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Exploratory trial of brief alcohol advice in dental surgeries

An exploratory cluster randomized controlled trial of brief alcohol advice delivered in general dental practice

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN81193263
Enrollment
248
Registered
2013-10-04
Start date
2013-08-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-01-14

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

Interventions

In the control practices participants who have a positive screening result will be initially given an oral cancer prevention leaflet which includes brief guidance on reducing alcohol intake and stoppi

Sponsors

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any patient with a positive screening result on Fast Alcohol Screening Test (FAST), aged 18 years or above, attending dental practice and able to speak, read and write English sufficiently well to complete study questionnaires/interviews.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients already involved in any research study conducted in dental practice and those seeking help for alcohol dependence will be excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score on Extended AUDIT questionnaire cut off 8 or more as used in SIPS programme measured at baseline and 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Mean weekly units of alcohol consumed during the previous 90 days using the Form 90 2. Average drinks (8 mg of pure ethanol) per day 3. Percentage days abstinent from work due to alcohol 4. Readiness to change measured by modified readiness to change ruler 5. Health related quality of life measure using EQ5D All outcomes measured at baseline and 6 months

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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