A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led screening and brief alcohol interventions (SBI) in primary health care (PHC)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15160309

Enrollment

127

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1999-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-14

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Conditions

Alcohol dependence Mental and Behavioural Disorders Alcohol dependence

Interventions

This is a pragmatic trial with cluster randomisation of practices. Nurses from the randomly selected practices will screen patients to identify excessive drinking and carry out baseline assessments wi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients (male and female) aged 16+ years 2. Attending primary care nurses (practice nurses, district nurses, health visitors, midwives and community psychiatric nurses [CPNs]) in practices from the former Yorkshire Regional Health Authority area 3. Men scoring 8+ and women scoring 7+ on the AUDIT screening questionnaire 4. Consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current major physical or psychiatric illness 2. Severe alcohol dependence 3. Severe brain damage or mental impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weekly alcohol consumption (units), assessed at 12 months after intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Drinking problems index, assessed at 12 months after intervention. 2. Screening score, assessed at 12 months after intervention. 3. Quality of life (12-item short form health survey [SF12]), assessed at 12 months after intervention.	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026