Alcohol use disorder in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
3 arms: use of screening tool AUDIT-C with brief intervention without further referral versus further referral for a full alcohol use disorder assessment via the primary care alcohol liaison team vs
Sponsors
Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Any patients registered with a GP surgery that forms Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Group who is newly diagnosed with hypertension.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Malignant hypertension which requires immediate treatment or hospital admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure reduction (clinic readings) after 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in alcohol consumed (AUDIT-C) at 3 months. We are planning to follow up all patients medium to long term in a separately funded study and want to look at annual changes in biometrics (blood pressure, weight), smoking status, updated AUDIT-C as well as healthcare utilisation. There are at present no further concrete plans. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed