Development and evaluation of an assertive outreach treatment for patients who have frequent alcohol related admissions to in-patient care in King's Health Partners

King's College London0 sites160 target enrollmentNovember 22, 2016

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Specialty: Mental Health, Primary sub-specialty: Addictions - alcohol
Sponsor: King's College London
Enrollment: 160
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 6 years ago

Registry

who.int

Start Date

November 22, 2016

End Date

September 30, 2019

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•Inclusion criteria as of 05/06/2017:
•1\. Age 18 years or over
•2\. Able to understand English sufficiently well to obtain informed consent and complete the assessment questionnaires
•3\. ICD\-10 diagnosis of alcohol dependence
•4\. Willing to provide informed consent to participate in the trial
•5\. Has been admitted at least two times to in\-patient care in any of the participating NHS trusts with at least one diagnosis wholly attributable to alcohol, within a one year period
•6\. Has at least ten presentations to an Emergency Department in any of the participating NHS trusts, within a one year period
•7\. Has at least four presentations to an Emergency Department in any of the participating NHS trusts, within a month
•8\. Has been admitted at least one time to in\-patient care with a diagnosis wholly attributable to alcohol and has at least four presentations to an Emergency Department in any of the participating NHS trusts, within a one year period
•Original inclusion criteria:

•1\. Unable to give informed consent
•2\. Experiencing severe mental of physical illness likely to preclude active participation in the treatment or research follow up
•3\. Already in receipt of assertive outreach services or participation in another trial
•4\. Dependence on opiates or stimulants
•5\. Has a severe cognitive impairment as determined by Mini Mental State Examination score of \= 10
•6\. Has a history of violence to staff or is registered under MAPPA
•7\. Street homeless or has no recourse to public funds