentence
6. Serving a sentence for a sexual offence

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A full-scale RCT will be considered feasible if: <br>1. The numbers referred, recruited to the trial, randomised and retained in the trial would support a full-scale RCT<br>2. At least 90% of participants complete all measures<br>3. 85% of both prisoners and staff express positive views about COVAID<br>4. It is possible to calculate the costs of COVAID and TAU<br><br>Measures will be taken at pre- and post-intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measures will be taken at pre- and post-intervention:<br>1. Violent reoffending at 6 months after participants release into the community<br>2. Treatment Motivation Questionnaire (TMQ)<br>3. Alcohol Related Aggression Questionnaire (ARAQ)<br>4. Impulsivity (Eysenck Impulsiveness scale)<br>5. Anger control (STAXI-2)<br>6. Controlled drinking self-efficacy (CDSES)<br>7. Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI)