Control of Violence for Angry and Impulsive Drinkers

Control of Violence for Angry and Impulsive Drinkers: a feasibility study for a Randomised Controlled Trial with imprisoned adult males in South Wales

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN80946686

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-02-22

Start date

2009-10-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Alcohol and violence Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol

Interventions

Participants will be randomised to one of the following arms: 1. COVAID-GS (group secure): a fully accredited cognitive-behavioural treatment programme that aims to reduce the likelihood of alcohol-re

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male convicted offenders aged 18 or over serving a determinate custodial sentence of 12 months and over 2. At least 3 incidents for alcohol-related violent offending in the past two years 3. Willing and able to participate 4. A moderate standard of literacy 5. An Offender Group Reconviction Scale version 3 (OGRS3) risk score of 35 or over 6. Have time to participate in the programme within the last 6 months of custody

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Active symptoms of mental illness 2. Significant mental impairment 3. Information stating that the offender must abstain from alcohol on medical grounds 4. Indeterminate sentence for public protection 5. Life sentence 6. Serving a sentence for a sexual offence

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A full-scale RCT will be considered feasible if: 1. The numbers referred, recruited to the trial, randomised and retained in the trial would support a full-scale RCT 2. At least 90% of participants complete all measures 3. 85% of both prisoners and staff express positive views about COVAID 4. It is possible to calculate the costs of COVAID and TAU Measures will be taken at pre- and post-intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

A full-scale RCT will be considered feasible if: 1. The numbers referred, recruited to the trial, randomised and retained in the trial would support a full-scale RCT 2. At least 90% of participants complete all measures 3. 85% of both prisoners and staff express positive views about COVAID 4. It is possible to calculate the costs of COVAID and TAU Measures will be taken at pre- and post-intervention.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measures will be taken at pre- and post-intervention: 1. Violent reoffending at 6 months after participants release into the community 2. Treatment Motivation Questionnaire (TMQ) 3. Alcohol Related Aggression Questionnaire (ARAQ) 4. Impulsivity (Eysenck Impulsiveness scale) 5. Anger control (STAXI-2) 6. Controlled drinking self-efficacy (CDSES) 7. Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI)	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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