Brief interventions to reduce risky drinking in parents of children referred to children’s social care
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Alcohol use disordersMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN60291091
- Lead Sponsor
- ewcastle University
- Brief Summary
2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29930865 protocol
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
1. Parents whose child is referred to children’s social care due to concerns regarding the well-being of the child and are an active case
2. Screen positive for risky alcohol use i.e. scoring =5 on the AUDIT-C
3. Informed consent given
Exclusion Criteria
1. Already in active treatment with drug and alcohol services
2. Parents of children on a child protection plan
3. Parents of children who are placed on an emergency protection order
4. Have severe, chronic or acute mental health problems or who are severely distressed
5. Unable to give informed consent in English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Formative study:<br>1. Parents’ beliefs around parental alcohol usage, helpful interventions and approaches is gathered though a qualitative interview prior to the commencement of the trial<br>2. Practitioner views and experiences of engaging and intervening with parents who drink alcohol is gathered through a focus group prior to the commencement of the trial<br><br>Feasibility randomised controlled trial<br>1. Recruitment rate is recorded as the number of eligible participant who consent to participate in the study<br>2. Retention rate is recorded as the number of participants who complete the follow-up questionnaire at 12 months<br><br>Process evaluation:<br>Participating parents and practitioners views and experiences of trial processes and interventions will be gathered in one-to-one interviews on completion of the trial.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility randomised controlled trial<br>Intervention fidelity is measured (using a-priori criteria) according to extent to which the intervention is delivered in-line with the manual.