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Evaluation of new UK drinking guidelines

The effectiveness of promotional campaigns associated with revised UK drinking guidelines: An evaluation of a prospective natural experiment

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15189062
Enrollment
77400
Registered
2016-02-19
Start date
2014-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Alcohol consumption Mental and Behavioural Disorders Alcohol consumption

Interventions

Once a month for 22 months, participants complete questionnaires in their own homes via computer-assisted interviews conducted by Ipsos Mori interviewers. The questionnaire is an Ipsos Mori Omnibus st

Sponsors

University of Sheffield
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 16 years and over 2. Living in private households in England

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Aged under 16 years of age.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Alcohol consumption behaviour measured on a monthly basis via AUDIT-C scores collected in repeat cross-sectional surveys throughout the study period between January 2016 and October 2017, and compared to a combination of data collected in this study between November and December 2015 and data previously collected between March 2014 and October 2015.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Alternative alcohol consumption measures, specifically: 1.1. Mean weekly consumption measured on a monthly basis using graduated frequency questions in repeat cross-sectional surveys between November 2015 and October 2017 1.2. Monthly consumption measured using alcohol cleared for UK sales as recorded by HMRC 1.3. Hazardous drinking measured using full AUDIT score collected as with AUDIT-C scores 2. Behavioural antecedents of alcohol consumption, specifically capability, opportunity and motivation to change behaviour as measured by questions informed by the COM-B model of behaviour change in repeat cross-sectional surveys between November 2015 and October 2017 3. Alcohol-related harm is measured using Hospital Episode Statistics monthly 3.1. Admissions to hospital for alcohol poisoning (ICD-10: T51.0, T51.1 and T51.9) 3.2. Admissions to hospital for assaults (ICD-10: X85-Y09)

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026