Pharmacy Alcohol Study: The effectiveness of alcohol brief intervention delivered in community pharmacies

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Not Assigned; Disease: All Diseases; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN95216873
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2013 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23419053 2. 2015 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988589

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-03-16
• Study Completion: 2013-05-15
• Last Update Posted: 10 September 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 408

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male and female pharmacy customers aged 18 years or over, who are accessing pharmacy services within the 17 participating pharmacies within NHS Hammersmith and Fulham and are able to consent for themselves are eligible to be recruited.
2. Currently drink alcohol
3. Be contactable by phone during the three months, after receiving a procedure for follow-up telephone calls
4. Have a home address in the UK
5. Be able to speak, read and write English sufficiently to take part in the study
6. Target Gender: Male & Female ; Lower Age Limit 18 no age limit or unit specified

Exclusion Criteria

1. Currently in treatment for alcohol problems
2. Currently involved in any other alcohol research
3. Not accessing pharmacy services
4. Under 18 years old
5. Employees of the trial pharmacies

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean difference in alcohol risk measured using the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) between intervention and control group at three-month follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Changes in alcohol use risk categories (low risk, hazardous/harmful or possible dependence), using the AUDIT, between intervention and control group at three-month follow-up<br>2. Proportion of possible dependent drinkers identified by pharmacists, using the AUDIT, and advised to access further support on their drinking<br>3. Difference in general health status, measured using EQ-5D, between intervention and control groups<br>4. Pharmacy customers? experience of participating in the trial