Brief intervention to improve alcohol consumption and co-morbid outcomes in primary care patients with hypertension or mild to moderate depression

Feasibility trial of brief intervention to improve alcohol consumption and Co-morBId outcomes in primary care patients with hypertension or mild to moderate depression

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN89156543

Enrollment

120

Registered

2013-10-21

Start date

2010-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Excessive alcohol drinking with co-morbid hypertension or mild to moderate depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

1. In control arm, patients receive either an advice leaflet produced by the British Heart Foundation (hypertension trial) or a leaflet on depression produced by a regional NHS organisation (depressio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female primary care patients 2. Aged 18 and over 3. Either diagnosed as hypertensive or with mild to moderate depression (scoring 5-19 inclusive on PHQ-9) 4. Drinking alcohol over the UK recommended levels of 21 units per week for men or 14 units per week for women

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Under the age of 18 2. Cognitive impairment 3. Terminal illness 4. Severe depression or mental health problems 5. Accessing treatment for alcohol misuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Rates of eligibility for the trial 2. Recruitment Eligibility and recruitment of participants are recorded on the trial database at entry to the study; frequencies for each of these are calculated as a proportion of patients screened to give the outcome measures. 3. Retention Retention of the participants in the trial is recorded on the database at the six-month follow-up; frequencies are calculated as a proportion of patients recruited to give this outcome measure.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Rates of eligibility for the trial 2. Recruitment Eligibility and recruitment of participants are recorded on the trial database at entry to the study; frequencies for each of these are calculated as a proportion of patients screened to give the outcome measures. 3. Retention Retention of the participants in the trial is recorded on the database at the six-month follow-up; frequencies are calculated as a proportion of patients recruited to give this outcome measure.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Score on Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Tool (AUDIT) 2. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (hypertension trial) 3. Score on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9, depression trial) 4. Acceptability of trial instruments and procedures Each of these is measured at the baseline appointment, then again at the six month follow up appointment.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026