The effect of telephone prompting on attendance for alcohol treatment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN56685762

Enrollment

172

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2004-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Alcohol dependence Mental and Behavioural Disorders Care involving use of rehabilitation procedures

Interventions

Randomised controlled trial of the use of telephone prompting on attendance for appointments

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults attending out-patient/day treatment services from a alcohol misuse service in Merseyside.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Clients that chose residential treatment, or clients that request no treatment will not be asked to participate in the study. Also those without a telephone.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attendance at the selected outpatient or day treatment sessions.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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